Hearing my explanation, my mom lets out a loud sigh.
"So you orchestrated all that just to see how the Abhorrence eyes work?" she asks again, covering her face with her palms.
"Yes," I reply, maintaining a straight face.
"I don't even know how to feel right now. You definitely got that bad trait from me," she says bitterly. "My gosh... I wish you had your father's soft personality. With your talent, you'd be the perfect leader for the Hunter family—"
‘Here comes the nagging.’
"Okay, I think I'm done here. I'll take my leave," I say, pretending to get up.
"Wait! I won't bring it up again. I'm sorry," she quickly apologizes, realizing her mistake.
I lie back down on the bed.
"It's high time you stop saying that, Mom. It doesn’t matter who I take after. What matters is my capability.
