I didn’t take it. I just kept eating. But Leonhart didn’t seem to mind and opened the box with a smile. Inside was a very expensive watch.
I only looked at it for one second—my pupils tightened and my whole body felt cold, as if I had fallen into artic ice sea.
Leonhart pushed the watch toward me. His expression slowly twisted, becoming frightening.
“What’s wrong, brother? Don’t you like this watch the most? You liked it so much you even stole it. Now I’m giving it to you. Aren’t you happy?”
That watch was the gift my sister gave to Leonhart. And it was the reason I was sent to prison for three years.
After our father died on the battlefield, our mother took the compensation money and ran away. My sister and I depended only on each other.
She dropped out of high school and took many wrong paths before she finally succeeded in starting a business. When she earned money, she adopted Leonhart, who also lost his father and brought him home.
In the beginning, I disagreed, but my sister told me, “Leon is in a poor state. Like us. You still have me, but he has no one. Be generous, Rein. It’s just an extra bowl at the table.”