"Slow down, Mom. Be careful. There's no rush."
"All right, all right, Cobblepot. I'm not a child. You don't need to worry so much."
In the greenhouse garden built specifically for his mother, Cobblepot carefully held her hand as they took a leisurely stroll.
After receiving the payment Zuo Ci had given him, Cobblepot had rushed straight back to his mother and fed her the miraculous pill.
And just as Zuo Ci had promised, his mother, who had been frail with age and close to death, had visibly grown much younger. Even her dry white hair had regained its luster.
That wasn't all. What delighted him most was that his mother, who had been confined to a wheelchair, could stand again now that her youth had been restored!
However, her leg muscles had atrophied from prolonged inactivity, leaving her unable to walk normally.
So over the past few days, Cobblepot had handed all his work over to his deputy and devoted himself to staying by his mother's side, helping her learn to walk again.
Just as she had once held his hand and taught him to walk.
"Bad news, God... Boss! Something terrible has happened!"
But that lovely moment didn't last long. Cobblepot's assistant suddenly rushed in, interrupting their time together.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I'll have to step away for a moment."
As a seasoned mobster, Cobblepot kept his displeasure well under control.
Still gentle, he instructed the penguin robot he had built himself to bring over the wheelchair, then carefully helped his mother sit down.
"No need to apologize, sweetheart. Mom knows you're busy. I'm a little tired anyway. Let the little penguin push me around so I can enjoy some sunshine."
She smiled and patted Cobblepot's hand, signaling for him to go attend to his business.
Ever since