Chapter 296

Third Person's POV

Matilda coaxed Gideon in a tone one might use with a child, then turned to see him still standing there and promptly asserted her maternal authority. "What are you waiting for? Take Valerica back. Look at her icy hands—show some concern!"

Gideon was taken aback by his mother's unusually sharp tone.

Though occasionally scolded as a child, since he'd joined the military, his mothe