The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Chapter 364: Illicit Relationship

It's been nearly five minutes since Tingen left the room.

Now, me, Lier, Daisy, and mother are the only ones present in the room.

What is this silence? It's creeping me out.

Mother walked to the table and started closing the contract.

I tried to help her, Daisy did the same.

"It's fine. I don't need any help"

Daisy paid no attention to what mother just said and started helping mother.

Once they were done closing the contract, mother locked the lock and hid the key under the table.

"I will ask the maids to take it back to the vault"

Mother tried to leave the room, but I stopped her by saying, "Mother, I have something to talk to you about"

"I don't want to listen to it"

"Please mother, it's important"

She turned around and said, "I said I don't want to hear it!"

"Aunt, you should settle everything before it gets worse," said Lier.

"Some things can't be settled without hurting anyone, and I don't want to hurt anyone"

"If you don't then you will just keep hurting yourself"

Lier walked to mother and said, "I don't remember you being like this"

She walked past mother and opened the door.

"Wait, where are you going, Lier?", I asked.

"I will be waiting outside", Lier said as she closed the door.

Mother turned back and glanced at Daisy and me.

She gave out a big sigh and turned back to open the door. But the door didn't open.

Mother tried to pull the door forcefully, but it didn't open.

That Lier!

"She is just like Lirole," muttered mother.

"M-mother"

She turned around and said, "What is it?!"

"I have to inform you about something"

She scoffed and said, "So now you just want to 'inform' me, huh?"

I gulped down and said, "It's about me and Daisy Daulla"

She gave us a blank stare and said, "Stop right there"

"But--"

"There will be no going back if you said anything further!", shouted mother.

"..."

"You still have a chance to go back, and I think you should just do what you have been doing so far"

"I can't do that"

"Are you sure about the circumstances?"

"I am, "

"..."

Mother folded her arms and stood there, staring at us.

"I love Daulla"

She furrowed her eyebrows and said, "Tell me something new"

"We are in a romantic relationship"

"Hmm"

"And I want you to acknowledge our relationship"

She took a deep breath and said, "Do you seriously believe I would acknowledge your immoral relationship?"

"..."

She facepalmed and said, "How far have you two gone?"

"The same level as Elena"

Her eyes moved a little.

""

Tears gathered in her eyes.

"I know it's hard for you to accept us. You can take your time"

"You don't tell me what I have to do!", she yelled in her broken voice.

"I understand how you feel, mother. But I am serious about this. And I promise you I will make her happy"

"You you can't even handle your own shit together, and you are promising me to keep her happy?!"

"I am"

"What do you even know about Daulla?!"

"..."

"Do you know her favorite food?! Her favorite drink? Her favorite song?! Her favorite color?!"

"I don't"

"You don't know a single thing about her, and you claim to love her?"

"I don't see how those things are necessary for loving someone"

"They are necessary"

"I can just ask her and I would know it"

Sigh~

She sighed and said, "You can't treat a relationship as a study"

"Please mother. I swear I would never ask you for something else again"

"..."

"Please"

Tears fell down from her eyes as she said, "That's unfair. You can't just Say please and"

"Ange," Daisy bowed down and said, "Please"

More tears fell down from her eyes as she wiped her tears and said, "You both have always been like this"

"..."

"I am well aware that I wasn't a good mother. I am a very selfish woman, and I only care about my good"

Daisy raised her head and said, "That's not true"

"It has always been like this. Das has always been close to you"

"Ange"

"I know that I haven't spent my time with him when he was a kid, but I was his mother. And still he always chose you over me"

"..."

"Even when I asked him to sleep with him, he would tug your dress and say, 'I want to sleep with Daulla'. Do you have any idea how I felt?!"

"Mother"

"Even when he was sad, happy or scared, he would always go to you, and ignore me even when I try to talk with him"

"..."

