"Oh, Kris! Welcome to Aoi Pan~" Chiharu happily greets the dark-haired pink girl who smiles uncomfortably
"Good morning Mrs. Aoi" Kris greeted back palely
The mother notices the odd behavior the young girl displaying, but keeps it quiet for now.
"Come inside Kris, we had a lot of delicious bread ins-"
Chiharu cut off her sentence when Kris shakes her head which makes the situation more confusing.
The way Kris stand is not her usual straight composure, she keeps flinching, couldn't look at her and her expression looks grim.
Chiharu's train of thought disrupts when Kris did something unexpected.
"I'm very sorry Mrs. Aoi!" Kris apologize loudly and fall to her knees.
The older woman is taken aback at her strange action, thankfully no one was here to witness this scene.
Chiharu's composure is shaken, she's very confused, but as an adult, she needs to act like one.
"Ahem ahem" She faked a cough to gain the young teen's attention who flinch in response, she couldn't dare to look at her friend's mother straight in the eyes, the guilt still weighing her down.
"Stand up, Kris, I don't know what's happening so let's talk inside" she orders strictly making Kris nod eagerly
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Chiharu feel like her world fall apart when she heard the devastating news. Kris and she are inside the house so no one can eavesdrop on their conversation. The pink manager tells her the harsh truth and Chiharu can feel the overwhelming guilt in her.
Her child is secretly suffering, every loving mother's heart will break if they find out that their child is in pain
'Why didn't tell anyone or me' She thought and feel disturbed. Valt appears to start acting weird, this isn't like him.
