Chapter 305 A Good Reason

Chapter 305 A Good Reason

"I've heard about the incident, Amael," Christina said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.

"You heard, sister? Aren't you proud of me?" I asked with a smirk while slipping on my shoes.

"Not at all! The Teraquin House, Tepes House, and Dolphis House are furious with us, brother!" Christina complained.

"Well..." I averted my face, unable to offer a convincing retort.

In my defense, the Tepes House furious against us was just because of an accident!

"I'm proud of you, Amael!" Mom approached me, tousling my hair with a proud grin.

Unable to resist, I smiled back at Mom.

"Mother! You shouldn't always spoil Amael! The Headmistress sent us several million for the damages caused in Zestel and in the Academy!" Christina interjected.

"It's just money, dear. Our image is much more important. Knowing that Melfina is now indebted to us is really putting me on cloud nine," Mom exclaimed with an ecstatic smile.

After all, I did save her granddaughter by beating Manuel's ass.

Christina grimaced at Mom's reaction. "I can't believe it."

"Come on, sister. I will take care of them, don't worry," I reassured her, feeling sorry for her being the only rational person in this family, but unable to change the situation.

Christina's expression softened as she pinched my cheeks. "Be careful, little brother."

"Y-Yes," I nodded.

"You should consider joining one of the three organizations at the Academy if you want protection or power, Amael," Christina suggested as I walked out of the mansion.

"Right, I will think about it."

Ah, the three organizations of the Academy.

The Student Council.

The Presidium.

And the Social Committee.

The scouting will begin soon.

I had already decided to join one of them, but I'm still hesitating on which one to choose. Should I take into account where Victor and Celeste are? I don't know.

I still have some time to think anyway.

...

...

"I prefer to keep my status a secret, Elizabeth," I admitted.

She was the only student of the academy from Sancta Vedelia, along with Selene, who knew about my origins, and I preferred to keep it under wraps for now. It might be dangerous. The people who tried to kill me when I was a kid might come back. I preferred to find them first before revealing my origins.

Elizabeth nodded, but her gaze lingered on me in silence.

When I looked back, confused, she spoke. "I heard that Senior Connor and Senior Christina had a younger brother, but I thought he had died."

"Well, there were some complications," I replied ambiguously.

"You don't resemble any of them..." Elizabeth flashed a genuine smile for the first time.

"Everyone says that," I chuckled.

The atmosphere lightened a bit between us, and I felt a twinge of happiness. I genuinely liked her as a person.

"So, how do we explain this to them?" Elizabeth asked.

Good question.

Our sudden engagement couldn't be justified by reinforcing our House, especially since I was considered a criminal under rehabilitation. It complicated things.

Only a nonsensical or emotional reason could make sense of our engagement, and that reason was...

"How about this?" I scratched my cheeks awkwardly. "We could just say we fell for each other and decided to ask our parents..."

Silence followed, and I couldn't bring myself to look at her. Yet, this seemed to be the only plausible reason for our sudden engagement. We could explain that we grew closer over the last few months, especially as we were in the same group in the craftsmanship class.

After a long minute, Elizabeth sighed and nodded. "I think this might be the best option. But are you sure about that? I heard you're already engaged to someone else."

"Right... Layla. I'll talk to her, don't worry..." I assured.

"I hope Ms. Layla won't antagonize me," Elizabeth said with a small chuckle.

"No, I'll handle her. It's just for now, Elizabeth," I reassured her. "As soon as you find someone you like, we'll break off the engagement, don't worry."

Elizabeth lowered her head with a bitter smile at my words. "I don't think I'll ever find someone like him again."

Her whisper reached my ears, but I chose to ignore it.

"By the way..." I hesitated, not wanting to bring up the subject, but it was really bothering me. I lowered my collar, revealing the trace of fang bites on my neck. "It's really itching me... do you know-"

Before I could finish, Elizabeth stormed away from me, leaving me alone.

"Huh?"

I couldn't see her face, but her ears were beet red.

"Great..."

I had inadvertently disrupted the brief moment of normalcy we had achieved.