The Woman Ruler of the Altan Clan

Chapter 74 Mother's Views

Raisa looked towards Khan with a friendly look, a smile rising on her lips. He nodded his head to say hello. Carefully the man replied as well with a nod and a polite smile.

"I am Raisa, Ms. Shanum. I'm sorry, Nak Khan, maybe today we've been bad. Especially what my husband has done. He's just worried about his favorite daughter, please understand." The woman's soft voice filled the silence that had previously occurred in the room.

"About the fire in our house, there was no intention to accuse anyone. But it does not rule out, if Nak Khan wants to help, I am very happy to accept it. Including help to learn the power that my husband now has. Is Nak Khan still willing to help?"

Khan stared at the woman for quite a while, thinking about every word he said carefully. Shanum's mother apparently mastered English fluently, she also has the opposite nature of her husband. The woman is more gentle, patient and well-mannered. The request is neatly packed without forcing. But it is precisely because of his attitude that people will feel guilty if they do not grant his request.

It happened also with Khan at this time, he could not possibly refuse the request of the woman who had given birth to his lover. So he nodded his head while smiling faintly.

"Thank you, Nak Khan," said the woman, returning Khan's smile.

He turned to Jullian. "What's your name, son?" ask Raisa to the man.

"Jullian," he answered briefly. The man's face remained flat.

"OK, Jullian. Please help" said Raisa. The man nodded while bowing respectfully. At least despite the lack of expression, the man named Jullian remained polite, Raisa thought.

Now Raisa turned to look at her husband. "Already allowed, I can immediately ask about the power to the man who was appointed by Nak Khan earlier," the woman said with a smile.

Dimas did not reply, his face increasingly looking sour. He did not focus on looking at his wife anymore. The man's gaze now turned to Jullian with an indecipherable expression, then his eyes moved towards Khan, and looked at him sharply with a stiff face. It seems Dimas still refuses to deal with Khan and his accomplices, judging by his reaction.

"Dad..." Shanum's mother tried to warn the man by throwing some kind of code through his eyes. But Dimas didn't bully her. The man let out a loud sigh, and got up from his seat, then left the room without excuse, with his face glaring in the other direction.

Raisa sighed, looking at her husband's behavior. "It's not usually that he behaves that way. Please give him time to study all this yes" he said grimacingly. Khan did not show any meaningful reaction to Shanum's father's behavior.

He did not want to further aggravate the situation with his anger, even though he actually felt quite offended. No one had ever been so blatantly presumptuous towards him. Khan was used to being respected and respected for his titles and wealth. But for the sake of his heart lover he is willing to give tolerance.

"Mom should rest too. The day has gone up the night. We can continue this conversation tomorrow. I want to rest too, Mom. Today was exhausting for us." Shanum cut the conversation off to keep it from getting any longer. She was already feeling very tired, wanted to immediately touch her soft mattress, and rest her eyes.

Especially after hearing his father's rejection of his relationship with Khan. His brain suddenly jammed and his heart felt numb. He can't think clearly. His strength seemed to be drained away.

Shanum stretched his arm legs, then covered his mouth trying to hold the mouth. Khan watched the girl from his position with a gentle expression.

"You haven't eaten yet, Shasha. At least your stomach must be filled even if only a little," asloh Khan. Shanum sniffed his shoulders, then leaned back on the chair while trying to hold his heavy eyes open. Seeing the reaction of his girl Khan immediately called out to Jullian with a gesture of his hand, he whispered in the man's ear. Jullian replied with a nod of his head, then immediately disappeared from the room.

Raisa who saw the disappearance of Jullian in the blink of an eye immediately gawked in shock. Although he had experienced it himself, but looking in front of his eyes directly enough to stupefy him.

"Jullian is buying food for us" Khan said. Soon Jullian returned with a few packages in a plastic bag. Khan gave orders to Jullian to arrange the items he was carrying in the dining room. The man nodded obediently, then moved out of the room followed by Abdan.

Khan looked at Shanum and Raisa with a faint smile and said, "food is available in the dining room. If you'd like to enjoy it with us." Khan moved closer to Shanum who was seen asleep while leaning back in his chair.

"Sorry, Mum. I'll have to take your daughter to the dining room. He had to fill his stomach first before resting." Khan rubbed the girl's cheek. Feeling a warm greeting, Shanum opened his eyes slightly, tried to get up, and smiled.

Khan said nothing. He returned the girl's smile, then raised Shanum, he carried her in an embrace. He did not wait for Raisa's approval. He confidently acted automatically to help his lover.

"Adri, I can still walk, no need to be carried. Besides the shame there is a mother," Shanum protested while twitching in the man's arms asking to be taken down again.

