Chapter 1032 Not Mom

When Aiwas saw the man's face clearly, he couldn't help but hold his breath.

It feels like time has stopped at this moment.

She wore a demure dark green dress, with sheer yellow lace embellishments at the neckline and cuffs reminiscent of a dead leaf butterfly. By the standards of the Iris people, this was considered quite understated and simple.

She wore light makeup that made her look much younger. Her long platinum hair fell over her shoulders, and she wore a light yellow hat decorated with white feathers and green ribbons.

That face was at least 80% similar to the "Anne Alexander" that Aiwass had seen at the promotion ceremony.

The remaining two points were because she was not as young as the Anne in the promotion ceremony.

The "Julio Alexander" during the promotion ceremony was twenty-seven years old, and he was Anne and Mina's senior, two grades older than them. This meant that Anne, at the time, was probably no older than twenty-five.

This age is when girls are the most beautiful...the moment when all their vitality blooms.

——And now, fifteen years have passed.

If Aiwass's mother were still alive, she would be forty years old.

...It's probably something like this.

Perhaps because of the influence of the path of beauty, or perhaps because a life of wealth and carefreeness itself has its own benefits for beauty, Anne looks much younger than her actual age, probably only in her early thirties. But if you look closely, you can still see the faint traces of time on her face.

And it wasn't just Aiwass who lost his composure.

Anne's pupils trembled violently and she subconsciously took a breath.

"Julio..."

She murmured softly, with obvious hesitation in her eyes.

It was obvious that Anne had just learned about this matter... so she hurried over, wanting to confirm and take a closer look at Aiwass. But with just this one look, she couldn't hold back.

The intense nostalgia, accompanied by sadness, turned into tears that overflowed from my eyes.

——That is a feeling without any falsehood.

Just watching from a distance, Aiwas felt a lump in his throat.

Originally, when Aiwass learned that there was an "Anne de Vendôme" in the Duke of Vendôme's house, whose real or fake identity was unknown... his mood was actually subtle and complicated.

After all, his own biological mother had been murdered, and now he knew... that someone who looked just like her was still alive and well. On the one hand, he felt relieved and happy, but on the other hand, he felt a little lost... and a faint resistance.

He never mentioned the matter or thought about it afterwards because Aiwass instinctively wanted to postpone it.

——Because even Aiwass himself didn't know how to deal with this stranger who was "exactly the same as his biological mother in structure" but didn't know him at all.

Although I will definitely see her if I go to the Duke of Vendôme's house... I still try to delay it as much as possible.

Anne is the complete opposite of Aiwass.

After Sherlock left the dream world, he must have informed the Duke of Vendôme of his arrival.

If this matter is told to Aiwass when he is not at Iris and does not know about it, Sherlock's safety may not even be guaranteed; it is like offending the friend of the most powerful person in the world. Anyone who is a little smart and cautious would not expect "the other party to forgive themselves", but would most likely choose to destroy the body or find someone to take the blame for it all.

No one dares to gamble on this kind of thing. Speaking out would only force someone to kill themselves.

Shylock was smart enough to say nothing. Even when Aiwass came to rescue him, he was still speaking well of the Duke of Vendôme - this was actually doing the Duke of Vendôme a favor.

Aiwass also understood.

If Sherlock was really so safe, he wouldn't be unable to send a normal notification letter, and there would be no need to ask Aiwass for help.

Now that Aiwass already knows about this and even rushed to Iris... and has already contacted Sherlock in the dream world, there is no point in destroying the evidence at this time.

But since Shylock wanted to do a favor for the Duke of Vendôme, Aiwass was willing to oblige him. After all, it was Sherlock himself who was kidnapped, so he certainly had the right to deal with everything. Not to mention, Shylock was also trying to avoid making things difficult for Aiwass… which was actually a favor to Aiwass.

If he hadn't intervened, Aiwass might even have gone to the Duke of Vendôme's palace.

But Aiwass did have the blood of the Vendôme family flowing through his veins... The Duke of Vendôme was probably Aiwass' only living relative left in the world. This undoubtedly put the problem on Aiwass himself.

But Shylock was smart enough not to do so; and the Duke of Vendôme was smart enough not to do anything unnecessary.

But what Aiwass had never expected was that... Anne could not bear the throbbing in her heart, and before Aiwass met with the Duke of Vendôme, she took the initiative to come and meet him at the door in advance.

——That feeling of blood resonance is absolutely not false.

Anne misses Aiwass's biological father, Julio Alexander.

As a result, she has not married yet and remains single. The complexity and intensity of this feeling made her burst into tears when she saw Aiwass.

When Aiwas looked at the crying Anne, his expression became extremely complicated.

He could sense the throbbing emotions in the other person's heart... He could also taste the confusion and timidity in Anne's heart, as well as the courage she mustered and the untouchable love.

But when Aiwass walked slowly forward... he opened and closed his mouth, but he still couldn't say the word "mother".

The feeling was so strange that he still couldn't put it into words.

"Evans..."

Anne sobbed like a little girl and timidly reached out to grab Aiwass's sleeve: "Can I call you... Aiwass?"

Her voice was distant, yet eager to be near, like a moth fluttering around a candle flame, sometimes near, sometimes far away.

"……certainly."

Aiwass bowed slightly and responded softly, "I'm honored."

As if he was worried about waking others from their dreams... His voice softened. Anne's hands were cold, almost bone-chillingly cold.

But neither Aiwass nor Anne mentioned what Aiwass should call Anne. He didn't call her "Mom" or "Auntie." They both tacitly ignored the question of what to call her.

After all, they all knew that Aiwass's mother might be Anne, but it was unlikely that Aiwass would really call her mother.

Aiwass followed Anne quietly to the gate of the manor.

Arsen was quite tactful and remained silent throughout the whole process, following from a distance.

(End of this chapter)