Grace, the Future Mother-in-Law

"Serena, so you still remembered to contact me!"

At the Pokémon Center in Santalune City, after Serena used the phone there to contact her mother, Grace's somewhat anxious and angry face soon appeared on the screen.

At that moment, Serena's mother Grace angrily shouted at her.

"I know I was wrong, Mom!" Noticing the worry in her mother's eyes, Serena immediately realized her mistake and hurriedly apologized.

"You should have contacted me sooner, child. I've been worried about you this whole time!"

After seeing that Serena was safe and sound, Grace's previously anxious heart finally settled down.

The tears faintly visible in her mother's eyes made Serena feel terrible.

"Serena, I'm finally at ease now that I can see you're safe." Grace had returned to normal by then and smiled at Serena.

"Mom, I'm not a child anymore. I can take care of myself." Serena understood that her mother still saw her as a child.

"But in Mom's eyes, you'll always be a child." Grace's gaze toward Serena was full of affection.

"Hehe." Hearing her mother say that, Serena immediately looked embarrassed.

"Alright, can you tell me about your journey so far now?" After some light conversation, Grace turned her attention to Serena's travels.

"Mom, I got my starter Pokémon and Pokédex from Professor Sycamore's laboratory in Lumiose City, and I've already arrived in Santalune City."

Hearing her mother's question, Serena spoke rather proudly.

Seeing Serena act like that, Gary pursed his lips and chuckled.

"Really? I don't believe it." As Serena's mother, Grace knew her daughter quite well and wore a skeptical expression.

"Mom, you know what I'm like." Once she realized she had been seen through, Serena became a little embarrassed and annoyed.

"It's precisely because you're my daughter that I know exactly what you're like." Grace showed