Chapter 351 - ATTRACTIVE TARGET (2/2)

Akira realised that she had touched a sėnsɨtɨvė subject. She did not know how to comfort him. After all, what could one truly say to make another feel better after facing a tragedy like that?

”What about you? Where did you grow up?” Kaito changed his morose face into one of casual curiosity.

”Well, according to what I have found out over the years, I was kidnapped from the Yamazaki home when I was four years. Then, my kidnapper discarded me with another person. And then that other person left me to an institution.” She responded self-deprecatingly.

”Your story is way worse than mine.” Kaito joked.

”Not everyone can say that their kidnapper realised that they were too much of a burden to keep.” She laughed. ”I guess I am not a very attractive target.”

Kaito felt a little sorry for asking. He pieced together the information he gathered before with this story to understand the intricacies of her life. If he was not wrong, that evil Dr Harriet Brown was the one who kidnapped Akira when she was a small child.

Then, she had probably left her with her twin sister, Helen Brown, after realising that she did not want to take care of the child. Then, Helen Brown probably joined the International Health Alliance after a few years and travelled to Antarctica to head up the lab where Hu Lei was held.

The only unclear thing was the institution that Akira mentioned. It was probably the key to Akira's identity, and how she was able to avoid detection by the Yamazaki family in the past. This secret intrigued Kaito.

However, he did not prod more.

”To me, you are the most attractive target,” Kaito responded.

Akira smiled a little with some happiness in her heart. She knew that she was a little sėnsɨtɨvė to rejection due to her past, especially because her other mother left her so suddenly. Therefore, she was a little touched by the creepy declaration.

However, after a moment, she remembered that Kaito was an ȧssassin. Was being his target a good thing?

”Should I be happy with that?” She asked with a lifted brow.

”Of course. Not everyone has the pŀėȧsurė of being my target.” He responded.

After a long drive, they arrived at a cottage next to the sea. Kaito pulled into the driveway and packed his 'classic' red car outside the house.

When Akira stepped out, she felt the saline breeze on her face. He arms stretched out as she soaked in the sun and fresh air.

Kaito went around the vehicle and attacked her ribs with wiggling fingers. Immediately, Akira squealed as she tried to get away from him. However, Kaito caught her by the waist and picked her from the ground before she could escape.

”What are we doing here? You are not planning on doing anything strange to me, are you?” Akira asked as she calmed down, and her feet touched the ground again.

”We are here for psicobloc. But I can arrange for us to do something strange if you like.” Kaito teased as he bent and bit her ear gently.

Akira pushed him away. ”Psicobloc?”

”Deep-water soloing. In other words, we are going to scale the cliff.”