Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2191

Yet, from Shannon, Thalia saw a different version of Louise. Shannon said that Louise might actually love Thalia.

This time, Thalia wanted to take a chance to bet that her mother would finally feel something toward her.

…

The strange yet familiar warmth lingered at the tip of Thalia's nose. She went from initially stiff and cautious to letting go completely, eventually falling back into a quiet calm.

Just when she thought her attempt at getting closer had failed, a hand suddenly and gently rested on her shoulder.

What followed was the familiar presence of the nine tails, wrapping around her. She hadn't noticed when Louise's nine tails had appeared behind her.

Now, the tails unfurled from behind her, moving forward in the way Thalia once embraced Shannon, enveloping her child in the warmth of their embrace.

Above her, there seemed to be a silent sigh. As Thalia felt herself surrounded by her mother's fox tails, a sudden ache filled her chest. Tears, uncontrollable as they came, began to fall once more.

If it had started as a tentative approach, now, she was completely immersed in this warmth. Then, the overwhelming sense of grievance flooded her, drowning her entirely.

She felt wronged, yet the hardest part was that she couldn't understand why.

Thalia's arms instinctively tightened around Louise. At that moment, she was no different than a kid.

"Mother… Mother…" she sobbed.

For a brief moment, Louise's heartbeat faltered at the sound of Thalia's unrestrained sobbing. All the years of her detached and carefree demeanor cracked, shattered by a single word.

After a long silence, Louise led Thalia to the back of her room.

With a soft flick of her tail, she wiped away the tears from Thalia's face. Then, she gently placed a delicate box into her hands.