Chapter 703

Teresa’s eyes filled with tears. “Auntie, I’m not lucky enough to be your daughter-in-law.”

“Don’t say that,” Mrs. Paterson said gently. “You’re a good girl. Your blessings are on the way.” She waved Kian over.

But Kian stayed back, completely avoiding Teresa.

Mrs. Paterson grabbed his hand and placed it in Teresa’s. “Kian, all I ever wanted was for you two to get married, but you refused. So fine—let Teresa be my daughter, your sister. That’s okay, right?”

“Mom, I already have a sister—Emilia’s right there,” Kian said, confused. His mom wasn’t losing her mind, so why this? If she wanted another child, there were other ways—surrogacy, adoption, whatever. After drugging his tea and locking him in with Teresa before—nothing happened, but it was still creepy—now she wanted them to pretend to be siblings? Ridiculous.

“Emilia calls me aunt,” Mrs. Paterson said. “That’s different. I’m not pushing you two together. I just want to treat Teresa like my daughter. You can treat her like a sister. Is that really so hard?”