Part 3The Girl Who Saved the Top Scholar

My parents made me go to the hospital to apologize to Lucy.

I went.

Tears swirled in my eyes with grievance, the apology stuck in my throat.

"So everything she did to me before, it doesn't matter?"

I asked softly.

"Lucy is just insecure, afraid we won't like her anymore now that you're here," Mom explained.

"My child shouldn't be so petty, right?"

I nodded, tears slowly flowing out.

"I'm sorry."

After saying that, I ran away, tears blurring my vision, bumping into someone.

"Sorry."

I hurriedly apologized and settled myself in a corner of the park bushes.

As I squatted down to cry, I felt something soft lick the back of my hand.

"Meow~"

A stray cat was squatting beside me, looking at me curiously.

Seeming to sense my sadness, it actually did a backflip to make me happy.

Grievance, unwillingness, touched... all emotions exploded at this moment.

I picked up the confused kitten and cried holding it for a long time.