I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 36

˜I didn't do anything wrong, did I?'

Leticia let out a long sigh as she stopped by the square before returning to the Achilles' mansion.

She had enough money to sponsor a child named Ronan Hillary. Elle gave her a lot of gold coins in thanks when the wishing bracelets became popular and made a lot of money.

The only thing she was worried about now was that she might have done something unnecessary.

Leticia wandered around for a long time before remembering what Seios said.

[Has anything happened to you lately?]

[What do you mean?]

The question sounded unusual to Leticia, who asked what he meant with a strange expression, but Seios said it was nothing.

˜There must have been something else.'

In the end, Leticia left the academy without an answer.

˜I am glad that you can use my energy to find out what my ability is.'

It was comforting to know the experiment will be starting soon, even if it's still uncertain whether it will be successful or not.

As Leticia passed by a merchant with a smile on her face.

"Here's your fortune for today. Come choose one!"

The merchant shouted, waving a small container with long white pieces of paper. Leticia had been walking by without a second thought, stopped and looked back.

Today's fortune?

She knew there was no credibility at all, but somehow she was curious and handed a coin to the merchant and pulled out a note.

Leticia immediately opened the note and read it. She tilted her head slowly to the side.

"Unexpected luck comes to those close to you."

Luck? What good luck is coming?

Quickly reading the note again with a curious look on her face, a noble voice was heard right next to her.

"I wish I were that lucky."

"You are..."

It was the woman who'd spoken to her at the Hunting festival.

The red eyes that had been twinkling incessantly closed smoothly into a smile as soon as their eyes met. It was apparent to anyone looking that she was happy to see her, Leticia took a step back and looked closer at her opponent.

"You look different today."

Is it because her hairstyle and outfit are different?

In just a few days, she looked quite the opposite of what she saw at the hunting banquet, so much so that she looked like a different person.

The blonde hair, which had flowed smoothly down her back, was now so short it barely touched her shoulders. Her clothes were also a more comfortable fit, so it looked much better on her.

Her red eyes were still cold and creepy, like she was staring straight through you.

"Because I had to be formal then."

"Really?"

Leticia looked at the woman who spoke with a slight lift of her shoulders. She tried to move away from her, but the woman followed Leticia persistently.

"It's nice to see you here. Why are you alone today?"

"I had something to do."

Leticia walked forward without sparing a glance back. The woman had a pitiful look on her face as she asked.

"Don't you like me?"

At that, Leticia unintentionally turned her head to look at the woman.

She hadn't expected her to ask that so openly, so Leticia frowned slightly as if she was troubled.

"It's more that I'm uncomfortable, than I don't like you."

"Why?"

Leticia sighed, the woman seemed to refuse to acknowledge what she'd said without hearing an answer.

"I feel pressured to be unilaterally friendly. I don't even know your name."

She didn't know how much the woman knew about her, so that she could feel comfortable enough to talk to her like this.

"Oh, it was because of the name?"

Upon hearing the reason, the woman smiled broadly with a relaxed expression.

"Call me Keena."

"It's not just because of the name. No, that's quite enough."

Leticia cut her off at once and walked away quickly again. She thought it would take a long time to explain it so she tried to leave, but Keena doggedly followed her.

"You're in a hurry, aren't you?"

"Why are you following me?"

"Bored."

"...."

"You should talk comfortably, too. We're the same age."

Leticia's face hardened at once when she casually mentioned her age.

"How did you know?"

"What."

"My name, my age. What else do you know?"

For some reason, Leticia had a strong hunch that she knew more about her, and that feeling came true.

"I know you much better than you think."

"You..."

Leticia stopped walking and grasped her skirt. Keena recognized the expression on her face and quickly raised her hands up.

"Oh, don't be so wary. I don't mean any harm."

"You think I'm going to believe that?"

"A little bit, maybe?"

"...."

There was no need for further conversation, so Leticia turned around with a loud huff. She wanted to get back to the Achilles mansion right away.

But Keena seemed intent on following Leticia to hell and back, and not letting her go.

"Anyway, now that we've met, let's pretend it's fate and walk together."

"No!"

"Don't be so stingy... Watch out!"

Leticia couldn't see properly in front of her because she was turned around shouting at Keena. She ended up bumping into a man who was coming from the other side. Keena grabbed her shoulder belatedly. She was still grateful for the catch, otherwise she would have fallen to the ground.

She looked to Keena and gave a nod of thanks for the rescue. Then she turned to the man she had bumped into.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going. Ah..."

As soon as she recognized the person who she ran into, Leticia let out a shallow sigh.

"Isn't that your sister?"

"I think you're right."

"The sister who was expelled from the Leroy family?"

Xavier was surrounded by his classmates, who seemed to have come out to relax after training.

˜It's bad enough to have run into Irene, but Xavier too.'

She kept running into people who were uncomfortable at the sight of her today.

He tried to pretend that he was okay, but he was already showing signs of discomfort.

Xavier stared at Leticia and frowned stiffly.

"Who's my sister? It's been a long time since she was excommunicated."

He wasn't wrong, but the words somehow horrified a corner of her heart.

Leticia clenched her teeth and smiled. Her mouth felt dry and her fingertips were trembling.

"I never had a brother like you."

She couldn't stay disheartened because she was abandoned.

On the contrary, she wanted to show that she was doing well without them.

It was at the moment that Leticia tried to pass Xavier with a calm expression.

"Do you want me to read your fortune to you?"

Keena spoke to Xavier, while quietly looking back and forth between him and Leticia. When did she pick that up? She was currently holding a note with today's fortune written on it.

Xavier frowned as if he was displeased, but Keena casually opened the note. As soon as she checked it, the corners of her mouth rose while she wore a peculiar expression.