Chapter 41 Understanding Each Other

• Fear invades me, but I remain silent. I don't want to complicate things, because his gaze is truly severe, the kind my father can't show me because he knows I would cry and end up getting what I want, leaving him feeling bad.
• "I investigated you when you caught my interest at just fifteen years old. I investigated you thoroughly because I wanted to know why a little girl who had barely stopped using a bottle appealed to me so much."
• "Hey, I stopped using bottles at three years old, respect me," I say indignantly.