Chapter 142
Aerni ran up to Rosica and grabbed her shoulders.
“You…! Did you get hurt?”
“No, I didn’t.”
“Why did you do something so dangerous?”
“…Huh?”
“I was imprisoned there for twenty years. I know better than anyone how cruel and terrifying those people can be. Why! Why did you go to such a…”
“Wait…”
Flustered, Rosica’s eyes turned to Rohan. He was just standing there, trembling with his fists clenched.
‘Did you not tell her, dad?’
Come to think of it, she remembered how he’d stopped her when she was trying to see Aerni before leaving.
“Ah… You didn’t know. But don’t worry… I came back safe and sound without a single scratch on me…”
“Do you think I care? What if those people come after you? Huh? Why are you so reckless? Didn’t you ever stop to think about me, who is worried sick about you?”
“I-I’m sorry. It’s…”
“She came back safe. Enough.”
Aerni quickly turned around at Rohan’s cold words.
“Do you think that’s what I’m…!”
