58 Chapter 9 (1/2)

The fatty scratched his cheek, looking up at the sky lazily. ”Do what you want. It's not like the public will care whether if we've done something good or bad. To everyone, we lot will always be the sc.u.m of society.”

Satele abruptly stopped and watched the nonchalant men in front of her who were strolling without a care in the world.

At first, she too thought of that. Without even hearing or knowing their circ.u.mstances, she already judged them as someone who only does trouble left and right.

She gritted her teeth and defended herself. ”You can't exactly blame the public. How about changing your looks and the way you act?”

Lanky and fatty looked at each other, then they stared at her like she was some kind of an idiot.

Lanky tilted his head while waving his arm. ”Don't get the wrong idea. We have already accepted this biases a long time ago. We don't even care about it. I mean, after all, it's not society who reject us, it is we who rejects society!”

Then fatty added while nodding his head. ”That's right. That's right. Rather than stressing about it and trying to change the opinions of others and doing what the majority does, we prefer to act freely and carefree. As long as we don't violate any laws, then we can do whatever we want! After all, we only live once, and it's all about freedom and enjoying life!” He proudly exclaimed accompanied by the exaggerated actions of his arms.

Lanky nodded while humming. ”Hm. Hm.”

Then they resumed walking like a pair of laid-back ducks, tail wagging while quacking with one another.

”Now that you mentioned it. Let's go to the red light district tonight and have some fun. Ehehehe.”

”That's right. Let's round up the boys and go there together. It had been a while that we had gone there. How about visiting Ara…”

Satele watched the two in a daze, not moving on her spot. Her brain was processing what the two had just said which, in her opinion, didn't make any sense.

Freedom? Carefree? Enjoying life?

Who doesn't want a carefree life? Who doesn't want to enjoy life?

However, with her circ.u.mstances, could she afford to be carefree? In her current predicament, could she afford to enjoy life?

Those phrases, those words could only be said by those rich brats who could spend their parent's money however they want without restraint.

”Don't f.u.c.k with me!”

The two men abruptly stopped at hearing the woman's sudden outburst. They glanced back and saw that the girl had a tear rolling down her cheek before they looked at each other awkwardly.

”What freedom?! What enjoying life?! You're just some rich kids who can do whatever you want just because you have the money! But it's different for me! I have to do multiple jobs to keep us afloat! I have to think hard and think multiple times if I have to buy something! I have to work twice as much to make sure I have a future! I don't have the time to be lazy and carefree like you two!”

Satele turned around and ran towards the opposite direction leaving the two stunned men behind with slack jaws.

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Lanky and fatty looked at each other. After a while, guilt and worry reflected on their faces.

”W-what should we do? We made her cry.”

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In the quiet corner of the dense forest, Satele was sitting on a bench while gently wiping the tears in her eyes and absentmindedly berating herself from the way she acted earlier.

The topic had clearly gone astray and things went out of control. She just kind of lost it back there, unbefitting from the calm and compose journalist she wanted to become.

*sigh... I have a long way to go…

If her emotions could go out of control from just that, she apparently wasn't fitted to become a journalist that faces the storm with a calm and composed demeanor.