Chapter 85: Ch 85: Pay A Visit- Part 3
I tried not to be disappointed as I heard my uncle and aunt talk about myself. As expected, they never even bothered to rember my real na... or likely ever paid attention enough to know it.
’What was I expecting from these people anyway? They threw
away as soon as they could and raised
for their own benefit. I should not even be feeling bad about all this.’
I told myself as consolation, but my heart still ached.
No matter how much I tried to tell myself not to get affected by these people, in the end, they were my family and even I had a small hope that these people had really repented for their action.
"A-Anyway, Ace-! It’s not like we wanted to abandon you. And about your na... does that really matter? What matters is that we had you in our hearts all this ti. You are precious to us."
My aunt told
with a stutter in her voice. She sounded desperate to have
believe her at all costs.
But I was not soone to be swayed by re words. So I decided to play with her a little bit.
"Oh-! Is that so? In that case, you surely have my inheritance with you as well. And you must also have all the insurance money and other money I saved up until I went missing, right? You should give it back to
now."
I told the pair and this ti, they flinched openly before my uncle gave
a scared look.
"A-About that...I’m sorry Ace. Both your aunt and I fought hard to get your inheritance but the association was too much. They left us with nothing to your na. We were not able to claim anything you left behind."
My cunning uncle told
quickly, and pinned all the bla on the association.
Anyone else other than
would have believed his words. But I was not going to fall for it.
A little probing around the system told
that while the association had managed to get the majority of my money, my family had profited quite a bit as well from the split.
Most of the money had been spent paying back loans and getting their son set up in a high position by these two.
And now they had the audacity to tell
that they had none of my money? Just how low could these two fall in my eyes.
"Oh~ is that so? So you don’t have my money? But do you both know that I have a skill that lets
know when soone is lying? It cos in handy when I have to interrogate people."
I told the pair and they went pale. I could see the sudden realization on their faces when they realized that their lie had been caught.
"A-Ace that is not... do you not believe us? We are your family. We care about you."
The pair assured
and I scoffed.
When I thought about family, Emma and Ben’s warm smile flashed across my eyes. Those two had beco my family.
’What about Theo? What is he to you?’
A part of
asked but I had no answer for it. I knew I liked Theo more than family but I did not want to put a label on my feelings just yet.
"Ace-! Believe us."
The pair below
begged for
not to cause them trouble and kept insisting that they were innocent. But I had heard enough.
"My dear aunt and uncle, since you care so much about , I am sure you will find a way to pay
back all the money that you got because of my death. Isn’t my dear cousin doing too well? It should not be hard for him to get my money back."
I told the pair before I decided I was done humoring them. It was ti for
to leave.
"I am not unreasonable so I will give you a week before I co after you. I hope you give
satisfying results soon."
I told the pair and I watched as their relief-filled faces were crushed at the tir I gave them.
As the pair panicked, I left the scene. I also thought about visiting my dear cousin and giving him a warning as well, but I was not in the mood to do that.
So after a shortish walk, I returned back ho (Emma and Ben’s vacation house).
"Kyle, how was your walk?"
Theo asked as he rushed toward
like a puppy. But just before he embraced , he paused and pulled back.
A pained look crossed the alpha’s face and his hesitation made
reach out and wrap my arms around him.
"It was fun. I think I was able to relax a little."
I told Theo as I took in his scent. He was calming for
and I wanted to lean more into him.
When I pulled back, Theo’s face was completely red and he was shuffling from one foot to another in order to calm himself down.
"I-I see... I need to go back to my room because I left sothing there. I will see you again..."
Theo told
as he bolted for his room. I wanted to follow him, but my eyes suddenly looked down and saw a tent in Theo’s pants that was... suspicious.
And then I decided that I needed to give him so privacy.
"Kyle, you are back. Co and help
set the table up. We should have lunch now and then watch the news. Apparently, the situation with the new dungeon is getting dire now. The top guilds might need to get involved. They are saying that this might be an A-class dungeon at the least."
I stiffened at this.
The fact that this was an A-class dungeon ant that there was a chance it could turn out to be an S-class as well. And if so, then there were not a lot of hunters that would be able to take it on.
’Tsk, should I step forward and check the dungeon out as well? But then I would need to give these people an excuse about who I am and why I need to head to the dungeon. I don’t want to worry Emma or have her change how she treats .’
People often treated Ace differently compared to Kyle. I had seen a new world ever since I pretended to be a powerless person.
And truthfully, I liked the feeling of being able to rely on soone else. This was not sothing I wanted to trade for.
But if the dungeon and current situation threatened
and my loved ones, then it was only right for
to get rid of the illusion and help the people out.
’I should watch around for a little more ti before I react and take action. Maybe Luminous Guild and others would be able to take care of the dungeon before it gets out of hand.’
That was one of my hopes as I followed after Emma into the kitchen. But a part of
told
that my worry was not for nothing. This dungeon truly was dangerous.
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