Wasted Chance

Neil glanced at Edith and raised a brow. "Where to?"

"I asked Teacher Qian to help me to get something for me from the store. Though the night is still early, it would be dangerous for Teacher Qian to walk alone," Sophie said. "Neil, you go and accompany her."

Neil heaved a long sigh. "Mom, if you want to buy something, you can just ask me. Don't make it hard for others."

"Do you know how to choose a sanitary pad? Which brand, which type. Do you understand them if I give you the instruction?"

Once he knew what his mother had asked Edith to help her with, Neil was speechless. "Mom..."

"What?"

"You're fifty years old," Neil spoke in a low voice. "Why do you still..."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Sophie's eyes darkened as she looked at her son. "Let me tell you, even at this age, I can still give your father another son or daughter if I wanted to."