Chapter 72 - 72: The Truth (1/2)

Chapter 72 - 72: The Truth

"What do you reht off guard by Van's sudden question Whenever she mentions Van's mother, he always seemed to try to avoid the topic "Hmm…", Andrea placed her hand on her chin as she continued to walk, "Well, I rehtly raised his eyebrows

"Hm", Andrea quickly nodded her head, "Just a few inches shorter than your father, if I remember correctly"

"What?", Van could not help twitch an eye as he heard Andrea's words His father was already quite tall, and his mother was as tall as him?

Then as he so small? What kind of disparity was that?

"Honestly, for some reason, I don't really remember what she looked like but", Andrea tilted her head as she tried to recall everything she knew, "I think she was quite beautiful since lots ofafter her My father told me stories about how he also tried to woo her"

"", as everything about her looks? Van thought

"But in the end, she chose your father because…", Andrea hesitated, "Well… ood man"

"Hm…", Van furrowed his eyebrows as soon as he heard Andrea's words His father, a good ine it Whenever he tries to recall his father, the only thing he could see was a ht in the Portal

"I clearly reh", Andrea let out a deep sigh, "I was around 10 then and you were… I suppose you were around 5 back then?"

"I'm not too sure because you were too small and you could barely even talk", she let out a small chuckle

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"There were lots of shouting", Andrea breathed, "The whole neighborhood heard your father screas out But no matter how much he pleaded, your row up in the Relic Graveyard?"

"I… I'htly let out a hu to recall if her fatherto her about that

"Was she a System Holder?"

"A System Holder?", Andrea quickly tilted her head in confusion, "Why do you ask?"

"It's… nothing", Van let out a breath as he shook his head, "The Academy's headmaster toldme ever since"

"Oh!?", Andrea stopped in her steps, "Do they know of her!?", she said, her tone clearly excited

"No", Van slightly chuckled, "Most probably mistook me for someone else"

"Why don't you look at the school's records then?", Andrea then suggested

"Records?"

"Yes", she nodded, "Records of the students they had in the past The Acade like that, no?"

"Is there?", Van could not help but raise his eyebrows in curiosity If there really was a record, would… he really find his mother there? And if he does, what exactly would he do with that infor

"No idea", Andrea slightly let out a giggle, "I have never been to school"

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"Just look it up", Andrea let out a sigh, "It's not like you would lose anything anyway"

"Hhtly squinted his eyes, "Do you remember if my mother had a surname?"

Andrea could only shake her head in response

"I see…", Van could not help but sigh, "So…