Chapter 689: Side Story 3. Stellar Blossom - 24
Hurriedly, as if he didn’t want to lose even a single second, Radia entered the portal that Nyx made. Unfortunately, as a critical infrastructure, the area around hospitals was designated as a no-motion zone, so the portal couldn’t be generated there.
Thus, Nyx opened the portal to the rooftop of Mortix Holdings, where a helicopter had waited for him. There, Laurel Mallarc welcomed his son with a tight embrace.
Naturally, she had watched what happened in that Plaza. But for Radia’s sake, she held her emotions back. "Oh, sweetie," she held her adult son, whose whole body had turned cold despite the heat retention coat.
Even then, Radia did not seem to care.
"We don’t have time," he said anxiously. He just received a report that Han Joon had a heart attack an hour ago. "We--"
"I know," Laurel stroked the red hair, wet and cold from the snow. "Bassena is going to the Tower and Zein is talking to the Saintess."
"The Eastern Sun--"
"Your grandmother had talked to her. She’ll be there shortly."
Finally, Radia seemed to be able to breathe again. He closed his eyes and let his mother hold him, leaning into the warmth of the embrace. "Mother, I..."
"You did well," Laurel kissed the wet hair, the trembling crown. Holding back her tears while tightening her arms around her sweet Dia. "You did well, sweetheart."
Because, what mother would not hurt seeing his son kneeling and begging in front of someone else? What mother would not agonize over the fact that her child was being humiliated in public?