Azure Wolves

Jason and Liliana were already sitting opposite Liem and Viviana.

Liem showed them the paper containing the DNA test results that Jessica had given him yesterday. "We got it from your daughter, and the results indicate that Vivian is Eddie's biological mother."

Liliana quickly took the DNA test results and seriously read every detail listed in it. She then handed it to her husband before speaking to Vivian. "We've been looking for his biological mother since we found him at our doorstep, but I didn't expect that his mother was so close to us. As a fellow woman, I can understand your situation at that time, but you shouldn't leave your newborn son in front of another family's house, especially since you don't have any information about that family."

"Liliana, I—"

"Don't interrupt me." Liliana then bombarded Vivian with questions. "Fortunately, you left him at our house, and we love him very much. What do you think would happen if the house wasn't ours? Did you consider the potential risk to Eddie? Did you consider the possibility that the homeowner might not accept him and could throw him elsewhere? If that had happened, he would have died long ago, and you would never have been able to see him again."

Vivian's tears fell because of Liliana's questions, and she tightly squeezed her skirt without being able to answer them all. Liem let out a soft sigh and reached for her hand, but he was at a loss for words to calm her down.

"Vivian, I'm glad I found Eddie's biological mother, and I'm glad you're his mother." Jason put the DNA test results on the table. "We've known each other for two decades, so I know you're a good woman, and leaving him at our doorstep must be a difficult decision for you. I understand if you want to get him back, and we won't stop you, but we won't help you with this matter. If you want to get him back, you must convince him to accept you on your own, but you will face a steep road and rejection. We always loved him, but he grew up to be an introvert, and his character was difficult to understand at times."

Since they have known each other for so long, Natalia wanted to help Vivian reunite with Eddie, but she fully understood her adopted son's character. "We have tried to discuss this issue with him too many times, but he always refuses whenever we try to bring it up. He always assumed that you never wanted him because you left him at our house, and he had no interest in looking for you or meeting you."

Vivian's tears flowed even harder after Liliana said that. "What... what should I do so that Eddie is willing to forgive me and accept me?"

"Eddie always has difficulty accepting the presence of new people because of his introverted character, so you can't rush to get his forgiveness." Vivian looked at Liliana. "The first thing you should do is approach him with sincerity; you can try to approach him like a friend to understand him. If he is willing to accept your presence, you can start to deepen your relationship with him, but you must hold back your feelings. If you rush him to accept and forgive you, I guarantee you will fail, and he will never be willing to accept you forever. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Vivian nodded and wiped her tears. "Do you think Eddie will be willing to meet me?"

Liliana shook her head at her. "Eddie won't be willing to meet you at first, so you shouldn't be disappointed if he turns you down. Instead, you should keep coming to him, no matter how many times he rejects you. If you keep doing that, I believe he will be willing to meet you."

"Liliana is right, wife." Liem spoke to his wife. "You two are strangers now, so you have to start from the bottom with Eddie, and you have to control your feelings so as not to force him to accept you. Do everything slowly, and let everything flow like a calm stream. For now, you don't have to help me with the company's affairs, and you can focus on approaching him."

Vivian nodded slightly. "I'll try it."

After they talked for some time, Liem took Vivian to leave the Chen family residence.

Liliana then spoke to her husband. "Last night and earlier, I noticed that Michael kept glancing at Vivian, so I'm sure that he already knows that she has given birth to a child for him. I don't want him to know too much about this matter before Vivian manages to get Eddie's forgiveness, so I want you to do something to prevent it."

"I'll take care of that matter." Jason took his smartphone and contacted several people to cover all information regarding Eddie and Vivian. "Do you think he will be willing to accept his mother?"

Liliana helplessly shook her head. "We both understand Eddie's character very well, so I can't predict the outcome, and the outcome will depend on Vivian's hard work to convince him. If she fails to control her feelings and forces him to accept her, the outcome will obviously fail."

"Yeah." Jordan then stood up. "I'll go to the organization now, and I'll monitor the situation of our children in the ruins, especially Eddie."

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Above the forest, the golden-haired woman stood alone in mid-air, and her golden eyes watched Eddie, who carefully walked with his group members along the forest path.

They walked in a neat formation with Richard in the front row and Jessica at the back. Natasha, Liana, Jordan, and Leah walked on both sides, flanking Eddie and Dea.

The golden-haired woman smiled at Eddie's annoyed expression, especially since they had not encountered any beasts. "Little boy, this place is your first test, so please show me that my hopes for you are not wrong."

"Why are you upset, Ed?" Jordan asked him.

"Hehe." Natasha chuckled and answered him. "Jo, he wanted to fight with the beasts, but they seemed to be avoiding us, so he's upset like this."

"Hahaha." Jordan laughed afterwards. "I forgot that you were such a person, Ed! Back then, whenever we played MMORPG, you were always impatient to increase your level. However, these beasts are completely different from the monsters in the game, so you have to control yourself, or you will get hurt by them."

"Do you understand about these beasts, Ed?"

Eddie turned to Jessica. "Like our cultivation, beasts are also divided into eight levels, and each major level also has four minor levels."

"Yes." Jessica nodded at him. "Just like us cultivators, beasts have their abilities. Some of them have strengthening abilities, and some can go berserk when in a pinch. Even if their level is the same as ours, we underestimate them, and we must understand their movements to determine the right move to fight them."

"Some beasts have deceptive abilities to hide their strength, so we must carefully observe them before we move to attack them. If they turn out to be stronger than us, we will be in a tight situation, and we will die at their hands." Leah added.

Dea, who was walking in the middle of them, also spoke. "My friend told me that she once met a beast with camouflage abilities, but the beast's level was lower than hers, so she was able to kill it."

"Ed, what kind of spirit did you awaken? Is it an attack, defense, healing, or support spirit?" Liana suddenly asked.

Eddie wanted to answer Leah, but Richard suddenly signaled them to stop because there were five beasts a little away from them. He looked at some blue transparent screens that appeared above the beasts. "They are azure wolves, and they have an affinity with the wind, so their speed should be very fast. Their main weapons are their sharp fangs and front legs, and their weaknesses are their noses and hind legs. Their ability is gale howl, which can stir a violent storm, and their other ability is fang bite. Fortunately, they are young wolves, and their strength is only at the foundation realm. If we meet the adult ones, they will give us trouble."

Jessica, Jordan, Leah, and Liana looked at Eddie in surprise. "How did you know about all that?"

Unlike the four, Richard and Dea had only met Eddie last night, so they don't know much about him yet. However, his speed in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the beasts in front of them was quite impressive to them.

Natasha wanted to laugh because Eddie was too excited about his first expedition, which made him accidentally blurt out. She held back her laughter and helped her lover answer the question. "Did you forget about his job? He spends most of his time in front of the computer to design his games, and he reads a lot about the beasts' information in the organization's database. Furthermore, this is his first expedition, and he always prepares everything as best as he can, so you shouldn't be surprised if he knows all that."

Jessica and the others hadn't forgotten about Eddie's habits, but they had never seen him like that, and he usually spoke in short sentences, so they were surprised by that.

Natasha spoke to them again. "Since these beasts have an affinity for wind, Richard is best suited to fight them with his affinity for earth. However, there are quite a lot of them, and wolves usually attack in packs, so we have to help him by distracting the others."

"So how do you think we should fight them, Ed?" Jessica asked Eddie because she wanted to know his ability to deal with such a situation.

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