Chp 38 : "Who do you love the most?"
As Yael walked out the dining hall she was filled with sadness and hatred... Not towards her father... but towards Jean
[6y/o Yael : How could she!.. After everything I've done for her and her son! This is how she repays me!]
The only thing she thought about was how Jean "wronged" her, as she finally reached Jean's room she burned down the door and marched in.
"Ms. Yael?! What are you doing?! Your dad is going to be mad when he sees what you did to the door!" Jean said as she rushed to Yael
She looked at Yael's broken wrist and immediately questioned her
"Ms. Yael what happened?! We need to inform your father about this!"
As Jean was about to drag Yael to find her father to treat her she felt a burning sensation crawling up her body.
"My dad won't care about my injury, but he might care about the door..."
"Huh? Ms. Yael why would you say that! You are the heir to this family and his only daughter!"
...
Daughter... that word echoed inside Yael's head, the word she once loved to be called by her "father" was now a painful reminder of how much she disappointed him.
"You..." Yael mumbled
"What did you say Ms. Yael?"
"This is a because of you! You, a mere slave dare to ruin my future! You ruined everything!" Yael shouted out while she subconsciously burned Jean's arm, causing Jean to let go of Yael
"M-Ms. Yael I dont u-understand!" Jean said trying not to cry out in pain from her burned arm
"IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU DADDY DOSEN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE! ITS ALL YOUR FAULT FOR DISTRACTING ME" She shouted in rage as the tears falling from her eyes were evaporated by her body shrouded in her fire magic.
Jean didn't know what to say or what to do she just backed away before she was stopped by a wall whilst Yael slowly cornered her.
"It's all because of you Jean, I gave up daddy's love for you! He doesn't love me anymore!"
Yael said trying to hide the fact that she was crying, but she couldn't hide it from Jean. Jean noticed this and tried to caress Yael's face. Right now Yael's body was covered in fire which made even getting close to her dangerous, but Jean didn't care... she tried to stick her hand towards Yael, but Yael avoided her touch.
"Jean... who do you love the most?.. Is it me or Lucas?"
Yael said with desperation in her voice... she gave up her dad's love for Jean. The least Yael wanted Jean to do was love her the most.
Jean didn't know what to do, she knew she couldn't lie to Ms. Yael because she would find out straight away.
"...I love both Lucas and Ms. Yael the most" Jean said, that was her honest answer. She loved Yael as much as she loved her own son Lucas.
Seconds past with not one of them making a single noise
...
"I WON'T ACCEPT IT! YOU CAN'T"
"M-Ms. Yael... I don't understand? Wha-"
"YOU CAN ONLY LOVE ONE PERSON THE MOST! YOU CAN'T CHOOSE TWO, WHEN I LOVED DADDY THE MOST YOU WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE"
Hearing the six year old Yael say that broke Jean's heart, how does one raise their child to be like this? A child who yearns for love and approval so much that it would make them commit such violent acts.
"But I'm telling the truth Ms. Yael! I really am! Pleas-"
"LIES... YOUR ALL LIARS! BOTH YOU AND DADDY... JEAN, AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR YOU, YOU LOVE LUCAS THE MOST RIGHT?"
...
Jean really didn't know how to answer this one... so she just stayed silent. Jean staying silent just made Yael even more mad
"... So that's how it is... LUCAS, COME TO YOUR MASTER!"
Yael shouted so that Lucas could hear her from his room, Lucas quickly ran to his mother's room to see what was happening... what he saw horrified him.
He saw his mother's burnt body lying on the floor, with both of her ankles broken.
"...M-mother?"
Lucas looked to beside his mother, he saw Yael standing with her emotionless eyes staring at himself....
"Your finally here... Lucas" Yael said with hatred in her voice
"Y-you!... WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY MOTHER"