Supreme Magus novel Chapter 489

"It’s bad indeed if I can’t even use a metaphor without it being dissected!" Lith snapped.

"You guys are unbelievable! You consider me old enough to get married, live on my own, and even have children. Yet at the same time, I’m apparently too stupid to choose who I should date.

"I don’t remember a single objection at Rena marrying Senton just because he could be after my money. Why are you blowing everything out of proportion? If my birthday is such a bother, I can always cancel the party.

"I’ll spend the morning with you and the evening with her. Everybody wins!" Lith said.

’Or at least I do.’ He actually thought.

"Lith dear, we don’t think that you are stupid." Elina said while shushing the peanut gallery.

"It’s just that Senton had his family business and even if he was a gold digger, well, we were confident that the moment he broke Rena’s heart you would’ve ripped his out." Elina replied while biting her lower lip.

"You what?" Raaz quieted Rena’s outburst by placing his hand over her mouth. She didn’t know whether to be more infuriated by her parents’ lack of trust in her judgment or by the shadow of death that had lingered over her marriage.

"We are just worried about you. Kamila sounds like a good woman, but you are a Great Mage who could get a fief and a noble title with a snap of your fingers. If only you relinquished your mania of traveling like a migratory bird, of course."

Elina had tried countless times to make her son take up a more sedentary career. Every time Jirni called to tell her about Lith’s latest achievement, she would feel something crushing her heart.

Elina knew from experience that the bigger the reward he got, the deadlier his mission must have been.

"I’d never force you to choose between her and your family, I’m just nervous because this is the first time you’ve brought someone home. It means the world to me. Yet since you have always refused to introduce her to us, I can’t help but be worried by your sudden change of heart."

"Relax, Mom, Kamila is not a gold digger. I’ve met plenty of them. Heck, now I can admit I even dated a few, but I never fell for their trickery. They always make up some sob story and then start asking for money, favors, or magical items.

"Ever since I’ve known Kamila, she has never asked me for anything but to be careful doing my missions. She told me about her family when I told her about mine and that’s it. No relative that needs a Healer, no forgemastering asked or given.

"For the record, she wanted to meet you for a month now. It was me who delayed because I was afraid you would scare her." Lith sighed.

Elina had heard a lot about Kamila from Tista after she had returned from Othre. Lith’s words made her hope she could be the one who finally grounded her boy, maybe even give her a grandchild or two.

"What do you mean scare her?" She gasped.

"Mom, Kamila is a career woman, she’s older than me, and she’s not a mage. I would really appreciate no mentions about how much she earns, how many kids she has planned and stuff like that."

"Don’t worry, she won’t hear a word about it from us, right?" The peanut gallery nodded, even the still gagged Rena.

"What about the rest? Is there something she doesn’t like to eat? Anything we should know?" Elina asked.

"Just one thing. She is as terrified as you are of making a bad first impression, so cut her some slack." Lith replied before working out the final details. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}