(4:16-PM 5th of Noctiluna 237th Year)
"You grew up enduring shit like that!" Mai exclaimed angrily, her brows furrowed as she looked towards Aiden with a complex glint in her eyes.
Seeing Mai's reaction, Aiden chuckled. "Why are you so agitated? I imagine that you've had your fair share of a shitty childhood," Aiden said.
"But they went too far," Mai continued before adding. "Why.. didn't you say anything sooner, you could file a lawsuit against them."
Her words made Aiden raise a brow. "Do you really think I could win a lawsuit against the Horatio family? At that time I was just happy to make it out with my mon, I enjoyed the feeling of freedom and the happiness of finding a new family, like Bruce and his sister," he said while looking at the road in front of him.
With calm eyes, he noticed that the sun had dipped into the horizon, casting long shadows across the barren landscape.