Chapter 216 - Chapter 216: Chapter 205: Silver Moon Church (1/2)

Chapter 216: Chapter 205: Silver Moon Church

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“Lilian, stay with me for the next few days,”

amidst the small garden brimming with floral fragrance, Margaret caressed her daughter’s hair with a smile, her eyes filled with affection.

Lilian endured the sense of disconnection but still played the role of a daughter.

She dined with the Hoffman family, and everyone there treated Lilian very well, not daring to offend her. During dinner, they even presented precious wines in an attempt to please the distinguished guest from the Fischer family.

The status of the two families had drastically changed compared to decades ago; the Fischer family was now the second largest family on the East Coast Province. Their members were honored guests in smaller families.

“She’s too young to drink,”

Margaret remarked subconsciously upon seeing the alcohol, and everyone in the dining room paused for a moment.

Lilian then shook her head and said with a smile, “No, I can drink. I’ve been of age for quite some time.”

She was no longer that little girl.

“Hahaha, yes, Lilian isn’t a child anymore, of course, she can drink.”

“Indeed, Aunt Margaret has always treated Lilian like a child,” remarked someone.

Lilian sipped the wine and then smiled at her mother.

I’m not a child anymore, sorry.

At night, she suffered from insomnia, staring blankly at the ceiling, her life’s most important and sole mission to expand the grand domain of the Lord of the Lost.

Yet, her mother was also important, and in her presence, she had to learn to disguise herself, just like her father had done his entire life, never revealing the true secrets of the Fischer family to her mother.

“I can do it, I will…”

Lilian didn’t sleep all night, but having figured out what to do next, she found it much easier to interact with her mother.

The next morning, Lilian and Margaret shared a meal and talked about many things, tactfully avoiding any mention of Byrne and the Fischer family.

“Lilian, it’s rare for you to come over, why don’t you join me for tea?” Margaret suddenly suggested with a gentle smile, her eyes carrying a hint of hope.

But she seemed afraid of displeasing her daughter, so she hesitated to insist.

“Sure, Mother.”

Lilian did not reject her mother’s invitation. Since she had returned for only a few days, she decided to fulfill all of Margaret’s desires.

That afternoon, they attended a tea party, and soon Margaret proposed that Lilian meet a bachelor baron, as if she wanted to matchmake them.

Lilian, who had long resolved to devote herself to the faith, felt uncomfortable but didn’t outright refuse her mother, merely stating that she did not have much spare time at the moment.

Margaret nodded with a smile, fully aware that her child was rejecting the idea politely.

On the afternoon of the day when Lilian was about to leave Fein City to return to the Fischer family to handle many matters, Margaret finally made her ultimate request.

“Would you accompany me to the Silver Moon Church, Margaret?”

Her eyes were earnest, clearly indicating that this was her most crucial request.

Me, go to the Silver Moon Church?

Myself?

Lilian was taken aback for a moment, even feeling an urge to laugh deep inside.

Deep down, she genuinely thought that those false gods were laughable and hypocritical, their existence plunging the world into utter chaos. Given the chance, Lilian even hoped to drive out all Six Great True Gods Churches from the world!

“Okay, I will go with you, Mother.”

Margaret, her mother, was a heretic.

Lilian felt profound disappointment and pain deep inside, yet she couldn’t abandon the love for her mother; she would be the only heretic in the world that she liked.

Oh, great Lord of the Lost,

Please forgive my mother’s sins.