Upon hearing that the auction was successful, Natsume Ruri's eyes welled with tears, and she hugged Natsume Chikage with intense emotion. "Brother, we did it! We actually bought back our old home!"
As she spoke, she remembered being forced to move away from the house in the past, and now that it was recovered after being lost, a wave of intense emotions flooded her heart. The tears were simply unstoppable, and she burst out crying.
"It's—it's really wonderful! We can finally go home! If Mom and Dad knew, they would definitely be so happy!"
"Yeah." Natsume Chikage rubbed his little sister's head, not stopping her from crying, and simply sighed softly. "It really feels like we've come full circle."
Watching the two siblings, Kaga Kyoko and Mrs. Furukawa Ruka, who knew Natsume Chikage, couldn't help smiling with relief, genuinely happy for the pair.
As for Kaga Resaki, even though she was just as happy, she knew better and didn't interrupt the two at this moment.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Konoe Hitomi stood up and prepared to leave even though the auction wasn't over yet, as she had other things to attend to.
Yet just as she left the auction hall and entered the foyer, Natsume Chikage chased after her.
"Hitomi, nobody competed with me during this auction. Could it be that your side did something?"
Hearing this, Konoe Hitomi turned back to look at him, her tone carrying a hint of mystery.
"Why would you think that?"
Natsume Chikage said earnestly, "Because only you guys could easily pull off something like this."
"What if I said no?" Konoe Hitomi tilted her head slightly.
"Then I would think you're lying."
"I see." The corners of Konoe Hitomi's mouth curved up by a single pixel. "Still, you might be overthinking