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"" - speech

italics - memory

[ ] - thoughts

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D-Day (1)

"Aunt. "

"Niece. It has been a while. How are you feeling?"

"Get to the point. What do you want?"

"How rude. Haven't you learned manners from your parents?"

Her eyes narrowed ever so slightly as she merely gave her aunt a firm smile. "I learned from the best."

"Oh? And what did you learn?"

"Why, isn't it obvious? I learned that I should change my manners accordingly. In this case, it will be to the person in front of me." Nami laughed airily. "A mere reflection. Can you fault me on that, my dear aunt?"

Her aunt's eyebrow twitched before giggling as if she did not hear Nami's deprecating words. "Of course not. Your parents just died. I don't suppose my precious niece won't fault me on that? I was not trying to insult them. The dead should stay as the dead."

"Haven't you heard of karma, aunt? You should watch yourself carefully. We never know who is watching our every move. The moth that tries to act like a butterfly will eventually be burned by the light."

"The butterfly that mistakes a hand as a flower will wither into despair."

The tension in the room solidified into one of aggressiveness and pure analysis.

"...Mother...?" Her aunt's seven year old son, Himon, peeked out from behind her, watching Nami with his big innocent eyes.

"Shut your mouth. Can't you see that mother is currently talking to your cousin?!"

Nami watched with growing anger when Himon shrank in fear. "It seems like aunt has no ability to nurture the light properly."

"What did you say?!" Her aunt showed an ugly face.

"Fear hinders growth and blocks potentiality."

"An adult takes the best action. A child would know nothing."

Nami snorted at her words. Her aunt's eyebrows furrowed. "An educated child has more maturity than a greedy middle-aged woman. Do you know why?" When she found that her aunt said nothing, she continued.

"An educated child understands that they should not take things that aren't theirs from others in the first place. They understand that they should treat others the way they want to be treated." Nami glared at her aunt. "Inflicting any kind of pain to someone with less power is not something an adult should be proud of doing. I suppose old people lost their ability to use their brains and can no longer comprehend the words of the young."

"Nami. Let's get straight to the point. I want to talk about the company."

"Of course."

"Since you are still very young, you cannot succeed the company. Not to mention, your parents died. There is no one else in your family that can take care of the company. In that case, shouldn't someone act as the head until you are of age?"

Once Nami heard her aunt's words, her gaze chilled.

[Saying the same words as the past... Aunt... This will be your first mistake.]

"Is that so, aunt?" She faced her aunt's son. "Himon, if you would be so kind, can you buy me some juice?" He hesitantly walked up to her as she handed him some cash. "I have been craving some orange juice for a while."

His eyes brightened up when Nami smiled warmly to him. He eagerly nodded and carefully took the money from her hand. "Himon, if there is some money leftover, you can buy something for yourself too. It'll be your cousin's treat."

"Okay. Thank you, cousin." He shyly smiled with his cheeks flushed red. Without waiting for his mother's response, he dashed out of the room.

The moment he left, Nami's eyes darkened. "Uncle. Are you there?"

Startled, her aunt looked around the room as if hoping that he was not there.

Her uncle opened the door and walked in with a comfortable smile. "Yes, I am here, my dear. I just arrived. Did I miss anything?"

"You haven't missed a thing at all." She sneered at her aunt and her husband. "In fact, it was just the beginning. Isn't that right, my precious aunt?"

Her uncle smirked. "Oh...?"

"What are you on about, niece?!" Her aunt scowled.

"Apparently, my dear aunt wants to take over the company herself. With what right does she have...?" Everyone's faces hardened at her words.

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