Draco merely raised an eyebrow, not surprised at all. He had already witnessed Lilith's conduct within the cultivation world that the Tower of Babylon had created from Eva's memories and knowledge about his mother, as well Lilith's behavior during his birth and thereafter.
She embodied the archetype of the overly possessive mother, a type Draco knew all too well. After all, Loki, that little brat, only dared to behave disrespectful towards him because he knew precisely that his own mother, Zaine, was likewise a crazy mom.
If Draco dared to bully the kid or discipline him, Zaine would immediately teleport over and distract him using that marvelous behind of hers, eventually draining him dry till he forgot what he was ever mad about in the first place.
The conditions for a crazy mom to be born are rough. Firstly, she had to be a supreme beauty. Secondly, she had to love her husband more than she loved herself. Thirdly, the child had to be a boy.
Huh? Suddenly Draco realized something. His mother was of the Dark Angel Inheritance was often called 'Succubus Queen' Lilith because of her allure while Zaine was literally a Succubus Princess. Not only that, the most prominent feature of both women were their backsides, which were said to be renowned from north to south.
Draco's lips twitched, feeling like he had discovered something extremely shocking.
"Your mother's love for you was more than anything I had ever seen. You're my son and I love you as a father should, but Lilith's love for you was... bordering... on scary..." Dante said as his face paled, remembering certain events that were better left unsaid.
Draco glanced over with a placid expression. In the memories Dominic had given him, there had not been much about his specific upbringing, nor had he focused on that aspect when he had turned back time. His uncle had rather focused on just replaying the key events.
"So when you were sealed and sent out, she first rebelled and wanted to come and see you when you were two years old."
Dante lowered his head. "I... held her back and told her to trust in Fyre. I was thinking of sending a secret message to Fyre to have her sneak you back so we could see you, which posed less risk."
"However, somehow, Lingtian managed to send a small troop of his people to skirmish with ours. This made us wonder if he got wind of our plan, so we got spooked and eventually dropped it. Your mother was not happy about this and her longing for you began to worsen, along with her mental state."
"She stopped speaking to me as much and her hair began to whiten. Occasionally she would fall into a deep slumber for days on end while dreaming about you, live a false life where nothing went wrong and you stayed with us."
"Even the best psychics among us could not extricate her, nor could those from the Amaterasu Lineage's side. However, things got even worse as Lilith's immense psychic power began to backlash on her, causing her dreams to sometimes manifest into reality."
Dante hesitated and glanced at his own son. "That is why when you first appeared I did not come out to greet you properly. ... I believed you to be just yet another one of her psychic constructs."
All of this occurred within a second of Draco asking for their healing, so by the time Dante looked up, all he saw was his wife, his beautiful and sexy wife, shuddering as her eyes regained clarity.
Tears formed in his eyes as he was about to thank Draco, but when he looked at his son, there was a cold smile on his lips.
"W-What's going on? Why am I back to this world?" Lilith asked shakily as she acclimatized to her return.
"Because I asked my wives to bring you back from your fake fantasy world." Draco answered coldly, causing Lilith's pupils to constrict greatly.
She turned her head slowly to regard her the young man, one who could only be her son, sitting casually on the bed opposite while beholding her with a distant look. To the side was Dante, or what should be Dante given the looks, but he looked so beaten up and terrible that Lilith's heart ached.
What had her poor handsome brute suffered to become like this?
Lilith then noticed the two beauties beside Draco, marveling at how impeccable they were, the pinnacle of femininity in two different extremes. She could recognize Eva somewhat from her child-like self that vested in the past but despite searching her memories she was sure that this was her first time meeting Shuangtian.
However, it was easy enough to guess Shuangtian's affiliation due to her bronze skin and her striking likeness to Bingtian, that poor woman. There were also hints of Litian's nature in her features, cementing her guess.
Her gaze then returned to her son, and Lilith couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Hearing of his recent accomplishments months ago had warmed her heart, knowing that her beloved son had emerged from adversity turning into a soaring dragon!
Even though she played no part in his growth...
Reaching this thought, Lilith's joy turned to sadness. She then opened her mouth to say something, but no words would come out since she herself didn't know what to say. In her fantasy, her son had been raised by her and as such had always only looked at her with love.
Alas, this was the cruel reality. Right now, the son she had always yearned the look in Draco's eyes was one of coldness, disdain and alienation. Lilith perfectly understand the reason for this. She was not like Dante who needed to be told what Draco cared about most now, as woman and a psychic who was used to reading minds and emotions, Lilith was fully aware.
Likewise, she also understood that weaving a long story of cause and effect was useless. No matter what words she could find to explain things, they would all be in vain as the facts remained.
In this situation, there was only one thing to say.
"I'm sorry for failing you. I promise to use the rest of my life to make up for my mistakes, Draco." Lilith apologized sincerely.