Chapter 291.2
No matter what the truth might have been, however, Eugene believed that it was unforgivable for Katie to have just abandoned her son so easily. Eugene was heartbroken every time she thought about young Kasser being left all alone. And yet, she remembered remorse on Katie’s face, so she couldn’t hate her. But she was still curious about her.
She had no thoughts at all about meeting Katie secretly. The problem was that she would have to get her consent. And, somehow, that didn’t look like it was going to be easy to get at all.
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Eugene stood up after chatting with the others for as long as she could. When she told them she was going to go, the Anikas asked her to stay.
“It’s been a while since you’ve attended a meeting,” one of them said. “Why not stay a little longer?”
“You need to go back to the kingdom, right?” another one added. “You don’t know when you’ll be able to attend the next meeting.”
They acted as if they were close friends. The Anikas way of expressing their desires was always simple and innocent. Even before the banquet started, they had started asking things like, “Can I visit the Arse Mansion?”and, “Can you show me the royal family’s mansion?” even, “Let’s meet often and get close to one another.”
“I have somewhere to be,” Eugene explained. “I can’t postpone it because I already made an appointment in advance. Let’s meet sometime soon and have a meal together.”
“Shall we?” one of the Anikas asked.