Chapter 81: 81, Madam, I do not accept your apology

Lady Bellini wore a low-cut white dress and had a pearl necklace around her fair neck, standing tall and proud in front of her.

A delicate pale blue coat rested on her shoulders, as white as jade.

Every time Lin Da saw this lady, he would think to himself: Lia wasn't malnourished as a child, causing incomplete brain development, was she? Never mind a pair; just one would be enough to feed a baby.

"I've been waiting for you, come sit down. You must keep your aunt company and have a good drink today, okay?"

Lin Da chuckled, "Lady, you are frail, you should rest well. How could you drink?"

"I'm only drinking because you came, Lin Da"

Lady Bellini pulled out a wicker chair next to her, "Come sit, let aunt take a look at you, have you lost weight? And introduce your two friends here as well?"

Seeing Kafni next to Lin Da, looking beautiful with a bust several sizes larger than Bilya's, the lady's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"They are my friends." Lin Da said politely, "It's been a while, you seem even more beautiful."

He sat down on the wicker chair to his right, with Kafni and Monica beside him, one on the left and one on the right.

Kafni unabashedly picked up a chicken leg and started eating. All the barbecue earlier went into Kafni's stomach, but she seemed insatiable. Searᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Monica wanted to eat but didn't dare, blinking her big eyes toward Lin Da.

"Go ahead."

Lin Da wrapped the bottom of a chicken leg with a napkin on the table and handed it to Monica.

"Thank you, captain." Monica crisply thanked him as she tucked into the chicken leg in the paper box.

As Lady Bellini saw them enjoying themselves, her face filled with concern.

What is Lia doing, allowing Lin Da to be with other girls?

"Lady... your face, what happened?"

Lin Da suddenly noticed that the lady's right cheek was slightly swollen, and her eyes a bit red.

Lady Bellini paused for a moment, her fingers gently touching her cheek, she sighed:

"Don't laugh at me, but I was hit by the lord. Sigh, I've been in the Mandala family for ten years, other than giving birth to Lia, the lord has never visited my room, not once. A useless woman like me probably can't produce a great adventurer."

Lin Da stayed silent.

Such family matters should be shared with other noble ladies, and even discussing which lord is superior is fairly normal. He wasn't a suitable confidante for these complaints.

Lady Bellini mentioning these seemed like an implicit pressure on him—look, I'm so pitiful, you have to be considerate toward me, right?

Objectively speaking, Lin Da knew what he should say: "No, your daughter Lia, is indeed an excellent adventurer."

But he wouldn't say that, not even as a kind lie.

Lady Bellini looked sorrowful, waiting for him to continue the conversation.

Lin Da pretended not to notice, he cut a juicy piece of steak, placed it on a fork and handed it to Monica.

Seeing this, Lady Bellini sighed deeply and took out an item from a jewelry box.

"Ah~ For a useless woman like me, there's no hope. But, you and Lia, surely you can. However... well, she is too young, 18 is the best age for an adventurer, you should be careful. Here, take this."

"What is this?"

Lin Da looked puzzled at the item in his hands.

It was a small square box with a cartoonish blue Slime on it, being squished under a large object turning into a steep mountain peak.

The Slime was crying and the bubble next to it read: "Adventurer's Wolf Fang Club, it's too big!"

Sigh.

This is... a gel sleeve necessary for the inn!

Lady Bellini, seeing his stunned expression, her lips curled up slightly: "It's been three years, please don't tell your aunt that you two haven't gone that far yet? It's the largest size, it should fit, right?"

Although it could be used, still,

for a mother, to prepare these things for herself rather than for her daughter, is that really appropriate?

Lin Da was dumbstruck.

Facing Lady Bellini's smiling gaze, he, as an "Old Mage," felt a bit embarrassed but, more than that, annoyed!

Her eyes sparkled with mockery and disregard; in her view, he must have seemed like a harmless child,

and Lady Bellini felt a sense of superiority, as if she had experiences he lacked!

Lin Da did not receive the respect a man deserves; the smile on Lady Bellini's face was an insult to him.

Smack!

"My lady, I think you misunderstand,"

Lin Da coldly placed the slime gel sleeve on the table: "I am no longer Lia's teammate, and I have no relation with her! You should use these yourself!"

Lady Bellini's smile froze on her face.

Then a trace of terror appeared.

"How, how could this be? What did that child do wrong?"

"Nothing, I just got tired of it,"

Lin Da, recalling Lia's complaints time and again, shook his head and said calmly.

"That child...sigh!" Lady Bellini suddenly understood. As a mother, she well knew Lia's fiery temper; once faced with insurmountable difficulty, she would become terribly anxious and cause trouble for those around her as well.

"Lin Da, auntie understands your difficulties. You are in charge of the team's command and also have to look after Lia, you must have suffered a lot,"

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Lady Bellini grasped Lin Da's hand, her mature figure suddenly drawing close, bringing a fragrance with her.

This lady, with pitifully knitted brows, whispered softly: "Could you forgive Lia this once, give her another chance, please?"

Chances, too many had been given already.

Lin Da remained unmoved and withdrew his hand.

He said, "Even if there are apologies, Lia should come in person. What good is it to have a mother apologize? Is this apology your idea, or Lia's?"

"It's my own doing," Lady Bellini sighed, "Maybe Lia just expresses herself the wrong way. That child, she does not have bad intentions, I am her mother, I understand her…"

"It's exactly because you are her mother that you don't understand her at all."

Lin Da slowly shook his head: "In Lia's eyes, there's only the World Tree, she doesn't care about her teammates at all."

"No, it's not like that!"

Lady Bellini's tone grew a bit higher, and due to her agitation, her face became unnaturally flushed, followed by several coughs.

She wiped with a handkerchief, noticing a few black spots on it, her eyes momentarily flickered.

Lady Bellini discreetly returned the handkerchief to her pocket, then continued with a sorrowful expression that evoked sympathy:

"Whenever that child writes home, she always mentions you. Before she met you, she never talked about anyone else."

"That's probably because the earlier me was simply more 'useful,'" Lin Da said dispassionately.

The night he left the team, Lia had even threatened him using Phyllis's resume.

The moment he left, she immediately had Phyllis join the team, the cut was made incredibly quickly.

Lia truly thought he was incompetent,

And he didn't have any fond feelings for Lia either.

Now, it's quite alright this way.