It was rare for him to lower his stance in front of Lady Octavia like this.
So, after listening to his final words, Lady Octavia was taken aback.
She looked at her son in surprise, seeing his lowered stance, feeling a mix of emotions in her heart.
The son she had given birth to, she knew him better than anyone else.
In past times, whatever he wanted or needed to do, he would just do it directly.
Rarely, would he care about other people's opinions,
Including his own mother's.
When he was young, because his age limited his independence, she could still use her domineering ways to influence him once or twice.
But later on, he gradually grew up.
Since the age of 13 when he earned a significant amount of money on his own, she could hardly sway him again.
Marriage was another thing he didn't consult her about.
Whoever he wanted to marry, he went ahead and married.
He didn't even inform them beforehand.
Apart from accepting it, she couldn't really do anything about it.