Chapter 237

ONE YEAR LATER

**RUNE—KYRA**

"...I'm just saying it's not fair Laron gets to spend the summer break with Luigi," Rune followed Kyra to Laron's wardrobe. "Luigi gets all of his weekends. What time do I get to have?"

Kyra snatched Rune's equestrian leggings and walked back to the bed. "You're exaggerating again." She folded the leggings and tucked them into Laron's nearly overflowing box before turning to him. "You gave him the go-ahead, remember?"

"Yeah, but that was before I realized it was for a whole month. He's monopolizing all of Laron's free time," Rune sighed, flopping onto Laron's bed dramatically. "I just miss hanging out with my son, you know?"

She stayed silent, and when he looked up, she was staring at him.

"Why?"

"Well," she zipped the bag close and walked up to him, "why does it seem like you haven't learned how to tell Laron no?"

Rune frowned. "What are you saying? I tell him no all the time."

"No, you don't." She straddle