Supreme Magus novel Chapter 557

"Are you talking about your new boyfriend? You two are the talk of the entire family. Mother always tries to convince me to change your mind about helping the family business. Fallmug too." Zinya said.

"Did that bastard dare to touch you?" Kamila unconsciously took out a lightning wand from her dimensional amulet, wishing Fallmug would give her a reason to use it.

"Of course not." She shook her head.

"He considers me like a property, and as long as I behave, he takes care of me. Isn’t it nice of him to buy so many flowers for me? Between the sunlight from the window and their sweet scent, it’s like being in a park."

"Yes, it’s my boyfriend. He can give you sight if you allow me to bring him here." Kamila said, glossing over Fallmug’s character.

"Why did you say ’afford’, then?" Zinya asked.

"Because the procedure costs a lot. I can’t ask something like that of him and expect that it wouldn’t weigh on our relationship. Between the gaps in age, social status, and career, I still have no clue how we ended up together.

"I can’t let money tip the scales even further. It would make me feel indebted to him and if things ever go sour between us, I’ll never know if I would be staying with him because I cared or just out of guilt."

"Oh, my." Zinya chuckled. "You put a lot of thought into it. You are still determined not to marry, I see."

"I did because you are the only family I have left. As for not marrying, you’re wrong, you’re wrong. What I’m determined about, is to not become dependent on anyone. I’ll pay for your treatment with my own money, because you are my sister.

"And if I stay with him it will be because I want to, not because I have to. I prefer owning a bank some money than him your life. Some debts can never be repaid."

"All more the reason for me not to undergo the treatment, Kami. I’m sorry you came here for nothing." Zinya released her sister from the embrace and sat down again.

"What do you mean? The last time you said you wouldn’t do it because of its price. Now I can afford it. Even if I don’t become a Royal Constable, as a field assistant I can pay the debt in a few years. What made you change your mind?"

"I never changed my mind, I simply lied to you because it made things easier." Zinya wiped the tear she didn’t manage to hold back.

"I know how it works, I’ve spoken to countless Healers. Back when business was good, Fallmug wanted to heal me to save himself to further embarrassment and be free to parade me around like the trophy wife I am. Yet I said no, even to him.

"If something goes wrong while altering the life force, I could end up worse than just blind. I could become also deaf, if not mentally ill. I don’t want to risk losing the little I have to live for.

"If I couldn’t even hear or feel you and my children, then I’d really become nothing more than a baby-making doll! I’m afraid, Kami. I’m terrified of what could happen to me after the procedure."

"Lith is one of the five best Healers of the Kingdom, he is even able to use rejuvenation magic. The god of healing himself respects him, and believe me, that alone is an inhumane feat. Manohar doesn’t even respect the Royals." Kamila said.

"Your condition gets cured every day by far less competent Healers. There’s no need to be afraid."