Loading...
No one spoke in the dining room. Only the sound of cutlery clinking against plates could be heard. The noise from Veronica’s side was particularly loud as she stabbed her steak with a fork and sawed back and forth with a serrated knife, her eyes fixed on Wayne without saying a word, as if the steak was him.
Wayne glanced at her. What a coincidence that you’re here for dinner, too!
This is my home!
The food’s so good, Dad!
Bastard, just you wait.
Suddenly learning that her mother had taken in a student and was bringing him home for the family banquet, Veronica was a bit stunned. Where did she find a student, and why was he so important to her?
She felt envious, like the maternal love that had belonged exclusively to her was being divided. She had asked Mr. Lando if he knew about this, and he had spat out his evaluation of this student with a dark expression—scum.
The student had to be something else to receive such an assessment from Mr. Lando, which made Veronica curious.
Then she saw the scum.
Got to say, the assessment was accurate!
She narrowed her eyes as she sized up Wayne, feeling like an idiot kept in the dark from the beginning, a right fool. She thought she would never be tricked again by the scum after the lesson she had learned, but the scum had more tricks up his sleeve than she had expected.
At this moment, she completely forgot that Silvia had also kept this from her for a long time, deciding that...
Unlock free chapters every day
Bookmark your novel and never lose track of your progress
Share your thoughts with your favorite translator in the comments.
