The Phone Rang~!
"Ran, your phone's ringing," Kazuha reminded her.
"Kazuha, keep an eye on things for me first." Ran took out her phone and had Kazuha watch the food that was cooking.
"Huh? It's Mom."
Ran was startled when she saw who was calling. Eri Kisaki was usually busy with work and rarely had time to call her.
"Hello, Mom. Is something wrong?" Ran asked Eri.
"Yes, there is something I wanted to ask you, Ran. Does Kogoro Mouri owe a large sum of money?" Eri asked.
"Huh? How did you find out?" Ran was extremely surprised. How had her mother, Eri Kisaki, learned about this?
Kogoro Mouri had previously told her not to tell Eri. Although Ran had wanted to tell her mother, she had ultimately listened to Kogoro.
"Inspector Megure told me. If he hadn't, I still wouldn't know," Eri said.
"Ran, how are you doing now?"
Eri did not care what happened to Kogoro Mouri. What she cared about now was Ran, and she hoped nothing would happen to her.
"I'm fine. Chen said he would lend me the money, so things are all right for now."
"So it was Chen." Eri's feelings were rather complicated, but she quickly put those thoughts aside and said to Ran, "Ran, do you want to come live with me?"
"Ah, I'm afraid I can't right now." Ran refused Eri.
Even though her father had calmed down by now, Ran knew that even if he was worried, he would keep it buried inside and not let her know.
If she left at a time like this, Kogoro Mouri might collapse. After suffering such a huge loss all at once, even someone as level-headed as him could not bear it!
And if his daughter left him because of it, what would