I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 38

For Leticia, Emil was the proudest and most reliable brother of all. No matter what happened, he wouldn't panic. He would be rational and cool headed in all of his judgments and would find a wise solution.

Emil had been exceptionally precocious from an early age, and people around him secretly said that he wasn't even human. Only one person didn't think that, Leticia never felt that way about him. Rather, she thought he was great at reading situations calmly.

˜Yes, I used to think that.'

But not anymore.

No matter how clever and intelligent he was, it wasn't right for him to ignore and disregard her on the grounds that she didn't have an ability.

˜I expected to run into you here.'

She could no longer hold in her sigh and it spilled out of her mouth.

Leticia struggled to hide her emotions and looked back to Ian. He was staring at her with an expression that she couldn't make out.

"Ian."

Leticia quietly called to Ian while holding tightly to his hands.

"Do your best."

She wanted to tell him to do well, but she didn't want to add to the pressure he was feeling by saying something like ˜Try Harder'.

Actually, that was what she wanted to say to Emil the most.

It was always sad to see him being held down by the expectations of their family and Father without even realizing it.

˜I can't say this right now.'

No, I didn't want to do it any more.

All the family that was so important to her were out of her hands now.

She just wanted her sincerity to reach Ian now.

"Please do your best, Ian."

"Sister."

"I'll be cheering you on."

While she was worried that he might feel pressured while she was speaking to him, Ian held Leticia's sleeve tightly with an expressionless face.

"Yes, I'll do my best. I'll try my best. I mean..."

Ian peeked up at her and gently smiled.

"Can't you talk more comfortably when I come back?"

"What?"

"I'm your younger brother, but you still use polite speech."

"Ah..."

"I'll do my best to look good."

An excited smile spread across his impassive face before she knew it.

Leticia nodded and smiled softly, as he seemed reluctant to release her sleeve.

"Alright. You should go in, Ian."

No matter how hard she thought about it, it was amazing.

At first, it was unfamiliar and difficult to even call each other's names, but now she can call his name comfortably. In addition, they were feeling close enough that Leticia could stroke Ian's head.

"I'll be rooting for you."

"Then I'll be back soon."

She could still feel Emil's gaze on them, but Leticia continued to still smile down at Ian without turning around.

***

"What? Ian? Isn't that Ian Achilles?"

"I guess Ian Achilles is here for the test, too."

"What's the point? He's going to fail anyway."

Emil's classmates murmured as they watched Ian.

They were all laughing at him for trying to become an Imperial Officer without attending the Scholastic Academy, which he couldn't afford to attend.

"It's a waste of money for him to take the exam."

"I know, but the person next to him..."

A classmate who recognized Leticia standing next to Ian glanced at Emil and his words trailed off.

"Those two are walking around with each other."

"I feel sorry for him."

The whispers grew louder, but Emil only heard Leticia and Ian's conversation.

"Do your best."

"Please do your best, Ian."

"I'll be cheering you on."

Emil felt increasingly strange at what she was saying while holding hands tightly with Ian.

Something was bothering him. No, that invasive feeling seemed to upset his stomach to the point where it felt constricted. The feeling of hitting rock bottom reached the climax at Ian's words.

"Can't you talk more comfortably when I come back? I'm your younger brother, but you still use polite speech."

As soon as he heard that, Emil burst out laughing.

˜Younger brother?'

How long have you known each other? Are you trying to play house?

Leticia's eyes opened wide in surprise and she looked somewhat embarrassed, so Emil felt a bit of satisfaction at that.

Leticia was a person who couldn't let go of her family even if they abandoned her. It was unseemingly to ask such a person to speak comfortably with them because he was younger than her.

Emil looked at the pitiful Ian and tried to enter the exam room first.

At that moment.

"Alright. You should go in, Ian."

Emil stopped walking without realizing it and looked back. Leticia was nodding her head with a smile. Strangely enough, she seemed pleased with Ian's words. Emil couldn't move a step from that spot.

"Huh..."

An annoyed exhale flowed out of him.

It's obvious that she's making a fool of herself, but she doesn't know that and just keeps saying it's fine.

˜I'm annoyed.'

He didn't know why it bothered him so much either.

However, he hated the sight of the two standing together so much that he wanted to tear them apart right away.

Emil entered the examination hall while biting his lips furiously.

"I hope he fails the test, so I don't have to see his face again."

He really wanted Ian to be unable to face Leticia.

***

˜I didn't expect to see you like that.'

It wasn't until she lost sight of Ian inside the test site that Leticia let out a long sigh. She could still remember Emil's gaze on them.

Cold frosty eyes.

˜I'm starting to get used to it.'

She still felt embarrassed and uncomfortable whenever she ran into her younger brothers. Fortunately, it wasn't as difficult or as painful as it used to be.

It's just annoying to look at.

˜I'm letting go.'