This news left Masumi Sera completely stunned, her face blank.
"You're saying she's Vermouth?"
Masumi Sera knew that Vermouth was the true culprit who had turned her mother into her current state.
"Who exactly are you people?"
Masumi Sera sprang to her feet, her eyes filled with wariness.
"How should I answer that question?" Shin wore a teasing smile, looking as if he intended to scare Masumi Sera.
But just then, Akemi slapped Shin.
"Enough, don't scare her. No matter what, she's still my younger cousin."
Akemi spoke seriously. Strictly speaking, Masumi Sera really was her cousin.
"What does that mean? What exactly is going on?"
Masumi Sera desperately wanted to know the truth, so she looked toward Akemi. In her eyes, Akemi was the only one here who might tell her.
And what did this woman mean by calling her younger cousin? Masumi Sera really wanted to know.
"Didn't your mother tell you?" Akemi asked Masumi Sera in confusion.
Masumi Sera blankly shook her head, then continued looking at Akemi. Akemi then told her everything.
After learning the truth, Masumi Sera's expression became extremely complicated. She had no idea what she should say now, and she felt somewhat angry—angry that her mother had told her nothing.
"I'll be leaving first." Masumi Sera stood up and walked outside. As she left, she turned to glance at Shin, feeling as though this man had suddenly been shrouded in mystery.
If Shin had previously seemed to her like nothing more than a handsome man, then things were no longer so simple now. She had no idea what kind of identity he was hiding behind the scenes.
No, once she got back, she had to make her mother tell her everything. It seemed her mother had come here that day.
She had told