Chapter 699: PAID

“You met Grandfather…?”

That was what Gu Heebi said to me in my quarters.

“Yes.”

“How…?”

“He came to see me.”

I replied indifferently to her astonished question. My ribs still ached faintly—maybe I should’ve hit myself a little softer.

“No, out of nowhere?”

“Yeah, out of nowhere.”

She kept pestering me with questions, unable to believe it, but my answers didn’t change.

“Sis, stop asking. I was just as shocked.”

How could I have known that that man—no, was he even human?—that person claiming to be my grandfather would show up?

Thanks to him, my ribs got cracked, and my mood got ruined.

‘Damn family ties.’

The Gu family members were all insane.

Every last one of them cared about nothing but themselves. How could someone like me, a normal person, live peacefully in a place like this?

‘I should just run away or something.’

Every time I tried to get attached to this family, it became clear I couldn’t. Truly a goddamn messed-up household.

“So….”

Trying to calm my irritation, I glanced at Gu Heebi and asked,

“What exactly are you doing right now?”

“Hm?”

Gu Heebi tilted her head at my question and replied,

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m cooking.”

“...”

Does she think I asked because I couldn’t tell?

‘I’m asking because I can’t believe what I’m seeing.’

Gu Heebi was cooking.

Casually dressed, she was making a few side dishes and placing them on the dining table like it was nothing.

How should I even describe this nightmarish scene?

I honestly had no idea.

“…You know how to cook?”

“Now, a little bit?”

Her nonchalant response left me stunned.

Amused by my dumbfounded expression, Gu Heebi let out a small chuckle.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Living with a child will do that to you.”

“…What kind of mom-like statement is that?”

“Oh my, does it suit me?”

“No, not at all.”

Honestly, it did suit her a little, but the thought annoyed me for some reason, so I answered bluntly.

As I was observing this bizarre side of Gu Heebi,

Thud.

Something was placed on the plate in front of me.

What was this?

I couldn’t tell. It looked like food, but….

“What is this…?”

Completely clueless, I turned to the person who had put it there.

It was Cheonma, who had somehow ended up sitting next to me.

Cheonma was sitting there, casually placing more food in front of me.

“Stop—no, wait. What is this?”

“Food.”