If You Wish For My Death (6 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 46

“No, that’s not it.”

“Not so?”

Weren’t they on good terms? They seemed that way last time.

At that, Magnolia turned serious.

“Veronica, it’s impossible for my brothers to be affectionate.”

“But both of them seemed kind to me.”

“They’re just pretending. Especially Lake—it’s not like he didn’t tease me relentlessly when we were kids. He’s only acting refined because you’re here, Veronica. He’s turned into such a hypocrite with age.”

“Is that… really so?”

A hypocrite? Veronica recalled Lake Pell from her memories.

Cold, ruthless, a hunting dog ready to do anything for his master—hmm.

“Want to hear an amusing anecdote? Once, when he was little, he claimed he saw a ghost and made a huge fuss in the middle of the night, crying and screaming. He insisted we had to banish the ghost, so he found some strange incantation somewhere, kept muttering it, scattered dead insects all over the place, and eventually locked himself in his room, refusing to eat—causing our parents serious worry. He only returned to normal after a priest was called to pray for him. That’s how much of a coward my brother is.”

“When you’re young, ghosts can be frightening.”

“He even wet his pants.”

“Pants…?”

Hmm, hunting dog… hmm, wetting his pants… hmm… Veronica tried desperately to piece back together the image of Lake Pell that was now shattering in her memory.

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