"Nong In, you have such bad behavior. How can you waste money hiring a grocery store saleswoman to curse someone in the middle of the mall like that?!"
When Mr. Anek learned that his daughter had hired someone to take revenge for me, he reprimanded her fiercely. His daughter, who was treated like a family treasure, was breathing heavily, visibly irritated.
Meanwhile, I was curious to know what this "disdainful face" would look like, because I heard Intuorn's mother warn her not to do that to her father.
"Why couldn't I do that? The woman who was cursed made Fah feel ashamed! I was just getting revenge. I didn't do anything wrong!"
My boss, stubborn as always, didn't think she had done anything wrong.
"People need to pay for what they do. You can't just walk around like nothing happened, like there are no consequences. I need to teach her a lesson, so she understands what shame is. Don't you, Fah?"
Intuorn looked at me for support, but I kept my expression neutral, showing no emotion. I didn't want to support her actions, even though I appreciated the fact that she did it for me. Both Intuorn's father and mother looked at me, waiting for my opinion.
"What do you think, Arun? Do you agree with what Nong In did?"
Mr. Anek asked, wanting to know my opinion. If I were to be honest, I should answer...
"I don't agree."
"See, Nong In? Not even Arun herself agrees with what you did. And if the other party finds out that you were the one who hired someone to do it, they might end up suing you for defamation."
"But you're rich! You can just pay to shut everyone up!"
"Talking about money again! You need to learn the value of money."
"Why wouldn't I know the value of money? I earned money all by myself in a year, or have you forgotten, Daddy?"
"There's no way I can win this argument!"
"When I get hurt, you'll cry and feel sorry for me anyway."
"Ah!"
As Intuorn continued to challenge the conversation, Mr. Anek got irritated and turned to question me, seemingly without much interest, but trying to provoke.
"Seriously, Arun, how can you like someone like this? If it's because of money, I won't get mad, because besides beauty, Intuorn has nothing else good."
The father tried to make his daughter feel a little pain, before rushing to add:
"But of course, you don't know what other people's faces look like, so it can't be because of appearance, right? It must be because of money!"
If anyone else had asked this question, I would probably have been irritated, but since I knew that it was a provocation from Intuorn's father to make her angry, I just smiled and didn't answer. The answer wasn't important, what he really wanted was for her to feel uncomfortable.
That's why I thought it best to keep quiet.
"So, Arun, answer to daddy, why do you love me?"
When I was pressured like this, everyone's eyes turned to me. I couldn't stay silent any longer and I had to say something.
"Yes... For money."
The answer sounded so cold. Even I, who said it, could feel that she was distant. In truth, I loved Intuorn for who she was. She was a transparent woman, someone whose emotions and intentions were crystal clear.
