Chapter 394 - ARROGANT (1/2)

Akira took her old grandpa to the music and study room. She helped him onto a rocking chair overlooking the balcony. He was not a frail man, but life had taken a toll on him lately, especially after his wife was sent to a hospital.

The most crushing thing was that the cause of his wife's devastation was one of their children. He always knew that Makiko had a dark heart and dark grudges. However, he never thought it would end as it did.  ​​

”You are a good child, Little Akira.” The grandpa said with loneliness. ”If you want to leave the Yamazaki family, you should do so as soon as possible.”

Akira occupied the seat beside her grandfather and looked outside the balcony with him. She felt deep melancholy in her heart because she sensed the heaviness in the old man's soul. He seemed to be grieving something.

”I was against you returning to this place. I thought that if you had managed to survive through these years, you had escaped a calamity. Perhaps, you were not meant to experience the heartbreak that comes when people have too much.” He continued.

Akira understood the meaning.

Money cannot buy happiness.

The statement was highly controversial. The poor believed it was a ploy from the rich to keep them poor, while the middle class thought the saying was wrong. If one had money, they could create more opportunities, avoid stress and give their children a better life.

However, at some point, when some people got money that exceeded their needs and wants, they spiralled into a destructive life that was worse than struggling for every coin. Sometimes, the best thing was having just a little more than enough.

”Do not trust people just because they are family.” The old grandpa added heavily.

”Mmmh,” Akira agreed.

The two of them continued sitting in silence. The grandpa felt a little more relaxed. As expected, his granddaughter was not a simple person. But she was still a darling.

”How were your days away from the family?” He asked.

Akira glanced at her grandfather before looking back through the balcony. It was strange. No one asked her this question. Everyone made ȧssumptions based on the investigations they had, without a doubt, conducted.

However, no one wondered about the truth in the report or the intricacies of her actual life. Perhaps they thought they were sparing her feelings. But she could not help but wonder why they did not ask about her kidnapper, her escape and her general life.

Her heart warmed up a little more towards her grandfather.

”Not bad.” She answered happily.

The old man turned his head to look at her. ”Are you placating me because you are afraid that I will have a heart attack like your mother? I am telling you, I am much healthier than your father. He eats meat daily and drinks. He does not exercise. If anyone is having a heart attack, it is him.”

”Pfft!” Akira burst out in muffled laughter. ”Do you think I suffered?”