"That bastard." Ai Haibara stood up in a huff, then returned to her room.
"Oh, it looks like Sherry is angry." Vermouth watched Ai Haibara's departing figure with amusement, while Akemi Miyano could only look on helplessly.
"Sherry—why do you call Ai Haibara Sherry?" Yukiko Kudo asked Vermouth curiously.
This question had weighed on Yukiko Kudo's mind for a long time. She had asked Vermouth before, but Vermouth had never answered.
"I'm afraid I can't answer that. You should ask Chen instead. If he tells you, you'll understand. If he doesn't, there's nothing to be done." Vermouth said with a shrug.
To Yukiko Kudo, Ai Haibara's identity was a secret; she did not know the truth.
It was not just Yukiko Kudo who did not know. Even Chikage Kuroba was unaware of it.
"That guy would never tell me. He hides every secret from me." Yukiko Kudo said resentfully.
Yukiko Kudo harbored deep resentment toward Chen. Although she had accepted him, he had never told her any of his secrets.
It was as though he treated her like an outsider. Yukiko Kudo felt terribly hurt.
"If Chen truly intends to tell you, he naturally will. Yukiko, you don't need to overthink it. At the very least, he likes you," Vermouth said to Yukiko Kudo.
"Tch, you don't need to speak up for him. That guy is so promiscuous—who knows where he's fooling around right now? Maybe he's even corrupted Ran Mouri."
Yukiko Kudo clicked her tongue softly.
However, Yukiko Kudo had actually guessed part of it right. Chen was indeed fooling around, though he had not corrupted Ran Mouri as well.
Early the next morning, Chen finally returned home from Tomoko Suzuki's place.
"Huh? Ai Haibara, you didn't go to school?"
Seeing Ai Haibara leaning by the door, Chen could