Chương 102: Volume III - Chapter 23: Trust Problems

After Clara had left the room, Julian spoke slowly.

"Well… you and your sister are not on good terms, huh?"

"It's complicated, but we're not hostile."

I paused for a moment.

"I guess."

Then Julian chuckled again.

"You're good at making jokes, and you're making people worry."

Slowly the others joined the conversation. It wasn't long before the topic shifted from me to them, and I listened to what had happened to all of them during the attack. Our conversation went on and on.

Lucia wasn't even here when the attack happened. Melany must have sent her to their house for a short time, just in case. That explained why she hadn't been able to help Sue with her lessons recently.

Melany, who had been warned once before, quite severely, by the organization, wanted to play it safe and had made dozens of preparations to protect her own family before the operation.