Chapter 174: 15-year-old Inglis and the Two Leading Actresses (27)
The place they dropped Alina off was an antique shop in the back alley a few passages away from Nock Avenue. Nock Avenue was the neighborhood with the most shops in the Capital. The Royal Grand Theatre, the place Inglis and her friends would perform, was also facing this avenue. The avenue was brilliant, but, as there was light, there was also shadow lurking behind it.
Apparently, Alina was made to do menial work in her owner’s store whilst she lived there. When she came back, the first thing the man who seemed to be the store owner said to her was an angry shout.
「Where the heck you wander off to, leaving your work unattended, damn brat!」
Without even a pause, a slap was aimed at her.
Plop!
Before it reached Alina, Inglis already held the hand at the wrist.
「Would you please stop?」
「Kgh……?!」
「We are the ones who brought Alina with us, and we’re sorry about it. If there’s punishment involved, please give it to us.」