17 Do You Still Not Believe Me, Mom?

John walk towards the living room where he saw his mother that is laying down and resting on the wooden chair.

'Mom, look pretty tired. But trying to rest on that chair is pretty hard because its is solid'

With that thought on his mind, John ran back to his room and grab two pillow before he return to the living room and approach his mother.

Jhon saw that his Mom is about to fall asleep, so he slowly put one pillow below his mother's head and another on her back.

Although he tried to not wake her up, she was still woken up. She open her eyes heavily and look at John.

She raise her hand and bring it to John's cheek and started caressing him.

"Thank you." she said, and close her eyes again to sleep.

As John look at his sleeping mother, he thought of letting her eat the other fruit that he multiplied earlier to maybe improve her vitality. Even if its just 10% of the mana that the fruit can give to vitality/health it is still something that will stack up if he let her keep eating it everyday.

John decided to do just that. So he walk to the kitchen pull out the Magic fruit from his item box.

Because he rested for an hour, his mana recovered and he can multiply another fruit.

After multiplying the fruit, he return one fruit back to his item box.

He pick up the Apple and a knife from the kitchen counter. He cut the apple into pieces, and its obvious that he is not that great at handling a knife as he got a small cut on his index finger. He did not mind it much and just suck his fingers to remove the blood and continued with cutting the apple.

Then after he finish cutting, he put it in a plate and exited the kitchen with a plate of apple on one hand and a glass of water on the other hand.

He put down the plate and the glass on the coffee table on the living room and woke up his mother.

"Mom, Mom." he call out to her as he shake her gently from her sleep.

Sophia woke up and sat down on the chair. From her eyes you can see that she is soooo sleepy as she try hard to open them.

Noticing that his mother is having a hard time fighting her sleepiness, John pick a piece of apple and bring it near Sophia's mouth.

"Mom, eat this" and put it on her mouth. (AN: I promise, this is not some degenerate novel that some of you might think, okay!)

After the apple enter her mouth, Sophia bit it. Then she felt it. Something started flowing into her body rapidly. Giving her some energy that blown away her tiredness and sleepiness.

She open her eyes widely in shock. She look at the 'apple' on the plate. With just one look she know what she just ate.

And panic appeared on her face. She turn to face John and ask,

"Is that the one I bought for you!?" She ask, there is panic and sadness in her voice.

John look at her for a second before answering, "Well... Yes but also no,"

With a frown on her face she ask, "Wha.. What do you mean yes and no?"

"Well, actually the one that you just ate is something that was made with the help of my powers."

When Sophia heard John's explanation, she calmed down. And she breath a sigh of relief.

"Sigh... I was scared thinking that you made me ate my present to you."

Only now did John know the reason for her panic earlier. Of course he notice the panic on her face earlier, but he just shrug it for now and thought of just asking her later. But now there is no need to.

"Mommy, you don't have to worry about me." he said, he hold her hands with his tiny ones, "I will become strong to protect you and then in the future we will be super rich!"

Hearing what she thought of as just imagination of her child, she laugh and rub his hair.

"Yes, yes. We will be rich in the future. That's why you need to become strong, ok!" Sophia said in a doting tone.

"Do you not believe me mom?" John ask with a frown.

Seeing him frown, Sophia immediately said, "No, I believe you, I believe you!"

But even though she already said that she believed, in John's ear it only sounds like a mother consoling her child.

So with that he thought of something to make his mother believe.

"It looks like you don't believe me, mom. So follow me." after saying that, he turn around and walk towards his room.

Sophia was flabbergasted with the serious face that John put on. So, she did as he said and follow him to his room.

Just as she enter his room, she was blinded by all the shiny and all the ssparkly things around the room.

When she look closely, her jaw drop. She saw that all those sparkly thing littering everywhere are actually gold!

"OH MY GOD!"

She exclaimed and covered her mouth with both hands.

John at the side look at her reaction and smiled.

Then he ask, "Do you still not believe me, mom?" with a smug smile.

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AN: Tell me if you notice some mistakes Imma fix it. Thanks!