Chapter 248

Nara remembered well that they had once forbidden her from drinking soda, claiming it was bad for her health. She hadn’t resented it—she thought they meant well. She never dared buy or drink it again. Later, she realized that having a drink now and then wasn’t harmful.

Back then, before she was driven out of the Vance Household, she believed their harshness came from care. But once Shaya returned,