Chapter 12
"Mom please? I have to deal with some documents—"
"Wow! I can't believe this, documents are more important than your parents?!" The woman answered angrily.
"—which I will pass to a French company." Zayn continued and sighed.
"I don't care! We'll go ourselves to your office and you will see us there once you finish that work of yours!" Diane said with her stern voice.
"Mom, you can't just demand me like that. In the first place I didn't ask you to visit me here in NY." He respond but deep inside he's just trying to piss of his mother.
"Son, don't add more fuel to the fire." This time his dad was the one who talked to him.
"I need to go another meeting is starting. Just tell mom you two can come in my office." Zendrick hummed as a 'yes'.
He ended and look at his wife grumbling in the sofa how her son is being disobedience.
"Love, come on. We'll go somewhere." Diane's attention shifts to him and then stand up getting her purse.
"Julia? We'll be off now." Julia nodded her head and bid her goodbye.
"Take care madam." Diane nodded and let her husband wall her out of the building while holding her waist.
"We'll go to your son's office." She ask pecking his cheek before entering the passenger seat.
"Yes yes, of course."
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"What's your name?" Diane said while happily smiling.
"Good morning, my name is Aliandra." She stand up and kiss Diane's both cheeks.
"Oh such a sweet lady you are." Aliandra smiled at her and blush at her compliment.
They sat on the L shaped couch. Zayn's secretary came in and bought them some coffee. Diane held Aliandra's hand while she smiles looking at the girl's features.
"Were you waiting for Zayn, honey?" She ask.
Aliandra felt comfortable with her caressing her hair. She smiled and nodded her head as a response. Zendrick just look at his wife then shakes his head. His wife is acting like she knew the girl for a long time.
"Love stop that. She might feel uncomfortable with what your doing." His wife glared at him and smack his shoulder.
"You're just jealous." She mouthed then rolled her eyes. Zendrick clenched his jaw.
A giggle came from Aliandra's mouth making Diane's attention get back to her. She smiled seeing how beautiful she is, her future daughter in law.
"Let me properly introduce myself. I'm Diane Lhor Moretti, it's nice to meet you Aliandra."
"It's nice to meet you too ma'am." The girl replied back politely.
"That's great and here is my husband." Diane look at Zendrick with a glare but the man just ignored her.
"Zendrick." He simply said and nodded at her.
By glancing at their faces, Aliandra can already guess that this is Zayn's parents. She can't help but feel happy by just looking at the pair. They look like a newly wed couple. The curiosity got the best of her.
"Ahmm ma'am, if may I ask how old are you?" She said and bit the inside of her cheeks.
"Aww honey, I'm 44 now and my husband is 47." She said while chuckling seeing the admiration in the young girl's face. "I know dear, it's hard to believe despite this age I had maintain a young face."
Zendrick smiled also when they saw Aliandra's eyes asking how.
"She gave birth to Zayn when she was 16." He said making the Lia almost fall down the couch.
Perhaps they had done the deed earlier than expected?
"Zayn's age now is 27." The mother replied. "We're almost getting worried that he couldn't get married."
Aliandra's eyes widen and she giggles cutely. Her daddy is close to his early 30's yet he's still single. She's now thinking how she's lucky to have him herself. It's so funny how she had him wrapped around her little fingers.
"Are you hi—"
"Mom, what's with the sudden visit?"
A baritone voice interrupted them. Lia stand up and approach him first, well the latter hadn't notice her yet. When she's near where he can see her in his peripheral vision, he turned his head.
"Zayn!" She jumped on him the moment their eyes met.
"When did you come here? Hmm?" He said wrapping his big arms on her waist.
"I'm with Luke so no need to worry." Lia said that made Zayn peck her lips.
He hadn't notice his parents yet at the side where his mini-lounge are located. While the two of them are being lovely dovey, Diane had her right hand covering her mouth.
"Should we interrupt him now?" Zendrick ask.
"Let them. I wanna see how our son handle a woman." His wife replied while smiling.
Zayn caressed Lia's her and kissed her forehead. The girl just smiled and hugged his small waist then hurried her head in his broad chest.
"Come on we'll have lunch." His eyebrows furrowed when Lia shakes her head and get out of his embrace to point something behind him.
To his shock he saw his parents staring at them with a serious face. He's aware of the presence of the two but he thought it was his secretary and Luke. He had also forgotten he told his parents to come here. Damn.
"What's the meaning of this?" His father asked with a deadly serious expression making him worry a little for the girl beside him.
"Who is she? Didn't we talked about your upcoming engagement party?" His mother added raising her eyebrow.
Lia look at her with confusion in her eyes but she saw Diane's right hand behind her back signing something towards her which is "play along".
"What the- there's no fucking marriage we talked about! And I told you that in my personal life I'll do my own decision! I don't want you to interfer!" He said then gripped on Lia's waist.
"Young man, watch out that mouth of yours. Have a respect on your mother." His father calmly said.
"Pa! What is this?! Didn't you want me to have a woman with me and now I'm with one you fvcking want to do some marriage?!" His chest heaved up and down, Lia tried to calm him down seeing how the veins in his neck are popping out.
"Daddy it's okay, calm down, hmm?" She whispered and caressed his chest.
He calmed down immediately then buried his head in her neck when they sat on the couch.
"S-son?" His mother called out.
"Get the fvck put of my office. I'll deal with you when I'm done with this."
Zendrick just smirk and dragged his wife out of the room. Diane sighed and smiled after. Seeing his son's reaction, she thought he's indeed inlove with that girl.
"I'll kill who ever woman was arranged to marry me."