But when she turned her head and saw that everyone was serious, she awkwardly withdrew her hand and stayed silent.
"It's okay if they're not sorted properly... Sakuragi Hitomi, come with me, Lady Alvira requests your presence."
"...Why should I go with you? If it's an invitation, shouldn't there be some courtesy? Besides, I have more important matters to attend to right now."
"Oh? Really... more important than your mother?"
"Mother..."
Sakuragi Hitomi's expression froze, realizing that Alvira might have informed her mother about this.
And if the previous dinner with the three mothers was merely protocol, this time, Sakuragi Hitomi broke the rule of "letting Yan Huan choose for himself," and Alvira might...
"Ugh..."
Sakuragi Hitomi's face turned a bit pale, looking uncomfortable, frozen in place, yet she stubbornly resisted yielding.
Seeing this, Heather sighed and directly walked over to Sakuragi Hitomi, grabbing her small wrist,
"Let's go."
"You... let go!"
