Chapter 314 (1/2)

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I stammered out, “Um… so, what I want to say is that… Ruda isn’t the type of person who you’re thinking, ma’am. He’s such a warmhearted kid who still can’t forget the person… the hyeong, who took care of him a decade ago. That’s why he’s trembling his hand if that hyeong is in trouble.”

While I talked that way, Ruda’s hand, that was shaking involuntarily, gradually decreased. I switched my gaze to Ruda and found out that the look in his eyes was now calm down, so I released his hand from mine.

I continued, “And as I mentioned earlier, I received a lot of help from Ruda. Not only did he save me from the kidnapping incident but also when there were some bad rumors about me at school… Beyond that when I wasn’t confident about myself…”

Taking a deep breath, I went on speaking, “Ruda told me many good words and did great things to me. Above all, he was always just there right next to me.”

I concluded at a slow pace, “I believe that those soothing words or responses are only available from a person who also felt so lonesome.”

With that remark, a moment of silence swept the rooftop.

Rolling my eyes, I glanced around to read others’ countenances. While Yi Jenny still fastened her gaze at me, Yeo Ryung and Jooin were somewhat nodding their heads.

Lucas was even turning his mouth up slightly to resemble the hint of a smile as if he didn’t seem to matter anymore what would happen to him afterward. His grin embodied support and a bond of sympathy. The moment I smiled after him, Yi Jenny’s mouth opened, at last. I turned my head.

“Lucas.”

“Yes.”

“Do you still wish to be my successor?”

Lucas’ eyes opened wide. Blinking swiftly as if he couldn’t believe what she had just said, Lucas slowly nodded at her.

“Yes, I do… but it’s already been a decade, and I’m not sure if things can change…”

“True, it’s exactly ten years that you’ve been deceiving me.”

Lucas soon closed his mouth at Yi Jenny’s cold remark. Her following words made my eyes wide open again.

“Lucas… to be honest, you’re utterly the opposite of whom I’m looking forward to as my successor.”

“Excuse me? Oh…”

“The fact that you’ve deceived me is worse than you think.”

Watching the two sharing a conversation, which sounded difficult to understand what was going on, I soon grinned at her following remark.

“However, I’m giving you a chance since I appreciate your effort that you were determined to achieve your goal with all might even though you were stabbed in your ribs at the age of fourteenth.”

“Yes.”

Yi Jenny finally drove a wedge into Lucas, who froze and replied that way.

“If you deceive me once again, you’re really gonna pay for this.”

While Lucas became at a loss of words and turned stiff, Yi Jenny turned around and murmured, “How ridiculous it is! I was just completely playing into a kid’s hands; besides, now I should adopt a foster son unexpectedly.”

Yi Jenny turned back and shouted at Lucas, who was standing blankly as if he still didn’t grasp the situation.

“Come on, what are you doing there? You aren’t trying to keep talking in this place, are you?”

“… Uh… yes!”

“We’re gonna further our conversation in the reception room.”

Yi Jenny, who was again heading toward the iron door, didn’t look like a warder anymore as she did at the time when she haled Ruda to a prison-like space.

Things proceeded smoothly afterward.

While we all kept our eyes out, Yi Jenny organized some documents and made Lucas sign a few things. Still, she grumbled, “So, you completely deceived me at the age of fourteenth, huh?”

“Oh, um… haha…”

Scratching his head in embarrassment, Lucas kept on reading the whole document. We watched the whole sight while sitting on a couch on the other part of the reception room. Ruda, Yeo Ryung, Jooin, and I, the four of us…

I whispered and explained roughly about what had happened in the past to Jooin and Yeo Ryung, who didn’t know the truth of the incident that took place ten years ago. I considered that the two would also get astonished at Lucas’ bold action that even deceived people on his side; however, Yeo Ryung and Jooin paid attention to something utterly different.

Opening her eyes frightfully, Yeo Ryung diverted her gaze onto Lucas and uttered savagely, “So, that bastard said to Donnie, she’s an idiot?”