Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

“No, no, let me,” Eddie insisted, grabbing the cup from her hands and leaning down at
his grandmother while mustering his best Florence Nightingale expression.
When Su Yi was hydrated and feeling more revived, she gazed around her bedroom, as
if searching for something. “Where’s Astrid?” she asked.
“Er…Astrid isn’t here at the moment,” Alix said, not wanting to mention anything about
the unfolding scandal surrounding her niece. She made eye contact with Eddie, silently
warning him not to say anything.
“Astrid went to India,” Eddie announced with a smirk.
Alix glared at her son in dismay. Why was he trying to agitate his grandmother like
this?
“Oh good. She went,” Su Yi said.
Eddie couldn’t hide his surprise. “You knew about this? You know about Charlie Wu’s
proposal?”
Su Yi said nothing. She closed her eyes, her lips curling into a slight smile. Suddenly
she opened her eyes again and looked questioningly at Alix. “And Nicky?”
“Um, what about Nicky?” Alix asked carefully.
“Isn’t he supposed to be back by now?”
“Do you mean you want to see Nicky?” Alix asked, trying to clarify.
“Of course. Where is he?” Su Yi said.
Before Alix could answer, Eddie cut in. “Ah Ma, Nicky unfortunately had to cancel his
trip at the last minute. Something came up with work, and he couldn’t make it back just
yet. You know how important that history professor job is to him. He had to deliver a
lecture on the Intergalactic Wars.”
“Oh,” Su Yi said simply.
Alix stared at her son, amazed by his bold-faced lie. She was about to say something
when Su Yi’s lady’s maids entered with the breakfast trays.
“Mummy—” Alix began, when she suddenly felt Eddie grab her arm forcefully from
behind and pull her into Su Yi’s dressing room. From there, he took his mother onto the
balcony and shut the glass door firmly behind them.
“Eddie, I don’t know what’s gotten into you. What was that nonsense about Nicky?
What kind of game are you playing this time?” Alix demanded, squinting at him under the
glare of the morning sun.
“I’m not playing any games, Mother. I’m just letting nature take its course.”
Alix stared her son in the eye. “Eddie, I want the truth: Did Ah Ma really tell you that
she didn’t want Nicky in the house?”
“She…she almost went into cardiac arrest when I mentioned his name!” Eddie
sputtered.
“Then tell me why she just asked for him?”
Eddie paced around the balcony, looking for a shady spot to stand. “Can’t you see that
Nicky only wants to see Ah Ma so that he can beg for her forgiveness?”