Chapter 189: Different Scenario (19)

Despite how apparent of who had held his mother hostage, there is something that made him doubt Iliana. "Instead of immediately killing her, why did the Church hold her hostage?"

Iliana quirked her eyebrow in curiosity at Basil's question. "Aren't you going to ask me how your mother could take care of me if she was held hostage?"

"She was only being supervised, and not allowed to get out of Braxtein Kingdom." Basil showed Iliana a face that was saying, 'Am I Right?' and Iliana nodded her head in confirmation. "That is why I wonder; why did they do that in the very first place?"

"Simple. It is because of your mother's status. I don't know much about the detail, but your mother was apparently one of the important people in Pacifer Clan. So, they held her hostage to bait the rest of the Pacifer Clan out."

"So..."