But Khan tightened his arms. "I don't want you to stumble because you're sleepy. Your eyes are already in that line. Let me take you in my arms" whispered Khan softly. Shanum could not resist anymore, he immediately leaned his head in the grooves of Khan's shoulders. The girl was actually happy to be in the warmth of the man's embrace. His agitated heart and mind suddenly calmed down. If possible, Shanum wants to be in Khan's arms forever.

Raisa who saw the whole scene glued to her place, she observed Khan's behavior towards her daughter. How caring and unfortunately that man was towards her. "Come, Mam, we go to the dining room," Sergei asked with a smile towards Raisa.

The woman immediately regained her senses, nodding in response to Sergei's remark. The two of them rushed to the dining room. Leaving the living room that turned out to be empty, leaving only the two of them.

Raisa enters the dining room and gets a surprise back from Khan. The man is seen releasing one by one the meat of satay from his prick, then put it together with a barrel into a plate. While Shanum was sitting sweetly next to him watching Khan with his sleepy face. Raisa stared while pulling the chair, and sat at the end of the table some distance away with her daughter.

"Let's get eaten, Mam," Sergei said. The man sat next to Raisa. Give him a plate and spoon, while the man starts to spoon the meatballs into his own plate.

"Yes, Mom. Let's eat," Shanum continued, turning to Raisa while chewing satay following lontong proffered by Khan into his mouth. Her face was met with red getting a stunned face from her mother.

The girl was really embarrassed. But he could not resist the man's sweet behavior. Before his father separates them again, he should take advantage of the opportunity.

The man ate a plate with his daughter. How astonishing!

"Mom..." Sergei called the woman again. "Eh. i-iya," Raisa answered in stammering fashion. The woman was still stunned to see the intimacy Khan made towards her daughter, until she became dazed herself.

Raisa noticed Shanum's reaction in replying to the man's attention. Her daughter looks more detached and happy, though a little timid. Raisa wondered, how far has the relationship between the two been?

The woman circulated her gaze towards the people who were around the dining table. They all look ordinary to see the behavior of the two people who are in love drunk. No one looked as surprised as he was.

"You may be wondering about both of them. Take it easy, Mam. Their relationship is not as far as you think. Khan is very much looking after your daughter. He's serious about your daughter." Sergei turned his head towards Raisa and looked at her with a smile.

"Tell me," said Raisa with a curious face. However, Raisa must know the extent of the development of their relationship. All he knew was the last time they had a fight. Shanum did not tell the story in detail, just the outline. But from that story, Raisa can conclude that her daughter was made hurt by the man.

Sergei was silent, the man was weighing and thinking about what he should say about their relationship to the woman next to him.

Raisa looks disappointed. "Tell me what you think I deserve to know. I have to listen to other people's glasses. And I promise not to tell anyone about the information I got from you" urged Raisa.

Sergei smiled faintly at Shanum's mother's words. He is dealing with a woman who turns out to be very good at negotiating. The sharpness of his mind did not match the softness of the attitude he displayed. Sergei saw a face full of deep curiosity radiating there.

"All right! I can only say that the two of them are destined to be together. You and your husband will not be able to break the bond between them, as easy as turning the palm of the hand. My advice, you and your husband should think carefully if you want to separate them." Sergei revealed it in a relaxed yet meaningful tone of voice.

"If we support their relationship, are you sure my daughter won't have another heartache like the other day?" asked Raisa with a doubtful expression.

"I can't guarantee your daughter won't experience it again, Mom. Because every relationship will definitely experience twists and turns, both sweet and bitter. How far are both of them serious about dealing with it. And it takes a lot of trust and toughness if you want to accompany Khan Adrian, Mam. That man is no ordinary man."

"Yes, I know, he's a businessman. Shanum has already said it to us" Raisa said.

"That's right." Sergei smiled in secret.

Raisa frowning. He stared with probing eyes at the man.

"In the meantime, judging from your words, why is it as if the man has another status?" tanyanya squinted her eyes. "Don't tell me the man is a Mafia man or a man who has many wives" he said.

"Good, Mam! You're wrong big." Sergei smiled amusedly at Raisa's words. The man wanted to laugh out loud imagining Khan Adrian having multiple wives. The face was as stiff as a board and as cold as that winter how could it have so many wives. Shanum just wanted to be with him was already a miracle.

And about as a Mafia. Although there is also a point in Shanum's mother's prediction. All of them who are in a clan, sometimes like to act bar-bar similar to the behavior of Mafia organizations. Especially in the world of magic, killing and being killed is a common thing.

But the woman doesn't need to know. Sergei did not want both of Shanum's parents to find out about it from his mouth. Let them know it for themselves from their daughter or experience it for themselves. Sergei did not want to be named as the person who damaged Khan's relationship with his future father-in-law.

"So, who's Khan Adrian, Sergei son?" Shanum's mother's insistence just returned Sergei to wander in his daydream. He cleared his throat slowly, then turned his head towards the woman.

