"Homeschooling?" I laughed, looking at him in disbelief. Placing the cup on the desk, I faced him with a stern expression. "I homeschooled most of my classes, and you would be the first person I befriended after turning eighteen. If you have a plan like this one and be someone like me, then go ahead! Do whatever your heart wishes! You have the right. Use that! I dare you to blame her if she would pull stupid stunts as I did in my time and throw her out of your house to survive all by herself in this cruel world."
"Cruel world?" The man had the nerve to look at me in amusement. "Where are we? In some elementary schools? Scarlet, I didn't expect to hear this coming from you. You said your favorite is history, and now you tell me the world is cruel?"
"People used to be innocent in ancient
