Chapter 75 - Daughter-in-Law

"You should inform your mom that we might get a little bit late." Aria suggested. There was an accident that have caused a little bit of delayed for all the vehicles to move.

"It's okay. We won't be stuck here longer, I think it is just a minor accident." Clint said and then the vehicles started moving again. "See I told you" Clint uttered again and started to drive slowly. As soon as they got outfrom the traffic, Clint drove a little bit faster and soon they reached the venue where his mother is patiently waiting.

Clint parked the car in the reserve parking spot infront of the restaurant and as he was about to go out, Aria spoke.

"Do you think your mother will like me?" Aria asked nervously, even though she is just pretending as Clint's girlfriend, she still want his mother to like her.

"You look lovely Aria. My mom will surely love you." Clint replied and went out first from the car and went to open Aria's door.

Aria took one last deep breath before going out from the car.

Clint offered his left hand and Aria gladly took it and the two made their way to the the restaurant.

As soon as they were inside, Clint immediately found his mother. Clint carefully ȧssisted Aria towards his mother's direction. There are only few customers in this restaurant since it is only exclusive for its members.

"Mom! Did you wait for to long?" Clint asked his mother as he kiss her on the cheek. The middle-aged woman just glare at his son and look at Aria's direction.

"Wow! Is she really Clint's mother? She looks like his sister!" Aria thought as she just stared at the woman in front of her.

"You must be Aria?" Clint's mother asked Aria who just came back to her senses when she heard the woman's soft voice.

"Her voice is also very calm and mesmerizing" Aria thought before she answered Clint's mother.

"Good Evening Madam, I am Aria. It's my pŀėȧsurė to meet you" Aria said in a very calm voice. She is just trying her very best not to look so nervous in front of this mesmerizing woman.

Clint's mother gave Aria a hug, "Oh dear please don't be nervous. I will not bite you.Come please take a sit." She then gently grab Aria's arm and ȧssisted her to the table, and gave another glare to her son when Clint didn't pull the chair for Aria. "Clint be a gentleman, pull the chair so that your girlfriend can sit now." Clint's mother said and Clint immediately followed his mother's orders.

Aria sat down, she is still staring at Clint's mother, she didn't believe what she just saw. " I thought that she is a very strict woman" Aria thought and drink some water to ease her nervouness.

"Please don't be nervous around me dear, soon you will be daughter-in-law." The madam said happily and Aria almost choke because of what Clint's mother said.

"I believed that you are the one for my son. So tell me more about yourself dear and please don't call me Madam, just call me Mommy Claire from now on." Clint's mother said.

"Uhm mom should we order something first, I bet Aria is already starving, aren't you honey?" Clint said sweetly to Aria who is still quite grasping what Clint's mother just said earlier.

"Oh yes yes, I have already told the chef to prepare the dishes." Clint's mother said as she called the waiter to serve their food.

"Are you still nervous?" Clint whispered into the young lady's ear. Aria just shook her head and she smiled at Clint.

"You two really look perfect for each other." Madam Claire commented.

"Aria please tell me more about yourself as we wait for the food to be serve, I want to know more about my future daughter-in-law." The madam added.

"Mom! It's to early for you to call Aria as your future daughter-in-law." Clint buŧŧ in since he only wants Aria to pretend as his girlfriend in order for his mother to stop areanging him to marriage meetings with her circle of friends daughters.

"But I really like Aria for you son, she is really beautiful and very polite. She will be a good mom to your kids and I also want her to be the mother of my future grandchildren. So I want you to marry her." The madam uttered.

"Mom! We are here because I want you to meet my girlfriend. It's a bit to early for you to think about our marriage." Clint said.

As the mother and son are talking, Aria is left in her own little world, "Daughter-in-law? Marry? Wife? Kids? Grandchildren? Wait I'm just here to pretend as a girlfriend, why is madam claire getting all excited about this? Besides I already have someone I like, even though I don't usually see him but still I like him." Aria was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even realize that the mother and son pair are already arguing about her future with Clint.

Clint was about to speak again when his mother cut him off.

"So Aria dear, I still don't know your fullname." Clint's mother said to Aria who is just sitting quietly on her chair.

"Uhm well, my fullname is Aria Ventura." Aria shortly replied.

"Hmm Ventura? I think I have heard that family name before. By any chance are you the daughter of the famous pastry chef, Chef Arianna Ventura?" Clint's mother asked.

"How did you know my mother, Auntie Claire?" Aria asked back.

"Oh my! What a small world. Well! As you can know, I'm quite a fan of your mother. She owns a cafe in New York and I'm a regular customer there and your mom and I were also classmates in college. We both took up Culinary Arts. She is really a talented baker. And I told Aria dear to call me Mommy Claire." Madam Claire said happily. Aria was a little bit surprised because Clint's mom knew her mother.

"Oh! I think I would prefer calling you Auntie Claire for now. If you don't mind" Aria said politely, she prefers calling Clint's mom that way because she not yet totally comfortable calling her mom specially it's their first time meeting.

"And I also didn't know mom owns a cafe in New York. But I'm glad that you knew my mother, Auntie Claire." Aria uttered again.

"Oh well if you wants to call me that, I wouldn't mind but soon if you're okay and comfortable to call me mom, I would be very happy." The madam said.

"The food is coming, let's eat first before you two continue taking." Clint said and all the dishes where place on the table.

"Aria I didn't know what you like so I just told the chef to cook all their specialty in this restaurant." Clint's mother said and Aria just smiled.

"Well, I'm not picky with foods so I'll try every dishes here, Auntie Claire. Thank you." Aria said politely.

"What do you want to eat first honey?" Clint asked Aria, he knew that she is quite fond with foods.

"Lobsters please. Thank You" Aria said calmly, she's hiding all her excitement after seeing so many variaty of dishes. Clint immediately took a lobster and started peeling it.

Madam Claire smiled when she saw his son's actions towards Aria.

"I'll definitely make you two marry each other." She thought while staring at the couple infront of her.