He had deliberately kept it from them.
Because he knew very well that as soon as our parents came, as soon as they asked me what had really happened back then, everything would be exposed.
To protect Evangeline, he had even been willing to deceive his own parents.
Truly… he would stop at nothing.
Didn’t he say he didn’t like Evangeline?
Didn’t he say he had pursued Aria for three whole years in high school?
Didn’t he even bring up breaking off an engagement for Aria’s sake?
And yet, when Evangeline’s crimes were truly about to be exposed, he backed down.
He would rather let his own sister continue to suffer injustice.
Rather let Aria bear the charge of “attempted murder.”
Anything—so long as Evangeline didn’t suffer even the slightest harm.
I laughed in my heart until I trembled
