A Ruling Passion – Chapter 1524

Sylvain's patience was approaching the end of his tether. The impulse to storm out of the restaurant with Robin was ballooning within him, but still, he pressed it back as hard as he could.

Ursula, however, took Sylvain's lack of outward reaction as a victory. Beaming a little, she continued, "Now, I heard from Syl that you two aren' t living together. Why is that? Aren‘t you married to him? Or are you such a homebody that you can't bear to part with your family, huh?”

Robin was hard-pressed to answer her, but she was well aware that she could never divulge the truth. She could not possibly tell her that one of the Coxes were not exactly approving of Sylvain, could she? Admitting to that was like begging for Ursula to hate her even more. "Um, it’s not that...”

Sylvain took note of her misery and rescued her by answering his mother himself. "It's because her place is closer to her office, alright? Honestly, does it matter where we live? I’m gonna have to ask you again: lay off your hands from our business. You should put your focus on your own."

Ursula raised her voice. ”Excuse me for being your mother, boy! What's wrong with me asking for my son? As your mom, I have the right to ask about every single little thing about you and your life, wouldn't you agree? Back to you, Robin. Sylvain's got a very lucrative career, doesn't he? So what about your job? How much do you earn in a month?"