บท 194: Do You Know Why You Should Feel Sorry?

"Hiss..."

Inside the en-suite wardrobe, a young lady in a white bathrobe was sitting facing the vanity table. A bottle of a topical cream with its lid opened laid on the table alongside a few cotton buds.

Shouko pursed her lips tight, trying to muffle down the sound of her hissing in pain. Her brows knitted together as her face scrunched up. Her usual rosy complexion turned a shade paler.

Looking down, Shouko stared at her bruised knees. She didn't notice them before. By the time she realized there was pain coming from her knees, faint bluish marks had already marred her skin.

"What should I do? Hiss!"

Shouko retracted her fingers from her bruised knees. This bruising might happen when she was trying to shield Yuuya from his mother earlier. Shouko remembered she dropped her knees hard on the floor, moreover when she received the blow from the madwoman, the impact intensified.

Speaking of the blow...