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"" - speech

italics - memory

[ ] - thoughts

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Second D-Day (1)

"For grandmother and grandfather to grace me with your presence, I am truly honored." Nami gave a brief bow from her hospital bed. "Is there anything I can do to appease your worries? After all, I doubt it has anything to do with visiting your useless granddaughter, considering that it has been more than a month since my parents passed away." Her smile never wavered.

"Cut the act, child." Grandmother sneered.

"Perhaps, it has something to do with aunt and uncle? But it's already been a week since I last saw them." Nami pointed out.

"You know why we are here." Grandfather's voice cut into the conversation. "What is the meaning of changing the company policy with those preposterous plans?!"

"Ah, so you're here because of the approved succession plans." She giggled. "But that shouldn't be of importance to grandmother and grandfather."

"We were the ones who found the company. It is obvious that we need to approve it before it is implemented." Grandmother scowled.

"Do you know what the difference is between a raisin and a bottle of wine?" Nami suddenly asked.

"What?" Grandmother's eyes narrowed.

"The grape that dries into a raisin becomes a cheap snack. While sweet, it is common." She locked eyes with her grandmother. "However, wine goes through a much more rigorous process. With time, the taste even matures and eventually becomes a prized item."

"And what does that have to do with anything?"

"It means, grandmother, that the raisin should not go against the wine." Her lips widened in a mocking manner. "Especially when it has to do with the company."

"You insolent-"

"I have no intention of backing down. After all, a person who seems to truly approve of the actions of aunt and uncle can only be seen as someone who deserves to lose all credibility with the company."

"YOU!"

"And also... You talked about creating the company? I suppose you have, but the ones who built it to what it is now are my parents. If it wasn't for them, this company would have remained small and eventually become bankrupt." Nami gave them a tight smile. "Someone with no insight and no business sense has no right to interfere with the company decisions."

"What a disgusting child." Grandmother growled.

Nami merely grinned in response. "It seems like the old truly are incapable of being ashamed of their actions. What an embarrassment to the Tsukimukai Household."

"How dare you say such a scandalous thing!" Grandmother screamed. "As I thought, ever since you were born, you were nothing but an ugly and evil child from your black heart to those despicable eyes. I never liked anything about you! You are a disgrace to the Tsukimukai Household!"

She laughed out loud as if unable to stop. "Sebastian, Sebastian! Did you hear that?! She said that I was a disgrace to the Tsukimukai Household!"

"Yes, Nami-sama, I heard." Sebastian gave a wry smile.

She suddenly stopped her laughter. Her gaze was intense, hard, and cold. "When have I ever wished for your small approval? If anything, you were pushed to the back of my mind - probably in the dusty, dark, and hidden corner of my mind."

[I'd rather die than beg for your approval of me.]

[But in the end, it doesn't matter. After all, this is the last time you can look at me with those condescending eyes.]

[Because now I'm going to obliterate your life, your reality, and the arrogance of your mind into mere dust.]

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