Chapter 129 - You'll Have To Come With Me To Find Out

Once he took a moment or two to think about it, he figured Madeline was right. He had changed, by a lot. 

No longer was the man that was dead set on ruining Xavier's life once he saw Xavier once more. He felt different too, like the fire that burned bright in him had dimmed. His urge to kill had lessened, and he no longer wished to inflict harm on anyone.

All he wanted was to atone to what he had done, and to get to know his daughter better. The rest could be damned; that was all he cared about at the current moment.

And also, talking to Rosalynn these days had helped him experienced what it was like in Cornelia's world. Or at least, she gave him a dip into Cornelia's point of view. 

From the very start, Cornelia had admitted many, many times that she didn't think she'd have kids. Emilio knew that already. All Rosalynn had done was repeat it. 

Except, Cornelia didn't think she'd have kids not because she hated them and wanted nothing to do with them. 

Instead, it was because she had always thought she'd make a horrible mother. Sure, if she were to have become a mother, the chance she'd prioritize her child over her life's work was slim to none, but there were plenty of other reasons as well. 

Firstly, she believed that children deserved to have loving parents who could provide and care for them, as well as give them the best that life could offer. 

Someone like her would never be a good enough mother for a child, as Rosalynn claimed. 

Of course, Rosalynn had told Emilio all this for a reason. There were some things she knew Cornelia would be alright with Emilio knowing, and others she wouldn't be alright with. She kept those to herself, and told him everything she possibly could. 

Cornelia believed children deserved patient parents. 

Emilio had once remembered her telling him that she respected kids. That she thought they deserved the world and more that she could ever give them, hence why she thought she was undeserving of a child.

However, at that time, Cornelia was still a rookie. She wasn't the woman she was now, but someone else entirely.

Perhaps power had gotten into her head, or perhaps she had changed herself to be the best possible sorceress she could possibly be, even if it meant removing her young daughter out of the equation as well as her lover. 

Knowing Cornelia, Emilio knew there was some truth to her words. At that time, she had really thought that. 

And at that time, Cornelia would not have given up her daughter so willingly without finding a way to get to be in her life whilst she grew up and still manage to work. 

'Or maybe I'm saying this because I'm trying to find an excuse behind why she hid Madeline from me...'

The Cornelia he had met latest had no qualms giving anyone up. That was what she had done when it came to him after all, disposing of him like he was some piece of garbage that had no use for her anymore. Or at least, that was how Emilio saw the things Cornelia had done to him. 

Cornelia had changed and blossomed during all the time he had known her.

From whence a rookie sorceress who was still figuring out the basics now stood a powerful sorceress who had nothing standing in her way. 

She was doing fine, she didn't need anyone like him in her life anymore.

And from what Rosalynn had told him, she didn't even think of him. She was far too busy with everything else she had going on in her life. 

Now, moving on from the father daughter duo and returning to Adrian and Briar who were on a date. 

Correction, lunch. 

Even after the hours that had passed by, it seemed like no time had passed at all. 

Why had time gone by so fast? Couldn't time slow down? 

"You have to go now," Briar pointed out, noticing the look on Adrian's face.

"I do, but I don't want to," Adrian admitted. 

"Go. You have work, I'll be fine by myself, I can walk myself back to my room."

Adrian shook his head, insisting he stay.

"I made plans with you. I'm not leaving for work. I'll quickly catch up once I return to work, my load has been lighter the past few days anyway."

"Are you sure?" Briar questioned worriedly.

She would've loved it if he stayed but she refused. She wouldn't allow him to compromise his work just for her. 

"I'm not worth skipping work for. And besides, it's been a fun couple of hours," she reasoned, "You can go now. I promise you, I'll be fine."

"No, I'm staying. That's final," Adrian said, crossing his arms and looking the other direction.

Briar was appalled. 

Why was he acting so immature? It was't a huge deal, he just had to go. 

The world wasn't ending, she wasn't volunteering to fight till the death. 

'My luna, why am I thinking about that anyway? That's incredibly random. Ugh, curse my imaginative brain,' Briar thought to herself. 

"If you insist on staying," she said to Adrian, chuckling as she mumbled under her breath, 'You don't have to act so immature about it.' 

He pouted, "I am not acting immature about it. Is it so weird if I want to stay by my friend's side?" 

"I never called it weird," Briar reasoned. 

Adrian stared at her, opening his mouth and about to say something before he stopped himself. 

No, it was neither the time nor place. 

Something flashed in his eyes. Briar couldn't tell what it was, but it was familiar. 

Taking a sip of her drink, Briar told herself it was nothing. Probably a figment of her imagination she had created for no reason whatsoever. She had done that many times before, what was different about it now? 

"Dang, things just went silent all of a sudden," Briar noticed.

Adrian laughed, "Yeah."

Briar walked across the patio, bringing her chair alongside with her. 

Adrian stood up, "I can help you with that."

"No no, I'm fine," Briar told him as she placed the chair right beside him. 

"Any reason behind moving your chair right here?" Adrian asked, looking at his right to see Briar looking back at him. 

Briar shrugged, "We're closer this way."

"You make a good point," Adrian acknowledged. 

"So, anything else you have in mind for us to do? Unless you want to stay here for another few hours..."

"Hmm, I'm not sure, nothing comes to mind when I think of something to do," Briar admitted, ignoring the ideas she had come up with.

She had come up with something to do actually, she just refused to tell him. 

Not that she couldn't think of anything. Briar wasn't like that. 

"I have an idea," Adrian said. 

"Oh?" Briar asked. 

He extended his hand towards her, telling her, "Follow me, I have something to show you."

"Oh? Something else to show me?"

"What other surprise do you have hidden underneath," Briar said, narrowing her eyes and wrinkling her nose in curiosity. 

"You'll have to come with me to find out." 

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