The Villain Family Opposes Independence (13 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 221

Thud.

The boy absentmindedly dropped his spoon.

Although startled, he pretended not to care and reached down to pick up the spoon from the floor to continue eating his soup—only for the woman to snatch it away in alarm.

“No, you must use a new spoon.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

He’d eaten rotting food covered in filth without a second thought; a spoon that had merely touched the floor was nothing.

But the woman was just as stubborn.

“No. It does matter.”

She eventually brought him a new spoon and handed it over.

“Eat up, Isis.”

Then she called him by the name she’d whimsically given him.

He said nothing in reply, burying his nose in his plate and eating while stealing a glance at her.

Her name was Arcelia.

And I am Isis.

That night, for the first time in his life, Isis closed his eyes wrapped tightly in blankets that smelled of sunlight.

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