I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 22

˜It was so easy.'

Leticia smiled bitterly as she looked at the sunny sky.

She felt better now that she had cut off all of her useless ties, but somehow she felt empty inside. It seemed that these complicated feelings would not leave her for a long time.

But Leticia had no regrets.

˜It feels rather good.'

It felt like she'd broken free of a shackle around her ankle that was dragging her down.

It wasn't as bad as she thought, and it was time for her to smile again.

"Are you all right?"

Leticia heard a low voice and turned her head to meet Enoch's worried eyes. She then noticed that Elle and Ian were looking at her with the same expression.

Leticia began to feel emotional from their worry.

˜The only reason I can stand like this right now...'

It's only because these people are here.

˜What do I say...'

They look at Leticia like they care about her and want to protect her.

At that moment, something came up from deep in her chest and Leticia squeezed her hands. She just couldn't think of a way to express this feeling.

She wanted to show her heart, if only a little bit.

"Thank you."

Leticia raised her head slowly to meet his gaze.

All she could do was say thank you.

Enoch smiled and reached out to Leticia as if her feelings had reached him.

"Let's go then."

Hands that look big and warm at a glance.

Leticia was staring down at his hand, then grasped it with a smile.

The four of them were headed for the Achilles' mansion.

˜There was a home to go back to.'

She felt really happy.

Leticia couldn't control her elation, so she held Enoch's hand and laughed.

She wanted to hold onto these overwhelming feelings for a long time.

And hoped.

˜I hope we can move forward more today than yesterday.'

***

"I still don't understand what she's thinking."

As soon as they arrived at the Leroy residence, Diana muttered with a grim expression.

˜You don't even have an ability, but you're talking big.'

It was really unseemly. It was an indulgence to feel sorry for them.

Emil was watching Diana bite her lip, and said dryly.

"There's nothing our elder sister can do anyway."

Her ability hasn't even awakened, and the only people around her are the pathetic Achilles family.

Leticia may kneel and apologize to Diana, but she will never kneel and apologize to Leticia.

Diana gave a small nod in confirmation.

"How long are you going to keep calling her sister? She's not family anymore."

"It's a minimum courtesy."

"You're so very polite."

Diana turned her head in disapproval.

It was a waste to respect Leticia.

Next to Diana, who was making a wry expression, Emil suddenly asked curiously.

"By the way, who were they?"

"Who?"

"The two who defended our first sister."

"Oh, those brats?"

Diana smiled crookedly recalling the twins in their commoners clothing, strutting around without shame.

Who was the peacock?

She felt pity for them.

"They're children of the Achilles family, famous for their bad luck. The girl is Elle Achilles, the boy is Ian Achilles."

"I see."

Emil nodded with a strange expression as he looked at Diana, he then told her to be careful not to get hurt again.

˜Ian Achilles...'

Eyes that watched him indifferently, without a glimmer of emotion, remained in Emil's mind. Gray eyes that took everything in, searching and observing at the same time.

˜He's piqued my interest.'

It was unpleasant to think about it again, but apparently the unlucky head of the Achilles family was a man.

Emil clicked his tongue briefly and lifted his mouth in a smirk.

˜I can't believe I'm wasting my time worrying about him.'

The moment he shook his head at his pathetic thoughts, he heard someone approaching from behind. He turned around and saw Irene standing there looking disheveled.

"Sister, is brother here...?"

"I just got here. What's wrong with your face?"

"That..."

Irene came up to him, looking as if she was about to cry, and told Emil that she had been at the Academy of Magic.

"My exam paper is missing. I went straight to the academy, but I don't know where it disappeared to..."

Tears welled up in Irene's blue eyes as she spoke of her frustration and disappointment.

A worried Diana asked cautiously.

"What about the retest? Can't you take the test again?"

"They said no..."

"Why on earth not?"

Unable to understand, Diana grabbed her shoulder and questioned her. Irene shook her head and wept quietly.

"Because it's my fault, I have no choice but to disqualify myself..."

"What...?"

Her mouth dropped open in shock.

Irene grabbed Diana's wrist firmly with a trembling hand and asked.

"Oh, sister. What should I do? If Father finds out..."

Marquis Leroy had grown proud of his youngest daughter, who he happily showed off to everyone. He would be shocked when he found out that such a ridiculous mistake caused a huge setback in her Imperial wizard exam.

˜She failed the exam...'

The blood drained from Irene's face at the thought of how angry her father would be at her for damaging the family's honour.

Diana saw how pale Irene's complexion became. She did her best to calm her, trying to reassure her that she was okay.

"Don't worry. Father's been so busy with his business lately that he hasn't been able to come home much these days."

"Really...?"

It was hard to even see his face.

Irene, who had been hyperventilating, seems to have calmed down and was taking deep breaths.

Diana's next question caused Irene to tense up again.

"So why didn't you take care of your test paper properly?"

"What...?"

"Then this wouldn't have happened."

With that single sentence, Irene remembered how easily bonds can be severed.

"Sister, I didn't do it on purpose!"

"Look at you. Why are you angry all of a sudden?"

"Do I look angry?"

She shouted loudly at Diana, who was throwing accusations at her, Irene turned away with a thunderous bang.

"Hey, stop right there!"

"...."

"Irene Leroy!"

She yelled ferociously from behind, but Irene went straight to her room.

While watching the scene, Diana threw out a vicious laugh with her arms crossed.

"What's wrong with her when she's the one who lost her test papers in a stupid way."

As she was thinking that next time she would leave her to her own devices, the butler cautiously approached Diana and Emil.

"Your letter is here, Young Master."

"Yes, thank you."