Pretense

"I'm just worried about my mom,I know I should be optimistic but I can't help but think about it, I'm worried," she said in an hoarse voice.

"Everything would be alright, I'm here,you need not worry," he assured her and she gave him a smile which caused his heart to skip a bit.

"I know I can't count on you,not knowing when this happened but I know you would always have my back," she said and her words earned a smile from him.

He felt that her words were much more better than signing contracts worth billions of dollars. It was worth it for him to push all his work or else,he might not have heard these words.

"By the way,are you done with your work? I hope it wasn't because of me you flew all the way here?" She asked already feeling guilty. He could sense that she was feeling guilty,so to put her heart at ease,he said,

"I had already completed my work,I only left the follow-up to my assistant."

She only breath a sigh of relief after she heard his words.

"I would go home to have a