Christine closed the door. "April, you are not welcome here."
"I just came back to see my son..."
"You still know he is your son? Why did you leave without saying goodbye twenty years ago? Why did you make your son live under someone else's roof?"
The smile vanished from April's face, and her gaze suddenly became frenzied. "I left because I trusted you. I knew you would raise Hobart as your own child.
"I left because... because I missed Rex so much. I missed him so much it drove me mad..."
When April mentioned Rex, tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. She looked emotionally unstable.
"You..." Christine sighed. "More than twenty years have already passed."
"But I still love him deeply. No matter what others think or how they see me, I will revive Rex!" April wiped away her tears, and her expression became resolute again. "Back then, I was too weak to save Rex. But now it is different. Different."
More than half of Christine's anger had dissipated. "It was not your fault!"
He asked worriedly, "Your condition..."
"This is the price of gaining power." April shook her head. "Can we talk calmly?" Christine pulled out a chair and sat across from April. "It seems you are already an Ancient Alchemist?"
"Yes," April said. "I have already refined a body capable of holding Rex's soul. The greatest problem now is finding Rex's soul in the Spirit World."
"I do not want to hear about that." Christine said, "And I will not let Hobart follow you into madness!"
"I only suddenly remembered that Hobart's curse was about to flare up, so I came to see him. Besides, I brought him two gifts." As she spoke, April took out a spoon like one used at the dining table and a