Chapter 296

Chapter 296

Ma, Allen admitted. “But I had nothing to do with it, Elw. I would never hurt you like that.

I nodded slowly, processing this, my teeth worrying my bottom lip until I tasted blood. ‘Why didn’t Drake tell me?”

“You’d have to ask him that,” Allen said, his expression softening. “Look, I know this is a lot to take in, but there’s something else I wanted to talk to you about. He paused, his eyes meeting mine. Tm leaving for Kyoto next week.”

“What?” The news hit me harder than/expected, and I sat back as if physically pushed. For how long?”

At least six months. I’m joining a research project at Kyoto University, and I’ll be overseeing Moonlight Real Estate’s Kyoto branch while I’m there.”

“I… I see.” I felt a strange mixture of relief and loss, my chest tightening. “That’s a great opportunity.”