My Measurement: The Villain Desires a Satisfying Payback

Chapter 146 - 146: 140: Story of the Past (1)

Tick--

A young girl twiddled her thumbs and looked from left to right in the long, empty corridor.

"Cee...?"

Her lost voice rang out as she called someone's name.

Tock--

"Where did you go?"

Tick--

Her bare feet sunk gently into the soft red carpet that lined the floor, creating small and shallow imprints as she turned around while

As usual, they seemed to carry a spark of insanity embedded within them.

Although they contained such a high level of vitality, it couldn't have been a good combination for the long term.

"...Okay."

Faced with her earnest request, he nodded.

"Yay~! Thank you! Let's do it!"

Swaying her body in all directions as she pulled the boy's hands around joyfully, the boy had one thought as he wordlessly stared back into those unforgettable eyes.

Those eyes.

Now, they contained nothing but glee and goodwill.

However, those things weren't certain to last forever, and he learnt that to be fact.

Deep within his heart, the boy held a concern

One day, those eyes.

The eyes that currently looked at him with amity and compassion.

Would they eventually look towards him with contempt or resentment?

Just as everyone else's who had come before her.

"..."

It was something that couldn't be answered by simply asking a question, and so the boy couldn't alleviate the feeling of something tightening in his chest.