Chapter 148: Arioch’s Return(2)
Lady Zoros stared at the tea. "Who are you, really?" she asked, with a furrow between her eyebrows. She has heard the servants speak a lot about this mysterious wife of the Brute. And she never imagined that she would get a visit from her. And she seems to genuinely care for Marcus.
"You’ll hear a lot about me soon," Alexandra smiled.
She has done a lot for this realm and this time too... she will have to take charge.
"How will I know it is not poison you added in this tea?" Lady Zoros asked.
"You don’t. As I said, you don’t have to do it. I wish you don’t drink it and deal with your problem face on," Alexandra said. "Talk to your husband. And don’t forget to look at that boy who grew up in your house. Look at his face and... smile at him once in a while...That alone would make him exhilarated."
"He looks a lot like my husband, doesn’t he?" Lady Zoros gripped the teacup. "He would follow me around calling me mother..." her lips curved up and a drop of her tear fell inside the teacup. "I was cruel...I had to remind myself at times when I waver that he is not my son. I told myself that he is hers... Do you think it might not be late..?" she asked.
Alexandra nodded. It is apparent that Lady Zoros has thought about accepting Marcus a lot of times because she loves her husband. She understood her. Marcus is a cute boy. What’s not to like about him?
It must have been her pride and her hate for Theodora that stopped her from accepting Marcus.
Lady Zoros picked up the teacup and let out a sigh. Alexandra hoped that she would deal with it by talking about it with her husband and accepting Marcus as her son willingly. He is listening to them for some time after all.
Drinking the essence of forgetfulness is the shortcut and shortcuts are not always the best way to handle a situation. It won’t work well in the long term.
"Do not drink that!" Lord Zoros ran inside the room. His eyes met with Alexandra’s and his eyelids trembled. He was filled with fear.
"Shouldn’t you be fighting against the enemy in the Temple, Lord Zoros?" Alexandra asked. Arioch has already sneaked inside the temple and got to the inner circle where the Orb and the dark mage are. Lord Zoros must have received the information already and yet he is here.