Arthur nodded and turned to look at his son, "You''re not allowed to get out of the house for the entire year from now."


    "But father! I-"


    "No. Shut up and get back inside, Lawrence."


    Keith silently watched the mother and son walk back inside while Amelia had a wide goofy grin on her face.


    "Well, I''ll go take a walk with Miya and take in the beauty of this ce. You guys can settle in but do keep in mind that we''ll be leaving the day after tomorrow." he said as he looked at his team and then nced at Amelia, "I''lle and talk to you and your mom in a few hours. Until then, I hope you two can catch up."


    "Okay, take care." Amelia said and waved while Keith took out the suitcases that belonged to his teammates and looked at ra, "Youing? or do you want to just take some rest for now?"


    ra thought for a second and shook her head, "I guess I''ll rest this time. I feel really tired."


    Keith nodded and looked at Miya, "I know that I said that we''ll go out for a walk but if you''re tired, feel free to go with mommy."


    "Noooo I want to spend time with papa." she said and hugged his leg tightly.


    "Alright alright,ere then." Keith said as he grabbed her arms and pulled her up.


    Once Miya found herself at her favorite ce, her father''s shoulder''s she giggled and hugged his forehead like she always did and felt hisrge palm support her back.


    "Now get ready! I''ll do rhino style." Keith said and Miya immediately hugged him harder.


    Once he made sure that she was ready, he ran forward at full speed, making Miya scream with excitement.


    ra, Amelia, Caleb and the rest walked into the mansion. Keith''s group were escorted to separate guest rooms while Amelia joined her mother in the master''s bedroom.


    "So, tell me. It looks like you have a lot to talk to me about." she said as she sat on the bed and looked at her daughter.


    Amelia stopped moving almost immediately and after a second, let out a sigh, "I really can''t hide much from you, huh?"


    "Don''t underestimate me. I''m your mother." she said, acting arrogantly as she pushed her hair backwards.


    "Tch. I''ve changed okay? I don''t act like that anymoreee!!" Amelia eximed as she sat down on the bed beside her mother and her expression turned serious.


    She took a deep breath and sorted her thoughts before speaking, "I want my old looks back. I don''t care about looking like the perfectdy anymore."


    "Hmm..." her mother hummed as she looked at her daughter, "You really did change huh? Give me the reason why and I''ll turn you back to how you looked before."


    "I, well... um." Amelia said, unable to say the things that were in her mind.


    She clicked her tongue and frowned as she began, "You see, I think I did something dumb and fell in love with Keith. He joined as a trainee detective at first but now he''s the head of an inquisitor squad.


    He''s sooo insensitive! He used to call me bro and made... made... ugh. He used to make a lot of sexual jokes just to annoy me and even then!! Even then I somehow fell for him and I don''t even know why.


    He barely pays any attention to me and he told me that he likes women like ra. Nice curves and.. and.. uh he likes bigger ones." she said as she ced her hands on her chest.


    Look at me, mom. I''m as t as a cutting board right now. I want him to look at me... no.


    I want him to see my real appearance. The ugly burn scar that''s supposed to be on my back. I want to see how he reacts to my appearance and only then will I make my decision."


    "I thought you changed but you didn''t ahahahaha. It''s funny, I''m sorry Amelia. Back then you wanted to look good to that people would praise you. But now, you want to look good for just one person instead.


    At the end of the day, you''re just giving too much importance to your appearance. Look at me, I have average looks and yet, I got your father to fall in love with me.


    You should keep in mind that attraction and love and two entirely different things. Sure, most of the times, romance starts from attraction but at the same time, it mostly doesn''t end with a lovely rtionship.


    There will be a few lucky ones who get their rtionships working perfectly, but not everyone is lucky.


    Anyways, you''re my daughter and since you found someone you really like, I won''t reject your request but I want to tell you just one thing. If youe to me again, to make you look different, then just keep in mind that I''ll never agree.


    You''re an adult now. And your decisions must carry some weight." she said as she looked at Amelia, who was slightly stunned.


    Amelia thought for a bit and nodded, "I''ve made my decision and I won''t go back on it. If it''s not Keith, then it''s no one. It''ll be great if he epts me for who I am. But if he doesn''t, then there''s nothing I can do really other than ept the oue."


    She then paused and with shivering lips, she slowly muttered, "I''m... just scared that he''ll say no."@@novelbin@@


    Her mother bonked her head with her knuckles before giving her a stern look, "Listen here. You told me that he is with ra right now. No noble in our empire would even look at her since slim and t women have high value in out society.


    And yet, he picked ra who doesn''t meet those conditions and based on what you said, he shows her a lot of affection. He''s a unique and different person. I have a feeling that we shouldn''t see him the same way we see the other men in our empire."