Chapter24


    ThetruthwasthatYasminsimplycouldn’tkeepupwithYvette’space,andwasutterlyoutmatched.


    SeanwassuddenlyconfusedastowhyYasminimedthatYvettehaddeliberatelychangedthesheetmusictomakehermessup


    Yasmindidn’texpectherlietobeexposedsoquickly.HerfacetumedpaleasshefacedSean’squestioninggaze.Sheloweredherheadguilty.


    SeeingYasmin’sreaction,Seanunderstoodeverything.So,hehadwrongedYvette.


    Hehadevensaidhewouldn’tacknowledgeherashissister.Theoverwhelmingguiltmadehimfesuddentightnessinhischest,


    Yvettehadjustreturnedhomeandneededherfamily’swarmth,yethehadspokenharshlytoher.Hereallymessedup.


    “Seethat?Wieissotalented.Shedidn’tneedtochangethesheetmusic.”Yara’stonewasfilledwithpride.“Bytheway,youdidn’tmakeYvieangryjustnow,didyou?I’mtellingyou.IfyoudaretoupsetYvie,you’llbeinbigtrouble.”


    IrwingaveSeanadisdainfulnceandadded,“That’sright.IfyoumakeYvieunhappy,you’llbekneelinginthememorialhallforawholeday.


    Seanloweredhisheadsilently.Hewastooguiltytospeak.Withtheirprotectivenature,iftheyfoundouthehadbeenharshtoYvette,hewassurethey’dpunishhimwherehestood.


    IrwinandYarawereringatSean,butwhentheysawYvettingdownfromthesecondfloor,theyinstantlybearnedwithjoy.TheyinstantlyforgotaboutSean


    “Yvie,you’reback!Haveyouhadbreakfast?”


    “Ifyouhaven’teatenyet,I’llmakesomethingforyourightnow.”


    “It’sokay.I’vealreadyhadbreakfast,”Yvetterepliedgently.“Mom,Dad,Ineedtogooutforabit.”


    Shehadjustreceivednewsthattheherbssheneededhadarrived.ShennedtocollectthemandstartpreparingmedicohelpYaral


    recover


    YaraandIrwinneveropposedYvette’sdecisions“Alright,YvieHaveLarrytakeyou.”


    Yvetteshookherhead.“Noneed.Icangobymyself.”


    Sean’sgazewasfixedonher,butshedidn’tevennceathim.Thismadehimfeelevenmoreanxious.


    Sheavoidedlookingathim,whichshowedthatshewasstingry.


    AsYvettewalkedout,hecouldn’thelpbutfollowher.Hethenspokeawkwardly,“Whereareyougoing?I’lltakeyou-”


    “Noneed,”Yvetterepliedcoldly.“Remember,youdon’tacknowledgemeasyoursister,andIdon’tacknowledgeyouasmybrothereither.It’sbestifwestayoutofeachother’sway.”


    Hearingthis,Seanfeltadeeppangofregretandwantedtophimself.Howcouldhehavesaidsuchharshwordstohissister?


    “I’vefalselyusedyou.I’msorry.”


    ThiswasthefirsttimeSeanhadeverapologizedtoanyone.Hisearsturnedredwithembarrassment,andhelookedutterlyataloss.


    “IknowIwaswrong,Iwon’tdoitagain.Yvie,please letmetakeyouthere.Letmemakeupformymistake,okay?”


    Seeing hispitifulexpression,Yvettedecidednottomakeitdifficultforhimanymore.“I’mgoingtoElixirsApothecary”


    “Whyareyougoingthere?Seanfirstfeltconfused,thenlookedatherwithconcem.“Areyoufeelingunwell?”N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    ElixirsApothecarywasthrgestapothecaryinCroedal,filledwithcountlesspreciousherbs.Anyonewiththemoneycouldobtainanyherb


    needed.


    ItwassaidthatamysteriousforcewasbehindElixirsApothecary,sonoonedaredtoattendthem.