Chapter 36: Chapter 36- Life Lesson

Chapter 36- Life Lesson

At the same time, back in the Lavine main mansion.

The family spent the rest of the day together. This was the happiest they'd ever been and so they wanted to spend as much time as possible with their mother. Even when they knew she was finally making a recovery, they were still deep down scared that she might disappear again.

In the evening, a doctor arrived at their mansion to check up on Selina. Markus had especially called him because he wanted to make sure that what Kai did wasn't some kind of trick. The kid didn't seem the type to do that but he wasn't intending to leave it to chance.

After examining the woman, the doctor's eyes widened to the extreme and his jaw dropped. He couldn't believe his eyes.

"What is it, doctor?" Markus asked as he squinted his eyes with suspicion.

"S-Sir Markus. I-I don't know how to say this but… Miss Selina's illness completely vanished. I can't find any trace of it inside her body at all. It's as if it was never there, to begin with." The man said in a disbelieving tone.

"Good…"

"Sir, it's not just that. Even though she still needs some time to recover and be able to resume her normal life, I checked all her organs, muscles, and bones and they all were restored to peak condition and were fixing themselves at an alarming speed. No, in fact, after she recovers, she will be physically better than ever before." He said.

'How did this happen?! I checked on Madame Selina a week ago. How did she recover from this sickness in a week?! And her body even seems to have been enhanced!' He screamed in his head.

Markus, on the side, had a rather complicated gaze. He didn't understand how that kid did it either but he somehow made a miracle come true within a few minutes.

'I need to ask Eva about it.'

On the other hand, Selina had an amused smile on her face. From the moment she saw Kai, he really caught her attention. Everything about him was so mysterious and charming that even though she was deeply in love with her husband, she could only feel slightly attracted to him without him initiating anything.

Something about his gaze, his presence, the way he spoke and the way he carried himself was so riling up her female instincts. It all screamed that this person was the most perfect man she had ever met.

Granted, she wasn't intending to snatch away this young man from her daughter, especially with how head over heels she was for him. But, it still made her question his origin. The fact that he can Origin meant that he wasn't normal at all. No one who can use Origin would be linked to normal.

'What kind of big fish did you catch, Eva?' She asked as she closed her eyes.

Even though she should've been wary of him, even though she should be worried about her daughter. Weirdly enough, those emotions never crossed her heart. It was as if from the very start, it was established that Kai will be able to protect her daughter and that the safest place she could ever be was next to him.

That idea alone shocked Selina yet also made her interest in Kai's origin peak.

"Doctor, I want this matter to stay a secret. I do not want anyone to hear about it. You do know the consequences if my words were disobeyed, right?" Markus warned the doctor with his presence and powerful aura.

"Of of of course!! I dare not anger Sir Markus!"

After that, the doctor basically escaped the room as he breathed a sigh of relief. Being under the pressure of Markus Lavine was akin to having your head stuck under a guillotine with a high possibility that the blade will fall down and cut his head clean off.

"Darling, I want to tell you something," Selina said as she signaled for Markus to approach her.

The latter nodded confusedly before he sat down on the bed near his dear wife. In his eyes, it was clear how much he cherished this lovely woman of his. The pain he felt every day seeing her wither away like a beautiful rose on the peak of an icy mountain that he could never climb.

However, an angel appeared and carried that rose down to the warmth of his embrace by some kind of miracle.

Lifting her hand up, Selina touched his cheek and smiled.

"I think our daughter has finally found the love of her life." She said.

Immediately, Markus' face darkened. The room turned a degree colder.

"Are you talking about that boy?"

"Yes. Listen to me, darling. We still don't know that boy's background but I've never seen Eva look that fondly at someone before. I'm sure you already noticed that. She's deeply in love with him."

"Selina, this is no joking matter. Are you implying I should hand my daughter to an unknown young man that I know nothing about? I already did a brief background research on him. I couldn't find anything suspicious about him. He is definitely a very dangerous person."

"Markus…"

"I know that he saved you and that is a favor that I will never forget. However, I can't simply hand him my daugh-"

"You already handed her to that scum son of the Charlamagane family." Selina cut him with a serious expression.

"...." Markus was completely speechless and also ashamed as he averted his eyes away from Selina. He knew deep down that her words were the truth.

"It was because I had no other choice."

"Now you do. You and Eva were ready to sacrifice her happiness for my sake even though the chances that I will live were extremely small. I disagreed and tried to stop both of you but you never listened to me. I couldn't bear to see my daughter suffer any more after what she experienced the last 5 years. Now, when she finally found her happiness, I won't allow for anyone to steal it from her, not even you."

Selina's eyes looked serious, determined, and unwavering as she gazed directly at Markus' eyes without averting them for a second.

The latter felt completely captivated by her eyes. Those were the same eyes he fell in love with a long time ago. That strength hidden within her very soul was one of the things he loved fondly in his wife.

Finally, he sighed as he smiled slightly.

"You are too strong, Selina. You do know that, right?"

"I only became like this because I met you." She said as she rubbed his cheek with her finger. "I can feel it within me. Eva will only feel happy if she was with that boy, Kai. I trust my daughter's choice. You should too, she isn't a small girl anymore."

"... Sigh, let me at least talk with her and then decide."

Smiling warmly, Selina nodded her head.

After that, the two spent some time alone, enjoying each other's presence before Markus finally left his wife's room and walked through the corridor, deep in thought.

Reaching his daughter's room, he found her sitting next to the window, staring outside at the dark city with a dreamy, ethereal expression on her.

Markus understood that expression in a moment. His dear daughter was thinking about that boy, wasn't she?

It was to the point where she noticed Markus' presence a second later.

"Father?"

"Can we talk?" He asked with a gentle tone.

"Sure."

Walking away from the bed, Eva sat in front of her father and stared directly at him, waiting for him to speak.

"That boy… Do you like him?" He asked with a rather hesitant tone.

Eva was slightly surprised at first before she smiled and replied.

"I don't like him, Father…. I love him. Way more than I ever imagined." Her voice was clear, honest, and confident. It was as if she was sure 100% of what she was saying.

"I see…" After saying that, Markus stood up before he sat down on his knees on the ground and then bent his head forward, bowing to his own daughter.

"Because of me, your life was about to be stolen from you. For my selfish desire to save your mother, you were ready to never smile again. I can't fathom how heavy that was on you, Eva. I could never understand that pain even if I think about it for the rest of my life. I'm sorry, I'm deeply sorry for trying to steal your life away from you." His tone was heavy, sad, and yet also clear and powerful.

Eva kept staring at her father for a very long time. Tears welled up in her eyes as she stood up and slumped down in front of her father before she hugged him tightly. A blissful smile appeared on her face.

"For the people I love, I'm ready to give my life away. For you, for Mother, for Melia, and for him… You are the closest people to my heart. If sacrificing everything I own means that you will be able to live, I will do it in a heartbeat." She replied.

For Eva, life was meaningless if the people she loved weren't happy. People would think because she was rich, beautiful, smart, successful, and strong, she would need nothing more. Even Eva herself believed that too for the longest while. But, the truth is, the very moment Eva met Kai and fell in love with him, she learned a lesson in life that she will never forget.

Nothing will last except the feelings she carries deep within her.