Refusing the Love of a Mafia Boss
41. Memories About Mother

No. gabe.

Poison is a woman's weapon. Men don't poison anyone. Men hit and slashed at someone. That was a very clear difference for Ilina.

So while she was fighting men, Ilina was not wary of the risk of being poisoned. He is alert to the risk of being stabbed.

"Apple tea is my mother's favorite drink."

Ilina raised a faint eyebrow at Xavier's story all of a sudden.

"Wherever he goes, whenever it is, my mother seems to need the existence of this tea. I don't know why. It doesn't taste very good, to me."

".... It's delicious."

"really?" Xavier smiles.

His and Noah's smiles were similar. A smile that impressed him plain, but dangerous.

"What does your mother like, Lia?"

Ilina stared at the surface of the tea in her glass as the question floated.

Should he say, 'Your father killed her, so it's not just my favorite drink I don't know, nor has it ever been seen in person'.

But Ilina immediately smiled, realizing that the thought was too shallow and weak.

There were days when his heart was filled with hatred. Living in hiding, unable to play with a lonely child, confined in a quiet while occasionally looking at Mahesa's back that comes once or twice a year.

The reason why Ilina did not attach importance to Noah's information was .. because in fact she hated her parents.

Is it Ilina's fault that she was born and then they were killed? Is it Ilina's fault that they're fighting over each other?

Humiliated, growing up in the hands of others, that was how he felt from the giving of his parents.

"Marshmallows." Ilina smiled sincerely. "My father always gave marshmallows to my mother to persuade her. And my mom would smile with flushed cheeks if Dad did."

It wasn't just Noah who knew how to lie and believed the lie was real to make it really seem that it was real.

Xavier was fixated on the answer.

She must have thought Lia was the son of Bumantara, but such an answer, and the sincerity in Ilina's smile would break her belief a little.

Arman Bumantara and Sasmita Bumantara are dead. So clearly no memory of her mother being given a marshmallow then her cheeks were red.

It was Ilina's own memories.

"My mom loves the moon." Ilina continued to smile sweetly with red cheeks. "My mom loves to take a walk at night. Holding my hand as a child, I told him that I would someday meet the man who loved me and bring me the moon."

...*...

Xavier gulped.

Then she said, "Dangerous woman, my son."

Xavier was flinched that time. But because she was sick, she just kept quiet to hear it.

"Women are good at lying. They're selfish, justify anything for what they want, and manipulators are scarier than men."

Mom's weak hands reached out to her face.

"Be careful with women. Your wife, in the future, don't love her over the limit. The person you can love indefinitely is only your sister and Mama."

For Xavier it was a will. And he knows, it's true.

Although women tend to be stupid in their manners, they have weapons that men do not have. Because it shouldn't be ....

"When my mother was angry, it was scary."

The girl who claimed to be named Lia was still displaying her gentle smile while sipping the pleasure apple tea Mama. Tells about her 'mother'.

"But Dad definitely didn't fight back. Just shut up, quietly invite me to smile and say Mom's very chatty."

Is that real?

He really looks like he's reminiscing about his romantic story. But Arman Bumantara is dead. Who does he remember?

"What is your mother like, Xavier?"

Xavier's breathing is a little heavy. He gulped faintly, beginning to feel that it was the trapped one instead of this girl.

As much as possible, he smiled back. "My mother is a strict person."

"...."

"I'm often scolded for playing too long. Mom said I had to learn and become someone who surpassed my father and my grandfather."

As Lia laughed innocently, Xavier was unaware that he had reached out.

Slowly pulled the glasses from the base of the girl's nose, knowing that this was not a fake. Lens thick. His eyes are completely broken.

Did Xavier guess wrong?

"Is it hard to see without this?"

Lia shaking. "I just can't see clearly. Your face is faint."

It was hard for Xavier not to smile.

...*...