Chapter 111

**Tzalmon Point of View**

"Do not... Do not call me that." An angry growl came from the face who was my wife's father.

"Mother-in-law" I turned to Mrs. Winters for some support but even the ever kind and calm Mrs. Winters to shared the same distaste that her husband was giving me.

"Mr. Ebernus, we have no relation with you whatsoever nor will we ever have. If not for – her, we would've not taken your offer to work for you." I released a heavy breath and saw the three enraged people from Winters household.

That evening, when I revealed everything to them at the dinner, they did not believe me. On contrary, they looked at me funnily as if I was joking and passing by the serious issue in hand.

However, three days later, Azar was able to get hair strands of Acacia's secretly and sent them to me on my orders. After insisting the Winters several times, they got the test that this world does to see the paternity between different relationships.

We had the DNA test done and the doctor was Mr. Winters' best friend. A day later the test results came out positive and it was then I showed them the pictures of Acacia that Azar had sent me periodically.

The DNA test coupled with the pictures of Acacia, whose face looked a lot similar to the three Winters members, they finally managed to digest the truth.

For a day, they did not accept any appointment from me nor did they go to their respective works. They spent the whole day most probably remembering what I told them and discussing it among them.

It was only two days later that they called me and asked for a meeting at their house. This time around, they did not even offer me a glass of water. They only asked me every single detail of what exactly happened and I told them.

I told them everything without even missing a single point because I want make amends genuinely and that comes with coming clean to her parents in the first place.

I did not make them think I was not in the wrong at all, on the contrary, I openly accepted all the mistakes and all the wrong decisions and judgments I made in the past that affected their daughter negatively.

However, coming out clean with Eblilis parents also has some of my selfish motives hidden; a hope hidden.

I was hoping to get the approval of Winters family so that it would be easier to get forgiveness from Eblilis in the future.

But as any loving parents, Mrs. and Mr. Winters turned livid with me. They were not scared that I am a supernatural being who is much more powerful and stronger than anyone. They were so furious at me that they didn't care if I harm them at all.

Whew! It's just so difficult to get everything back on the right tract.

Eblilis, whatnot am I doing to get your forgiveness?

When the day comes, you will feel my sincerity right?

"If not for the reason that we cannot barge into her life so suddenly after all these years of forgetting her, if not the adverse effect it might bring out, if not for our daughter and grandson who needed a normal manner to get close to us before breaking the truth to them, we would never accept your offer." Mr. Winters clipped, sneering at me.

If it was someone else and if it was in the past, that sneer targeted towards me would cost that person's life.

But this is my own father-in-law who loves his children more than anything in the world.

"Mr. Ebernus, do not try to make familial relations with us because we only consider our daughter and grandson but not you that might come with them in future." Mrs. Winters followed her husband but I got a little, tiny winy shameless after coming to this world.

To get my wife and son back to me, I don't mind being a little brazen with them to make ends meet.

I now need to slowly make my way from bad books to 'not bad' books to 'good' books.

"I will try my best to improve myself. I will have my wife and son by my side one day." I announced determinedly yet with lot of respect towards the couple. "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, you both can come to work from the coming Monday. Take good rest these couple of days. There is a catalogue of universities for Liam on the glass table in the living room, please help yourself to make decision." I bowed a little in respect and walked back to my own villa to continue with my own worki.

Eelk stayed back with the Winters family for a while more and gave them more information about Acacia and Igses before leaving.

I realized they were much lenient on Eelk than they were me, Azar and Gyles. It must be because they know Eelk helped and supported her back in the kingdom and did not give her a hard time, so they were more inclined to talk to Eelk.

It still made me hopeful that they are at least giving one of us a chance to get close to them. It might not be as impossible for me to squeeze some place in their good books later on.

So I continued to work on reading the journals one after the other. I wasn't expecting anything after not finding anything from my past searches. I was already getting anxious and flustered by the negative outcome.

However that changed when I came upon something in a journal written by grandfather of my grandfather.

I flipped the page and started reading it slowly and clearly. He did not sit on the throne yet and was young at that time. In the mortal world terminology, he was a teenager.

'The small trip to that domain caused strange phenomena. For those few days we were there, something suppressed our powers for some reason. We got anxious as there was no way back home unless we got our magic back. For days, we were locked up in the small domain without any clue of what was happening.'

This is very similar to our case. Not wasting any time, I continued to read further.

'A few days later, suddenly the suppression on us was not there anymore and we were clueless why it happened. Although happy, I still wanted to know why something so strange happened. After coming back, the higher council had a discussion with the King, my father. No one knows what they talked about but they started to investigate the strange phenomena.'

My eyebrow scrunched up as I finished reading the second page. So the suppression was gone on its own?

How and why?

Curiously and nervously, I flipped the next page to continue.

'The investigation went on for years but I was never told the proceedings of it. However, one day, when I was waiting for my father at the back of the court room, I only vaguely heard them saying something startling. 'The cause and effect are due to the same reason.' Later only I couldn't find what the reason was. My father had closed the whole issue and everyone was ordered to never talk about it ever again. I was not told about it even. And so the whole truth of the incident was buried with father and the other courtiers after their death.'

The cause and effect are due to the same reason?

What exactly is the reason that caused a power suppression? For the suppression to vanish on its own, the cause must be something simple.

But why was this whole incident buried? What exactly happened then?

If it was not for something very big, the issue would've not been given a silence order. I went through the rest of his journal but nothing about that incident was ever mentioned again.

So I searched for his father's journal and after a long search I found it. Spending one full day on reading it, nothing about the incident was ever mention in his journal to start with.

There was not even a mention of any strange phenomena in passing. It seemed like the Order of Silence was followed by everyone religiously.

What exactly happened then?

How do I find out?

And what does it mean by 'The cause and effect are due to the same reason'?

I fell in thoughts as I chanted that phrase again and again in my mind. Although I don't the situation then, what if the same theory is applied to my current situation as well?

Since the suppression was only levied on us by the nature, it could possibly for two reason in current scenario.

One, our magical power will be unbearable for the current stability of the mortal realm.

Or;

Two, something went wrong by us or from our side that needs to be fixed before the restrictions are relaxed.

I somehow have a feeling that the second option is what we are facing now.

If so, is it perhaps related to –

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Next chapter is here. Enjoy!

What do you think about the chapter? Good?

So Tzalmon really came out clean with his in-laws. Brave enough!

He even went to great lengths to prove his story and tell them about their daughter is commendable.

I think Acacia would do good when she gets back with her parents.

Will this help Tzalmon in future persuation?

Will Winters cool down for him in near future?

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