Sebastian and his brothers didn’t miss the tears that seemed to swell quite quickly within Haruka’s eyes. She couldn’t help herself and dabbed her eyes with the back of her sleeves.
“I’m sorry. Something is in my eyes,” she said quickly as she got up. “Please excuse me.”
She left the room in a hurry as the brothers watched her go.
Akira said, “Excuse me,” and then followed her aunt out of the room.
Sosuke said, “Please enjoy the meal. Oba-chan isn’t feeling very well lately.”
The brothers nodded and continued with their meals. It was half an hour later when the brothers thanked Haruka for lunch and left.
“She was crying,” Conrad said as they walked up the stairs back to the fourth-floor apartment.
“Sosuke said she isn’t well lately,” Logan supplied. “She’s probably j
