What Relation Do We Have?

Bethany stood up, walking towards the elderly man. She nodded at the person behind the wheelchair before taking his place. "You're not late. We just started."

Ashley turned and saw Claudia give she and her mother an awkward glance. "We invited Adam earlier on." Ashley nodded with a smile, but Leticia made no acknowledgements whatsoever. She only calmly picked up her spoon as though she was not the one who dropped it.

A space was made for Adam between Ashley and Claudia. The young woman noticed her mother's deep stare at the elderly man and could not help but frown. "It's been a while, hasn't it Leticia?" The middle- aged woman only nodded, her expression still unfathomable.

Sometimes, Ashley felt herself hating her mother's stoic expression. Generally, she wouldn't care but during the times she wanting to know what her mother was thinking, especially at this moment, she found it hard to gauge her expressions because she didn't have one.