Chapter 342 - LIBERATED SAYAKA (1/2)

Makiko stood in the living room with a hard guqin case in hand and a strange man behind her. She looked at the Yamazaki family with unfounded superiority. She seemed to be looking down at the four people as if they were dirt beneath her foot.

Her evil gaze pierced Akira, who was tapping on her phone, with a meaningful expression. It spoke of a secret untold and a dėsɨrė to see her niece fall from grace.​​

”Hello, Aunt,” Akira said evenly without looking up at Makiko.

Makiko gritted her teeth in annoyance at the insolence.

'We will see how long you can remain calm!' She thought to herself.

Both Daiki and Sayaka also greeted her, but they did not show respect and enthusiasm towards her. Makiko felt angry at the blatant disregard. She was sure Akira influenced them.

Before the girl came to the house, Sayaka would have been quick to order the maids to get tea for Makiko because she was afraid that her sister-in-law would badmouth her before her mother-in-law.

But now, she did not even bother to get up from her seat where she was scrolling on her tablet like a teenage girl.

Sayaka was not bothered as she continued reading on the advances in the art industry. She had regressed a lot as a painter, so she was interested in recapturing the glow.

As for Makiko, there was no need to treat her like a goddess.

After that conversation with Akira, she realised that the more she treated ungrateful people well, the more they took her for granted. They acted worse with each incident and thought it was their right to be honoured by her.

She might still give in to her mother-in-law. However, Makiko was in the same generation. Besides, she was younger than Daiki. She was not worthy of being served personally by her elder sister-in-law.

These thoughts liberated Sayaka.

Makiko gritted her teeth when she realised that no one in the family was taking her seriously. Her nephew did not even bother to greet her.

This Akira…

Makiko blamed it all on Akira. Since her arrival, she could not keep a hold on Sayaka. And if she could not instil respect in Sayaka, her brother would not care about her.

She needed to get rid of the wretched girl before things fell apart completely.

However, she would make this fake niece suffer first.

”Akira, I am here to fulfil the bet between us. As you can see, I brought a qualified appraiser.” She paused. ”This is Master Matsumoto from the Institute of Classical Music. He specialises in vintage musical instruments. He is only here as a favour to me.”

The three people could not be completely rude to a real guest, even though he was with the annoying woman. But they were still not overly polite as they greeted him. Master Matsumoto also nodded perfunctorily with the bearing of a master.

”My niece, shall we proceed to the music room?” Makiko said derisively.