"This is mother's favorite coffee shop."
"Hm."
Van only let out a breath as he once again looked at the other people in the establishment. Was that the reason why the people weren't bothering them, and even making way and avoiding them by themselves?
At least the people here have a sense of privacy, unlike the media people that Van had been seeing a lot lately ever since he arrived in the country.
"How… did your mother die?"
"She's not dead!"
Adia instantly slammed her palm on the table as soon as Van's words reached her ears. But although it thundered throughout the entire coffee shop, it wasn't enough to break the table. Adia remained staring at Van for a few seconds before she started to calm down.
"She and father are stuck somewhere in the Deadzone," she then said before taking a sip of her coffee, "My father, you see, was an Explorer from Xin."