Chapter 27

"Hey, Fathia. What's up? Why are you zoning out so early in the morning? It's totally pointless." Jess plopped down next to Fathia immediately. This morning marked Clara's visit, the umpteenth one, with Fathia's gloomy expression.

Once again, Fathia's absent-minded stirring of her breakfast was presented perfectly before Jess's eyes.

"I'm confused about why it's like this."

Jess chuckled. "Is your uncle still mad about yesterday?"

Fathia's shoulders dropped further. "It's more than that. He read our chat."

Jess managed to choke on the air she took in through her mouth. "Wow... Uncle Sebastian sure is something, but I wouldn't want to deal with a cold guy like him. Eww ... it's scary."

Her conversation partner had already suspected as much. Fathia stared lazily again, without any interest, as her mood was really sour.

"Hey, if I&