“You… How could you look like that?” Alex took a few steps back out of instinct.
He wasn’t shocked because Lenneberg looked hideous or weird. In fact, she was actually very beautiful. Having the finest of facial features, her skin was smoother than most women her age, flawless and soft. Her eyes looked like crescent moons,curving up slightly. She didn’t look old at all. Those with high cultivation levels like hers had great longevity and could easily live a few millennia. Thus she looked at most to be twenty eight.
However, Alex was mainly surprised that her face looked exactly like Maya. If he wasn’t informed of this woman’s identity, he would’ve mistaken her as Maya herself.
“Are… Are you in disguise, or did you have plastic surgery?” Alex asked.
“This is how I originally looked,” Lenneberg groaned grumpily. Alex’s words would infuriate any woman after all.
Alex asked, “So, you’re Maya’s… Twin sister?”
Lenneberg rolled her eyes. “I’m her mom!”
“Huh, mom?”
Lenneberg nodded gently. “Hmph. And you should call me Mom because of your relationship with my daughter.”
“I… You… Are you really Maya’s mother? But I’ve never seen any daughter look exactly like her mom. Humans aren’t single-cell organisms.”
Lenneberg said, “Maya is indeed my daughter. You’re a doctor. You should trust your own judgement. Call Maya over, and you’ll be able to tell our relationship.”
“We look alike because my DNA is dominant. The martial art techniques of Snow Dragon Valley are rather special. That’s why my children would look exactly like me.”
As Alex listened, his brows furrowed together slightly. “So you came today to bring Maya away?”
“Yes! She’s my daughter, I have the right to take her away.”
Alex shook his head. “She might not want to leave with you.”
“Alright then, Mom. Could you tell me what happened back then?”
“To be honest, I don’t know much about Maya’s background. Every time I asked, she would switch the topic. I think she must have some bad memories of her parents…”
“So if you want to reunite with her, you can’t just take her away like that. You’ll scare her, and I won’t allow that…”
Lenneberg said, “What do you suggest I do then? You have to come up with something. I have no other ideas.”
‘That’s straightforward…’
Alex was troubled. ‘So that means I have to come up with a way to send Maya away?’
“Tell me about what happened back then, and I’ll think about it.”
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