Chapter 475.

Chapter 475.

Chapter 475. Reunion. (2/4)

Ah. I really went and said all that to her. Since my first attempt to rile her up had failed miserably, I’d resorted to extreme measures to keep her here.

Holy shit, I’m actually scared. Where did I get the balls to go and spit out all that to Dawn’s mother?

I was sweating like crazy.

Compared to the city I lived in, just about anyone could be carrying around a gun here too. Am I about to be shot by Dawn’s mother?

Calm down. There’s no way. That would definitely be a last resort. Surely I can get her to talk to Dawn by making use of her rage toward me.

“I said... exactly what you think I said. What are you so mad about? It’s not like you’re her mother or anything.”

“Anyone would be furious if they heard a girl was being taken advantage of in such a manner.”

“Oh? You’re mad? Then what are you going to do about it then?”

“Keep your hands off of her.”

“Keep my hands off of her? And why should I? You have no say in what I do with her.”

“If you promise to keep your hands off of her... I’ll take her place and you can fool around with me however you like.”

She didn’t sound like she was joking at all. She’d decomposed herself and said that calmly.

“Oh? You will?”

“Yes.”

It seems she really did love her daughter dearly after all, even now that hadn’t changed in the slightest. She was able to go this far for her daughter yet she was too afraid to even face her daughter.

Haaaah. Like mother, like daughter. Dawn was willing to sell her soul if it meant getting her parents back together, yet she was too afraid to even face her mother.

“But why would you go so far for a complete stranger who has nothing to do with you?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“But it is my business since I’m currently her boyfriend.” A pretend one.

“It’s because...”

“Because what?”

“I am...”

“You are? Spit it out woman, I don’t have all day.”

“Haha, well, you’re not wrong at least.”

“How could my daughter be blind enough to even have the slightest interest in a scumbag like you? Why couldn’t she find a good man like her father?”

“Who knows? She must be blind. Let’s get closer to the side of the building, I need to write the terms of the contract out.”

I started walking and Dawn’s mother turned to follow me.

Seriously though, just what is that girl doing right now? It’s either the longest pee of her life or she’s too nervous and got cold feet.

I retrieved a pen and piece of paper from my pocket then held the paper up against the wall and started to write out the terms of the agreement. When I finished writing it out and signed it, I handed it over to her and said, “Just sign on the dotted line.”

“Your writing looks like chicken scratch, how did your teachers in school read this?” Aurelia didn’t miss the chance to take a petty jab at me out of helplessness and frustration.

I couldn’t really argue, my writing hadn’t ever been the neatest thing in the world since I prioritized speed. But writing it out on the bumpy wall wasn’t exactly doing me any favors either.

“Aren’t you going to sign it?”

“Shut up, I’m reading it over.”

“You sure are cranky today.”

“Who do you think’s gotten me so agitated and has put me in such a foul mood immediately after I finished a long shift on a Sunday?”

“Haha, good point.”

“What‘s with these other random clauses in the contract? We didn’t discuss this.”

“Which one?”

“This unaging rubbish?”

“...”

Haaaaah. I was hoping she would gloss over it and not pay attention to it. I’d included it as a revocable clause. I’d never tried it before so it was another little experiment. Clauses in which I could end when I choose to without having to void the entire contract and return her soul. The intent here was pretty simple, it was to give her back the 18 years' worth of time she missed out on with her daughter.

“Well? You aren’t going to say anything?”

“If you have a problem with it being in the contract, I suppose we can just forget about this little contract. Take it or leave it. I will not amend any of the clauses in this contract.” I didn’t want to explain or bother trying to convince her. I also wouldn’t give her the upper hand to have it removed either. It was an all-or-nothing gamble. After those 18 years, I could revoke it.

“This clause is obviously nonsense and isn’t something you can fulfill. It would make the entire contract void. Isn’t this just a convenient loophole for you to go back on your word?”

“It isn’t because the clause is revocable and for an indefinite period of time. So let’s say you were made unaging for a minute and I revoked it afterward, you’d have no way to tell. Thus the clause would have been fulfilled and the entire contract would not be void.”

“Why even include something so absurd? Oh, wait, I see. So you are just an immature kid after all. Pfft, how cute. Trying to act like you’re a real devil.”

Man, she really hates me. I guess it really is my own fault for touching a mother’s reverse scale, her child.