Everyone applauds, and we walk among the tables to receive congratulations.
" So, you're the girl who managed to replace Patricia in my son's life. Pleasure, I'm Maggie, Mark's mother. I came from Paris just to meet you. I couldn't come earlier, Mark has had so many girlfriends before Patricia that I believed it was one of his unimportant cases.
" Mother!” Mark reproaches.
" Maggie, please.” Mark's father warns. And she rolls her eyes. Clearly, she's stubborn like Patricia and doesn't seem willing to make things easy for me.
" It's a pleasure to meet you, Maggie.” I reach out to shake hands, trying to make it clear that I'm here on a peace mission.
" Mrs. Brown to you.”
" Mother...” Mark tries. But I grip his arm tightly. " Let it go, Mark. She's right.”
He stares at me, and I can s
