Lex smiled politely at the mother, while doing his best to resist cursing her. It was extremely important to get along with her because her family was the main target for the existing quest. He also had to keep in mind that while he had to make this wedding as exquisite as possible, he had to cater to the family's wishes and requirements as well. To do all that, he had to maintain a cordial relationship with them, so he had to put up with the unnecessarily eager mother…
"My name is Lex. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"No, no, the pleasure is all mine. My name is Jolene, but everyone just calls me mom."
Before the conversation progressed any further, Pvarti had finally recovered from the… from the tackle he received from Jasmine and spoke up.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, this is moving way too fast. I didn't agree to any of this. Don't think I'm a man who can be forced into things!"