RBD 54

“I don’t like seeing you treated unfairly by others… and I don’t like seeing you suffer alone like this.”

“…Milena.”

“It’s natural for family to care for and protect each other.”

Milena looked at Cecilia with desperate eyes.

Then she spoke firmly—

“So… can you trust me?”

“……”

Cecilia thought about the past.

Before Milena came, no matter what happened—

She always ended up being blamed.

But after Milena arrived, her life completely changed.

Mrs. Howard, who had tormented her her whole life, was gone.

And through it all, Milena had always stood by her side.

She called her family.

…Then—

Maybe… I can trust her this time too.

With that thought, Cecilia slowly opened her mouth.

“It’s just… I couldn’t keep up with the lessons properly. It’s my fault.”

“You couldn’t keep up with the lessons?”

“Yes. I disappointed Teacher… She was only doing it for my sake…”

Cecilia…