Christa rubbed the back of her head and flashed the grin of a hot-blooded idiot.
"Hahaha, bro, well, I was just trying to lighten the mood.
You wouldn't hold that against me, right~? Onii-chan~"
(~o￣3￣)~
Randall looked cold and merciless, but inside, he was screaming about how adorable she was.
His resolve still wasn't firm enough!
But when he remembered the scare she had given him earlier, which had nearly made him lose his composure, his resolve instantly hardened into iron.
Randall chuckled and said,
"This little sister needs a few beatings every now and then.
Otherwise, she'll turn out all wrong."
Christa paled at his words.
"Hehe, I think I'm pretty great as I am, Onii-chan.
I haven't turned out wrong!
Right, sis-in-law?"
Christa winked at Caris.
Caris smiled gently.
Then, right in front of Christa, she happily rested her cheek against Randall's shoulder.
"Little sister, whatever your brother says goes~"
Christa nearly failed to keep her expression under control.
Seriously, isn't that a little too quick to switch sides?
You only hugged him once, and now you're following his every lead.
If something actually happened between you, wouldn't you... follow his every lead?
Looks like you've already gone all the way. There's no room left for improvement!
Randall smiled at Caris's words.
To Christa, that smile looked wildly arrogant and downright sinister.
As though a fist was about to come crashing down on his little sister's head.
"Aequus..."
Christa turned a plaintive gaze toward Aequus.
Aequus's heart jolted.
He'd already fucking hidden in a corner. Why was she still dragging him into this?!
Aequus wanted to cry, but had no tears.
Could they please keep innocent bystanders out of their family business?!
Seeing his reaction, Christa knew Aequus couldn't be counted on.
So she looked at Randall with