"Did you miss ? My dear son?"
"..."
Kazir stared at the woman before him. The two of them were walking through the park. He felt sothing odd when his mother called him son instead of his na.
He felt that the woman hadn't aged at all. She still had that angelic smile. Her skin looked smooth with almost no wrinkles. Maybe her last husband was quite wealthy for her to maintain a beautiful lifestyle.
"Ms. Cohen, do you rember the last ti we t?"
"Hm? Let guess..." She touched her lips and thought.
"Ten years ago, I guess." She giggled.
"It's been sixteen years. The last ti I t you was when I was 13."
"Aha, that ans you'll be 24 this year!"
The woman smiled.
"I'm 29 years old."
"Fufu, of course I know. I'm just kidding."
She giggled. But Kazir could see that the woman was lying. He knew that Eliza Cohen had no idea about his age.
Kazir clenched his teeth. Honestly, he didn't know why he agreed to this eting.
He was a director and he could tell if soone was acting or not. Eliza might be a good 'actress', but she couldn't escape Kazir's gaze.
"So, what is the reason you are here?"
"Oh, isn't it obvious? I want to see you. I miss my son!"
She approached him and hugged him, but Kazir didn't react. He was just unmoved.
Eliza noticed the awkwardness and stepped back.
"Son, you have grown up so well. I can't believe my son is handso, tall and rich. A successful film director, fufu."
Again, she didn't speak his na.
"..."
He just stared at him. Kazir knew that this woman had a reason for wanting to see him.
Judging by her appearance, the least she needed was money. She looked like a rich madam who owned a business.
"Ms. Cohen--"
"Mom, call Mom." She said with a smile.
"Ms. Cohen--"
"Mom."
"Ms. Cohen--"
"Call Mom, son."
"... Mom."
As expected, the woman was unreasonable. Still, Kazir had no choice but to comply, for he wanted the conversation to continue.
"That's good. What is it, my son?"
"Why are you here? After so many years, this is the first ti you have contacted ."
"Because you never answer my letter. Don't you feel sad? Your mother wrote so many letters for you, but you didn't answer any of them." She pouted.
'You only started sending letters when Taken beca successful. You never contacted before that. Besides, you didn't try to phone call at all.'
"So what is the reason why you are here?"
"As always, you don't love ."
She touched her cheek.
"Mom, you're the one who doesn't love ."
"What do you an? Of course I love you. I always love you." She tried to touch Kazir, but the man slapped her hand away.
"I guess you don't believe ."
She looked sad.
"When is my birthday? For God's sake, prove to that you have an ounce of motherly love in your heart."
"Isn't it October-"
"Don't speak. I don't need to hear it anymore."
"Aha, it's December, right? Hehe, it's already 29 years, so I guess my mory is a bit confused."
Kazir didn't bother to answer.
'My birthday is September 9th, 1968. But I guess that's too much for you to rember.'
"This is the last ti I will ask you. Why are you here?"
His eyes stared at her gravely. It was hard not to be angry in this situation.
"I guess I have no choice but to answer you this ti."
Eliza turned to her side and looked at the teenage girl standing a few feet away from them.
"This is Mara Cohen Foster. She is your younger sister. She is 15 years old."
The teenage girl looked exactly like Eliza. They could be mistaken for sisters instead of mother and daughter.
"You want to see your daughter with another man?"
"Of course not. I'm here to ask you to help your sister beco an actress. She is not an amateur. She is a model and has been on a local TV show in Vermont."
"..."
This is a complete joke.
"Mara, say hello to your brother."
"H- Hello director, I an brother Keith. I'm Mara, Mom's told a lot about you."
"Like what?"
"That you're a smart guy. You won the spelling bee when you were 9 years old."
"That's Aaron, not ."
"Really? Wow, I thought it was you." Eliza was surprised. It seed she had misrembered...
"Anyway, it's not important. I heard that you are going to make another movie next year. Why don't you let your sister be in it? I want a supporting role with at least five lines."
Kazir laughed. This whole charade was stupid. Very stupid.
'Why am I even here?'
At first he want to leave. But he knew how annoying his mother was. One of the reasons why their father was so broken that he lost himself in alcohol.
'No... I know the answer to why I'm here.'
Kazir hoped that his mother would change. That his mother would show a little bit of affection. To see even a sincere smile.
But what he saw was utter garbage of a woman.
Suddenly he felt his heart breaking. Even breathing was difficult.
His face contorted as he looked at them.
"Son, are you all right?"
Eliza approached him, but Kazir stared at her with a cold look.
"Don't fucking touch . You despicable bitch."
"W-what?"
Eliza and Mara were both stunned. They had heard that Kazir Grey was a gentleman and a good person. But the man in front of them was the complete opposite of a good person.
Kazir's look could kill a person.
"Mrs. Cohen, no, Mom, tell . Why did you na Kazir?"
He searched for the aning of his na and it ans "another na for God/abundance".
This was the last ti Kazir wanted to hear Eliza's answer.
Suddenly, the woman turned serious. She recalled the suffering she faced back when she was pregnant. The lonely tis. Her love slowly turned into hatred. She rembered why she nad his second son Kazir.
"Because I hate God."
Finally, Kazir saw honesty in his mother's eyes. He laughed and turned around.
He was tired. He didn't want to talk to his mother ever again. He walked away with a great disappointnt in his heart.
[I'll be honest, I didn't know the aning of Kazir/Kasir until last week (now a few months). I just made the na up without much thought. I was actually shocked when I realized its aning, so I decided to add it to the plot since the aning is quite heavy.]
[If you read my other novels, you can see that most of the MCs have the letter K in their nas. Mikael, Keenan, Keith, Kazir, and Calix(sounds K)]
[I know I'm adding too much drama, but let cook, guys. I need sothing to cause a breakup between Reese and Kazir. The way for the MC to have a relationship with other girls].
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