Chapter 229: The Day She Called Me Mother

“Mother~?”

Gabriella tilted her head and smiled at Creis.

A sunflower seemed to bloom on her face.

Creis fell silent.

She took a very long time to process this information.

She began to “calculate,” analyzing the meaning behind Gabriella saying those words, what she wanted to express, and what she herself should do…

But more than anything, her mind went blank.

At first, there was a sense of defeat.

Creis realized that all her predictions about Gabriella’s behavior had failed.

This meant she still didn’t understand Gabriella well enough.

No—she had perhaps never truly understood anyone.

Understanding…

She thought she understood everyone and even wanted Gabriella to understand her, but she had failed to understand Gabriella herself.

However, very quickly, Creis’s heart felt as if it had been struck by a gentle electric current.

A tingling, numbing sensation spread through her.

Her heart felt like it was floating up into the air, soaring above the white clouds toward the vast, azure sky.

In that instant, all her suspicions and calculations were shattered by this single moment.

The moment Gabriella called her “Mother” in that gentle voice and acknowledged her identity, Creis felt a strange chemical reaction happening within her soul.

Every pattern could extend into countless possibilities—very complicated, yet blooming with an incomparable, comforting, and soft light.

At that moment, Gabriella tilted her head and smiled again.

“Did I say something wrong? Sorry, then…”

“Mother. Gabriella. I am your mother.” Creis quickly spoke, her voice carrying an unprecedented urgency.

Her delicate body trembled slightly, as if she was both celebrating her own decisiveness and feeling nervous.

“I am Olivia’s wife, and also your mother, Gabriella… You really are my daughter. You actually figured it out. You’re amazing… How did you discover it??”

“Physical features, behavior and mannerisms… We look so alike, of course we’re mother and daughter.”

“Mm…”

At that moment, even Gabriella was shocked to discover that Creis had actually blushed.

Her body no longer trembled. Her hands were clasped tightly together and hanging at her sides. Her eyes darted around uncertainly.

The cute little maid exuded a shy warmth. This was the moment she looked least like that terrifying celestial god.

For a brief instant, a terrifying thought sprouted in Gabriella’s heart.

How wonderful would it be if I could make Creis join the Evil God’s side?

Let her atone, give her a chance to turn over a new leaf, make her offer everything to my master, and make up for her past mistakes.

It seemed like a feasible plan. Perhaps in the near future, this celestial god would already have become an apostle.

However, Gabriella suddenly wanted to make Creis fall. She rarely considered something so unrealistic.

What’s more, from beginning to end, they had only been testing this celestial god Creis.

The next step of the plan hadn’t even been formulated yet, and they hadn’t had many opportunities before the second problem arrived.

Creis grew even more nervous.

She reached out her hand as if wanting to place it on top of Gabriella’s head, but pulled it back the next second.

“Gabriella, I am your mother. I… what should I… what should I do?”

“Hehe. Sorry for not acknowledging it before. Of course you should do whatever you want, Mother. You’re so powerful. Nothing in this world can stop you, right?”

“Gab… Daughter, that’s the wrong way of thinking. I also have my own ideals. I can’t just do whatever I please.”

Creis had calmed down a lot, although her face was still very red and her eyes still darted around.

“You are my daughter. I won’t let you fall into danger. I can’t selfishly deny you. I can’t…”

“Mom~” Gabriella laughed.

“No.”

Creis shook her head in denial.

“The things that happened in the past were very cruel and very dangerous. The reason you don’t care is because… let’s let the past stay in the past.”

“I’m sorry for not acknowledging it before. It’s just that you hadn’t remembered yet… I know it might have been painful. I’m sorry. But I want… I want you to give me a chance.”

“If you remember, please don’t hate me. I also have my own goals. I… I just didn’t let you understand. All of that was my fault.”

As she spoke, the blush on her face turned into guilt and self-reproach.

All the emotions that had never appeared before came flooding out the moment Gabriella acknowledged her identity.

It gradually turned Creis into a true soul that possessed emotions.

Gabriella nodded and placed her hand on top of Creis’s head.

“No problem, Mother. Don’t treat me like some bitter, vengeful person.”

Since the ultimate goal was to make Creis accept the shadow, there was no need to settle everything immediately.

She hated Creis, but she also felt that Creis had value that could be used by her master.

She could atone in her own way.

That was why Gabriella had acknowledged this identity.

Creis seemed to be able to sense her intentions.

She actually knelt down on both knees in front of Gabriella.

Her white stockings rubbed against the floor as she nuzzled her head back and forth against Gabriella’s chest.

Then Creis tried to reach out and hug Gabriella, holding her in her arms like a mother.

“Mother, does this mean we can understand each other now?”

Creis didn’t say it out loud, but the look in her eyes seemed to convey an affirmative answer.

“I… still need… some time.”

Suddenly, the sound of the door being pushed open caught both of their attention. Creis also stood up.

Isabella and Olivia walked into the room at the same time. Their expressions were quite shocked.

“You two…”

They had personally witnessed Celestial God Creis nuzzling against Gabriella! Like a domesticated little maid acting spoiled in Gabriella’s arms.

Forget threatening Gabriella— it was completely possible that she had directly turned into a “daughter-con” on the spot.

It was as if a little flower had grown on Creis’s head, and Gabriella was carefully tending to it, helping it grow strong.

Isabella suddenly remembered what Gabriella had said in the temple—that she could proactively ask Creis about the secrets of the slumber and the mysterious organization of the Heavenly Oracle Envoys.

She and Liya had originally thought Gabriella had become stupid because she was pregnant. Now it seemed they had worried for nothing.

“It’s fine. It looks like I was completely overthinking it just now. There’s no need to worry at all. I understand your intentions now, Mother.”

Creis nodded. Then her gaze instantly shifted to Isabella. That expression seemed to say— “This time, I won.”

At that moment, standing at the bedroom doorway and seeing the interaction between Gabriella and the celestial god, Olivia let out a soft laugh.

She lightly bumped Isabella’s shoulder, then looked at Gabriella and gave them a meaningful smile.

“Was the thing about you two kissing really true?”