Chapter 1018: Experience
"That wasn't infatuation," Chloe insisted. "It was love."
Chloe looked at her mother, trying to find proof that Fatima intended to obstruct this passionate love. Yet Fatima's expression barely changed. She merely nodded lightly. "What kind of love?"
"Love," Chloe repeated in a low voice. "Love is love."
"Do you want to prepare his three meals a day?" Fatima asked. "Take care of his food, clothing, and daily needs? Raise his children for him?"
"Children..." Chloe's expression froze. "Isn't that going a little too far, Mom...?"
Fatima gave a slight shrug. "Then what about taking care of his daily life?"
"He has servants." Chloe looked at her mother in confusion. "Why would I need to do those things? Besides, I can't do them."
"Then how do you intend to love him?"
"I admire his ideas." Chloe lifted her chin slightly. "I'll go with him to all kinds of salons, and when those old women—like Irene—belittle him, I'll protect him!"
"Like a mother protecting her child?"
"...Could you not put it so harshly?" Chloe's face immediately reddened. "Dad said it too. A boy like Kovishik, who has suffered so much since childhood, needs someone who understands him most—"
"Do you think your father understands Kovishik?" Fatima asked softly. "You've attended many salons with him already. Do you think he appreciates your understanding?"
Chloe looked at her mother in puzzlement.
"I..." Chloe lowered her voice. "I just... haven't done it well enough yet... so—"
"Mother doesn't like people like Kovishik," Fatima said softly. "And I can say with certainty that if my precious daughter marries him, you will never find happiness—but at your age, how could you possibly listen when I say such things?"
Chloe immediately pushed herself up from the table with both hands. "I knew it! None