"You sure you want to know, Mam?" ask the man while smiling. Sergei suspected that the woman would immediately approve of their relationship if she knew that the one who would turn her daughter around was a powerful influence, like a king, and very wealthy.

It was not that Sergei was prejudiced by saying Shanum's mother was a treasure-crazy woman. Not as a power-hungry woman. But based on his observation, women usually prefer men who carry such attributes in themselves.

Raisa nodded. Sergei then smiled back. "That man is the Great One of the Altan Clan. One of the biggest clans in our magic world, Mam. He is very influential and rich. You know about the magic world. Your daughter and husband have that magic blood along with the power that comes with it."

Raisa gasped in shock, even before Sergei was done with his words. For God's sake, that man is a King. My daughter loves a king. Oh, my poor daughter!

"Mom..." Sergei moved his palm in front of Raisa's face. He looked worried looking at the expression of shock drawn on the woman's face.

Raisa shook her head. "You're not kidding me, are you, Sergei boy?" ask her with a hopeful face. It seemed like the woman wanted the man to just act silly and just work on her.

"No, Mam. I'm not kidding" replied the man.

Raisa smothered her face with both of her palms. He sounded tired, his face looked sad.

Sergei raised his eyebrows, he confusedly judged Shanum's mother's reaction. The woman acted as if listening to the news of the death of someone. Is it that bad to know that his future son-in-law is someone who is equal to the king and very rich?

"Why should my daughter?" he muttered in a soft voice.

"You don't like your daughter pairing up with Khan?" Sergei asked back to Raisa with a tone of astonished voice mixed in confusion.

The woman sighed then took the glass filled with water from the table. He sipped it, then put it again in its original place. His throat suddenly felt dry.

He turned his head, and said, "i don't want to make life harder, Sergei boy. My daughter has had a lot of nightmares. If she's gonna have to deal with all the hassle that's going on in her relationship, I don't know if she's gonna be able to handle it." The woman turned her eyes towards her daughter. Looking at her beautiful face was smiling towards Khan.

"The life of the nobility is not easy. I know, Sergei boy. Because my sister married that guy. I've been the place of her endless grievances with that happiness all along. And I don't want that to happen with my daughter" Raisa said sadly.

Sergei. Finally he knew the reason the woman was moping. "That means you have to trust your daughter, Mum. If indeed Khan Adrian is the choice, it means Shanum is ready with all the hassle that accompanies it. I'm sure Shanum is a strong girl. Your daughter is harboring strength and rigor that no one else has. He also has a sincere and selfless love for those around him. Your daughter's a fighter, Mam. The warrior's blood was passed down by his ancestor who was also one of the Kings of another Clan. You have to ask him about it, if you don't know it yet" Sergei said.

Sergei tried to open the woman's mind. Because the woman must know that her daughter is someone who cannot be underestimated. Sergei had often seen with his own eyes, the girl was harboring a powerful force within him. The girl was the one who was destined to accompany Khan Adrian. Even he was also foretold to lead the entire Clan in his power.

Raisa did not answer. He was in his own world, thinking about the whole speech Sergei had just said. The woman has not been able to make a decision, what to do about Shanum and Khan's relationship. In addition, she also had to think about her actions towards her husband who was sulking. His head was full of this shocking information.

"I'm full. The rest is for you, Adri." Shanum refused the spoon proffered by the man for the umpteenth time. Khan put the food into his own mouth. And take a glass filled with water on the table to hand over to Shanum. The girl took the glass from her hand and slowly sipped it.

Khan looked at the girl before him with a gentle look. He clasped the girl's fingers tightly in his lap. Khan is happy today ended well. He can still get close to Shanum. Fortunately Shanum's mother did not prevent her from being by the girl's side. The girl's father's problem he'll think about tomorrow. Khan did not want to bother thinking about the man's hatred towards him.

"You want to go straight to the room?" ask the man to his girl. Shanum nodded. He started to yawn. "Come, I'll take you to the room." Khan pulled Shanum to stand up gently. Then he turned to look at Raisa.

"I got permission to take Shasha to the room, Mom. Can I?" ask Khan. Raisa looked towards the man. She looked doubtful, but then as she saw the look of begging and earnestness in the man's eyes, Raisa nodded her head. He has no power to refuse.

"You didn't forbid Khan to take Shanum to his room. Isn't that dangerous, Mum?" lure Sergei while chuckling amusedly.

Raisa sighs in defeat. "I can't Sergei. That guy seems to love my daughter. And for some reason my heart says, she will always protect Shanum. Neither of others who have evil intentions, nor of themselves."

Hearing the woman's reply, Sergei smiled. "I'm glad to hear your answer. Hope you'll support your daughter in the future, Mum. He needs full support to achieve his destiny."