26: Past

Ireful, she smashed the magazine in her hand stiffly on the table, her face was desensitized revealing how angry she was at the moment.

The young man sitting lown at the opposite of her chuckled in amusement. "This is too fun" he commented, taking a sip from his wine.

"You think this is funny Xorn. I am his mother, why does he have to go against me. I thought I had him under my control" She frowned, trying to recall where she had gone wrong in raising her son the way she wanted.

"Theo is not a kid anymore, he knows what he wants. He is thirty for fuck sake, give him some break. He deserves it" Xorn hissed, rolling his eyes. "You are attacking too constantly, give everyone some break"

"What do you mean?"

"Since you failed to capture Mystique, I think you should go from the inside. Destroy them both from the inside and when they are in their weakest state, you can strike