Freddie couldn't help a laugh. Give her another ten minutes and she'd be showing him baby pictures of Armaan in the bath. "What I want to know is where you got a blank VHS tape in this day and age. Surely such a thing is a miracle!" He was amused at Armaan's reaction, not unreasonable, but incredibly sweet. He clearly had such a loving relationship with his mother. And she was so proud of him.
She was also stone cold the way she could eat the curry and not turn a hair, while Freddie could feel sweat prickling between his shoulders. He was trying to save the milk for at least a little longer, but he was Patience, he could tolerate suffering forever. He was going to clean his plate and tell Rhadika he'd never had a better vindaloo in his entire life.