ACCEPT ME

When Hu Lei left, Julianna regained her confidence. Her sliced ear still hurt like hell, but the bleeding had almost stopped. The cut from the flying knife was clean and mainly took off the cartilaginous flesh of the ear shell. 

Still, the pain made her blind with rage. 

"How can you associate with that uncultured woman? Can't you see she just cut off my ear?" Julianna shouted at Misaki. 

Misaki no longer had the tears welling up in her eyes as she did when she first entered the room. She had to admit she never thought Julianna was willing to hurt her for real. Now, she understood that she was evil to the core. 

Although Misaki did not hear a lot, she was sure the woman was behind the attempted kidnapping. The heartbreak was still there, but she felt as if the strange lady who had not given a name had given her strength. Her whispered words still rang in Misaki's mind. 

'You are not your blood; you are stronger than your blood.'