Chapter 96: A sincere apology
Alora was seated on the swing, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky. The cool night breeze blew past her face, cascading the tiny strands of her hair along with it.
The conversation with Stella made her realize that if she got such eyes, she also got a caring husband and companion because of them. She had now two big brothers and friends: Izaak and Alaric. While in Selvina she found a sister.
"I want to see what my mother looks like," Alora murmured. "I wonder how she is living these days. They all must be blaming her again." She had the desire to bring her mother out of that house, but it wasn’t possible.
"What have you been thinking?" Magnus’s voice fell into her ears as he entered the balcony with a candle stand in his hand. Placing it on the table before the swing, he arched his eyebrow at Alora.
"My mother isn’t treated well by them. I wondered if I could bring her with me later. It’s just a thought," Alora stated, realizing what she suggested wasn’t a good idea.
"Your mother has to fight her own battle," Magnus replied. "Bringing her to the residence later will not be the best solution," he added. "Moreover, a married woman will never leave her home. You know this well."
Alora hummed as she lowered her eyes for a brief moment. "I know. Is there any way they start respecting her? Mother did a lot for me. I feel as a daughter, I should at least make her life better," she stated.
"It’s impossible to set the mindset Norman and others carry," Magnus stated.
"Grandma tried to kill my mother. I wonder why she made such an attempt that time," Alora suddenly recalled what Stella had told her, making her feel upset. "It was my grandmother, who filled filth in everyone’s mind in my house. They all became what they are today because of my grandmother," she asserted.
Magnus didn’t tell her how he removed Norman from the position of the High Chancellor. "Nothing will happen to your mother," Magnus assured her. He decided he needed to send someone to the capital to know about Rhea’s state.
"But your father isn’t less either. He never respected your mother, or else, Madam Aubrey would not have dared to play with everyone’s mind in that house," Magnus asserted.