Her Slave

Chapter 4

Alan wanted to refute it, but looking at his mother's cold face, he knew he no longer had any room to negotiate, so he could only dejectedly say, "Alright, mom," before standing up and leaving the room, feeling like that world had lost some color since he walked into the room.

As Alicia watched Alan close the door behind him, she collapsed on the sofa behind her.

"Haahhh."

She released a deep sigh, as she let her head fall. With closed eyes, the scenario of a few seconds ago constantly played through her mind.

She had truly been angry with Alan for trying to have his mother enslave him. How much of a pervert had he become?

Yet that was it. She wasn't close to hating him. On the contrary, her love for her son hadn't even been affected by this.

Instead, what had made her shed tears and lash out so much was herself.

At that moment, before her thoughts could fully comprehend what Alan had even said, a sensation she hadn't experienced for a long time suddenly rose in her...

It was only when Alan had dropped down on his knees in front of her that she snapped out of it, instantly becoming overwhelmed by self-hate and disgust. This only got more intense with Alan's desperate appearance down on the floor.

She truly blamed herself for this. If she hadn't let him do all those things for her, he wouldn't be doing this now.

"Heh, if people found out what I have taught my son, they would probably throw me in jail," she said quietly, in a self-deprecating manner, in the empty living room.

She realized that her recent behavior had been even more unacceptable as a mother. She had to do something about it, she thought to herself, 'Since Alan has spent most of his teenage life looking after me, he has probably built up a lot of frustration, from not engaging with other women. If he can be around more girls his age, he'll definitely forget about his lust for his old mother...'

Even Alicia didn't notice the short feeling of disappointment she felt after thinking this.

As she had found her solution, she decided that she would push Alan to be around more girls his age. One thing she overlooked, however, was that Alan wasn't particularly starved for attention from girls.

Alan had inherited a lot of his mother's genes, giving him a handsome sharp face, with sharp captivating eyes, and silky black hair. He was also relatively tall, being a little over 6 foot, with a body that was in shape from all the chores he was constantly doing around the house. When he went to high school, girls would naturally gravitate toward him due to his appearance.

He, however, never went any further than friends with any of the girls, to their great disappointment. He only had eyes for his mother, and that was it. Other girls just seemed lacking in comparison.

Perhaps because she had never seen Alan together with a girl, and the fact that Alan didn't wear particularly nice clothes, due to him spending all his money on his mother, she had developed the impression that he was unpopular.

Planning her next actions, Alicia quietly returned to her bedroom to sleep.

After that, Alicia returned to her busy work schedule. Now that she was doing all the chores in the house again and returning to her long hours at work to make up for the money she no longer received from Alan, she could feel herself becoming exhausted again. She even put down the hobbies she had taken up, not having any time to spare anymore.

In the beginning, Alan had tried negotiating for him to at least do some of the chores and give some of his money to her, yet Alicia adamantly refused. She didn't want to risk returning to how it was before.

Therefore, Alan could only give up.

A month passed. Alicia noticed that even though Alan always kept smiling while in front of her, the smile didn't seem natural, but instead forced. His being had become slightly melancholic, and his eyes, when he looked at her, were constantly filled with guilt. When she looked at him without his notice, he would always have a sad expression on his face.

Over this month, she had tried pushing him into some youth groups, yet this seemed to have no effect on his mood.

With no progress after a month, Alicia couldn't stop herself from becoming worried. In the end, she decided she had to compromise, or else it seemed his son's mental health would continue to deteriorate.

Therefore, she came up with a new plan and went to find Alan.

Alan had been living the past month in the dumps. After what he did to Alicia, he found it hard to forgive himself. He was relieved that she seemed to have taken it as a joke from him, however, he was distraught to once again watch his mother return exhausted from work every day.

He forced himself to smile in front of her so that she wouldn't also have to worry about him, but he knew he failed to hide the guilt he felt while looking at her.

He decided that he had to move out of the house. Even though it saddened him to be away from his mother, at this point, he would only feel more miserable the longer he stayed.