Opposite

Chapter 867

"...I'm so sad," Eucali said softly. "I let down the kitten, and I let you down too."

Hesta lowered her head and took Eucali's hand.

"Go back to sleep," Hesta sighed. "It'll be a long time before dawn."

"Where's my mom?"

"She already left," Hesta said, slowly raising her head to look into Eucali's eyes. "Does it still hurt?"

"My face is okay," Eucali whispered. "My ear, the left one... hurts a little."

"The doctor said your eardrum was perforated. If it doesn't heal on its own within three months, you'll need to come back for a patching procedure so it won't affect your hearing." Hesta spoke softly. "I'm sorry. I don't know why I froze up then. I couldn't stop her right away..."

"It's okay." Eucali closed her eyes. "It's okay..."

"Eucali."

"Mm?"

"Was that woman really your mother?"

"Yes. What's wrong?"

Hesta's gaze lowered slightly. "I don't understand how she could treat you like that."

"She didn't do anything to me..."

"Does that not count as doing something?" A trace of indignation suddenly entered Hesta's voice. "Why did you never tell me your mother was like this? When Xiaoshu and I came to celebrate your internship offer, when the poetry club got together, we talked about this... If I'd known she was so violent, then the day she came, I should have—"

"You don't understand." Eucali half-closed her eyes, a faint smile appearing on her face. "It's not the way you think..."

"What are you talking about?" Hesta's eyes widened. "She hit you in front of everyone, and—"

"Yes, that's just how she is... She's always been like that. So whenever something bad happens to her, no one sympathizes with her. When she argues with people, almost no one takes her side. Even when she puts