Chapter 430


    Chapter 430


    After a while, Ste said, “Did it cross your mind that you’d just end up an average Joe, earning an


    average sry if you start working so soon? That you won’t be able to fight back if something


    happened to me? On the other hand, if you further your studies abroad, your options are limitless-and


    you wouldn’t be constrained because you prioritized short-term profits.”


    She continued, “For example, if you somehow end up working at thepany you interviewed for,


    you’d be under Weston’s control. There is no choice for you but to run at that point, and if he really


    found me, do you think you can stop him with you being as you are now?


    Roger’s eyes twitched and slowly turned red, and seeing that he was shaken and his stubbornness


    slowly crumbling, Ste pushed on. “Right now, I don’t need you to relieve my financial burden-we have


    our savings, and I’m doing just fine. That’s why you don’t have to pressure yourself. Just focus on your


    own future and keep climbing, as long as there are opportunities open to you!” “You’re a big boy now,


    Roger. Try to look forward, and not just at what’s in front of you.”


    Ste’s words were soft, and yet it struck Roger like a hammer, clearing his head.


    It was true—he had been naive. He believed that staying with his sister was good enough, and it had


    never crossed his mind that even if he did, he was incapable of protecting her.


    “But I don’t want to go so far away… It’s going to take a long time before I cane home.” “It’s just


    growing pains.” Seeing that his tone had softened and knowing that he was caving, Ste spoke to him


    sincerely, “I can’t stay with you forever anyway.’ Roger clenched his fist right then. “Why not?! We only


    have each other!” Steughed. “Now, now, you’re sounding just like a child. Weren’t you insisting that


    you were an adult just a moment ago?”


    Roger turned silent right then and said nothing else.


    After a long while, he asked, “I need to think about this, okay? Give me time.” Ste nodded, since it


    was a big deal for Roger, and she should give him space since he was actually thinking rationally and


    not catering to his own whims.


    “As long as you keep a calm head, I’ll support you in whatever decision you make.”


    Roger looked up, taken aback-he was under the impression that she would insist that he study abroad.


    Ste seemed to read his mind then, and smiled. “I just don’t want you to regret a choice you made in


    the heat of the moment for the rest of your life.”


    “Ste…”


    Roger suddenly could not decide on what to say, and simply walked up and rested his chin on


    her shoulder–she barely reached his shoulder in height, but he was reliant on her as he had been as a


    child.


    Patting his head, Ste then asked, “You hadn’t been home for a while, have you?”


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    Roger promptly straightened, his gaze suddenly evasive. “I’m sleepy. Going to bed.” “Hey! Exin


    yourself!” Ste promptly chased after him. “Don’t try to run!”


    ***


    Later at night, Ste returned to her own room andy in bed, knowing now that Roger would rationally


    think about his own future. It was certainly a huge relief to her mind after solving the issue.


    She stared at the ceiling of the room she was so familiar with, and remembered the constant


    nightmares she had for a long time since losing that child a year ago, after she and Roger arrived at


    Fern City.


    Tossing and turning in bed, all she saw was the bloody puddle of flesh that used to be a person,


    She closed her eyes now, but the familiar scene she imagined would appear did not appear at