Scorpius drank his own juice, nodding about her pregnancy. "Are you planning on introducing me as their brother, even if they are the new heirs?" He kept his voice even. There was no need for anger. He wasn't surprised in the least by anything.
He sat back in his chair while she glared. It was expected also. Yes, being happy with someone was surely a failure. He bit his lip and waited until she was done. "I am not here to ask you for anything. I don't expect the priviledges and I am doing fine. I simply wanted to see you because you are my mum, regardless of how much money or how many things I have. I wish you would see that."
"I also don't object to helping with the businesses," he found himself saying. "It was never about the businesses anyway." He doubted that would be an offer without conditions attached.