"Ange, please don't say that"

"It's true!", mother gazed at me and said, "I know our relationship is toxic. I know I am not a good mother. I haven't raised you. I haven't taken care of you. I wasn't there when you needed me. I know I ditched all my responsibilities as a mother"

"You are wrong, mother"

"I am not wrong! You don't know how I feel. Daulla She was my best friend. My childhood friend. I trusted her. I loved her so much, but after you were born, our relationship shattered"

"Huh?!"

"Did you think we are on good terms?! Well, we weren't. How would you feel if you were in my place?"

"..."

"My best friend is committing adultery with my son. How am I supposed to feel about that? And you want me to acknowledge that illicit relationship?!"

"..."

Dammit! It wasn't supposed to be like this.

"You grew up with Lier, right? You love her, right? Then answer me, how would you feel if she was in a relationship with your son?"

"Ange!" Daisy yelled and grabbed mother's shoulders.

"Huh...?", after coming back to her senses, she slowly looked at me with her teary eyes and said, "What did I just say?"

Her eyes widened as she covered her mouth and said, "I am sorry. I am sorry, Das. I didn't mean. That was so rude of me. I shouldn't have said that"

"Mother"

I tried to touch her, but she jumped back and said, "Don't come near me. Did you hear what I just said? I am a woman like that. Your mother is a bad person"

I walked to her and hugged her, saying, "That's not true"

"You don't know--"

"Actually, you are right. I don't know anything about you. Nor you know about me"

"Wha"

"But you should be aware that I am always straight with my feelings, and be honest when it comes to you or Daulla. So let me say this,"

I looked up and said, "You are not a bad mother. You are the best mother anyone could have had. And I really love you. So don't talk about bad about the mother I love"

She hugged me back and said, "I won't accept your relationship with Daulla"

"It's okay"

"I won't acknowledge your relationship"

"I am fine with that"

"But you can continue your relationship with her. I won't stop you, but I won't accept you either"

"Thanks, mother"

"And try to avoid interacting with her in front of me"

"I will try"

She pushed me back and said, "And you better make her happy"

"I will"

She sniffed and wiped her remaining tears before knocking on the door.

Lier opened the door and mother exited the room.

Lier walked in and said, "How did it go?"

"Couldn't you hear everything?"

"You know the room is soundproof, right?"

"But if you were listening to everything by sticking your ear to the door, I am sure you could at least hear something"

"I just heard her mention my name. What did she say about me?"

I patted her and said, "It was nothing"

She furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Daisy; who has been silently crying for a while, and said, "Come on, if an adult like you will cry, then who would I mess with?"

Daisy let out a giggle as she hid her face with her hands.

She smiled and said, "Good for you, Das"

I patted her again and said, "It's thanks to you"

"Ehehe, "

"What's with that creepy giggle?", I asked.

"I love it when you pat me, you know?"

I patted her again and said, "I know"

She wrapped her hands around my neck and said, since you are patting me this much today, maybe I should give you a kiss as a reward?"

I leaned close and kissed her.

Her eyes widened as she didn't expect a kiss from me.

"I can take my reward"

She grinned and kissed me back.

"Maybe I should give you something else too?", said Lier.

"Like?"

"Like suck your penis?"

[It's called banana]

"Sure, go ahead"

Lier crouched down and started taking down my pants.

Daisy pushed her on the side and said, "I am crying here, and instead of comforting me, you are having your penis sucked?!"

I chuckled and said, "You finally showed your face"

Lier got up and said, "Where is my pat?"

I patted her and said, "Good job"

"Wait don't tell me. It was all your plan?", questioned Daisy.

"What else?", answered Lier.

I guess they both can handle each other.

I don't have to worry about them if I am not around them.

Ring~!

Huh? That's my phone's ringtone I set for Elena's call.

"Oh! Yes", Daisy took out my phone from her pocket and said, "Here, your phone. Elena had called earlier too"

She handed me the phone and said, "I was originally here to give you the phone, but then I saw some maids coming here. I thought I would help and give you your phone, but the tension around Ange was too much that I forgot"

"It's fine"