Chapter 180 - poison or something else?

I look at her directly. I don’t give a shit just because she is my aunt.

So I ask,

"Do you really need to know why?"

A playful smile appears on my face, and when I try to say directly that her son sounds like a green tea bitch—

Mom intervenes.

"Gray, you can go. Don’t worry about her."

I nod and take Luna’s hand before immediately leaving.

Sister Elena watches it with amusement.

As for Amy and Grandma, they both enjoy it.

When I try to go to the dessert section, the aunt stops me again.

"Where do you think you are going?"

I frown and look at her with annoyance.

"What do you want?"

She puts on a righteous face and says,

"Hey, you just ignored my son’s good intentions and now you’re going like nothing happened."

I see that green tea man has a joyful smile and immediately hides it.

I laugh at that.

Luna looks at that and frowns too.

Who does this woman think she is?

Mom and the others frown as well.

But before they can say anything, I speak.

"What, is your son the Crown Prince or God’s child for me to apologize?"

"Let me make one thing clear."

"I don’t give a damn about your son."

I feel like saying, Look at your green tea bitch-ass son, but I hold myself back.

Amy covers her mouth, trying to stop herself from laughing.

Then, before that aunt can get enraged and confront me, Mom stops us.

"That’s enough."

"My son can do whatever he wants."

"If you have a problem, keep it inside."

"I or anyone else in here cares about your or your son’s feelings."

"So be careful when you try to threaten my son."

"I won’t take it lightly when people try to threaten him."

Mom’s gaze is cold.

Then she looks at me once again, and warmth appears in her eyes as she says,

"Okay, Gray."

"Go ahead."

I nod once again and leave.

The aunt is boiling with rage.

She wants to protect her son’s dignity, but she knows my mom isn’t a person who gives empty threats, so she shuts up and glares at me.

I simply shrug my shoulders.

As soon as we get there, Luna asks,

"What dessert is there?"

"I like..."

I look at her and sigh before putting on a playful smile.

"Isn’t everything here something you like?"

"I brought you here so I can give you one or two of them."

"So I can save the other desserts for other people."

A black line appears on her forehead.

"You are the worst."

She pouts.

I smile at that and say,

"Can’t you see that last cousin guy acting like a green tea man?"

"I almost threw up at that."

"That’s why I made an excuse and came here."

Luna laughs at that, and she replays all the events that happened there in her mind.

When thinking about that person’s actions, she just chuckles.

So I look at her and ask,

"What are you chuckling about?"

She puts on a playful smile and asks,

"Oh, what?"

"Are you jealous?"

"I still remember when you got protective when that other cousin said to protect me from others."

She giggles.

I look at her annoyingly and wave a hand, my face a little red.

Luna observes everything and laughs.

Then Sister Elena comes to our side as we take two puddings and eat.

Luna looks at her, gets another pudding, and gives it to Elena.

She smiles and nods.

She takes the pudding from Luna’s hand, takes a small bite, and then says,

"Amy is going to cut the cake."

"Let’s go."

We look at her and nod.

"Hmm, okay."

"Let’s go."

Then we follow Elena and go to Amy’s side.

Amy looks at us and nods.

Then she comes closer to us and says,

"You did the right thing."

"If they come at you, don’t show any mercy."

"Don’t give them any face."

"Our family’s strength rules, not family ties."

"So you don’t need to care about them."

I nod.

Then she chuckles.

"Did you see that aunt and her son’s faces at that time?"

"It was priceless."

I chuckle at that.

Luna just watches us, speechless.

Then all of the guests gather around the massive cake and wait for Amy to cut it.

I watch from the side as well.

She gets the cake knife and begins to cut the cake as we all wish her a happy birthday.

She takes the first slice and gives it to Mom.

Then me and Grandma, Astrid, Luna, and Elena give her our wishes as well.

We all wish her a happy birthday.

She looks so happy.

I watch all of it with a smile.

Then everyone receives cake, and I talk with Amy for a few minutes before going to the side so others can come and wish her a happy birthday and talk with her.

Soon, Luna comes to my side as well.

Servers serve juice and drinks.

Luna asks,

"What are you doing?"

I simply reply,

"Nothing."

"Just looking around and seeing what’s happening."

I see many cousins going to Amy and trying to make connections because the intelligent ones know she has the most chance of becoming the new head.

So the female cousins and male cousins go to her and make friendly conversations.

I take two glasses of apple juice from a server and give one to Luna.

She looks at it.

"Humph."

She wants orange juice, and I give her apple juice.

Then there’s the glass Amy is supposed to drink from.

I see a cousin go there.

Of course, paranoid me observes him.

I can’t let anything happen today because it’s Amy’s birthday.

My eyes twitch as that guy leans toward Amy’s glass.

Luna sees that too.

I think to myself,

If this bastard does something, he has either be extremely stupid or has a brain problem.

Sure enough, I see that bastard put something in it.

Luna tries to stop the action by going there.

But I stop her.

If I want, I can just go there, beat that guy, and check the glass.

Even if it’s not something harmful, it won’t matter.

I don’t care.

But the thought of someone trying to do something to Amy sends my mind into an extremely cold rage.

I look at Luna and say,

"Wait, Luna."

"Don’t."

My voice has no warmth.

I just look at that glass and look around for another similar juice glass.

As soon as I find one, I swap my glass with it and swap Amy’s glass with the one I got from the side using Space.

Only a few people, like Mom and Grandma, sense the change in space.

They see that it’s me, so they just let it go.

I take the glass into my hand.

Luna asks,

"Are you just going to let that guy go?"

I look at her.

My eyes are colder.

"Let him go?"

I sneer.

"You wish."

"Even if Mom intervenes, I won’t let that bastard go."

Luna sees the coldness in my eyes.

She finds it extremely enjoyable.

She likes peace like me, but she is also a fan of chaos.

So she follows me with a grin of her own.

She wants to find out what I’m going to do to that guy.

I directly go to find Aunt Evelyn.

She sees me approaching her, so she excuses herself and comes to talk to me.

"Oh, little Gray."

"What brings you to find me?"

I say to her plainly,

"I need a favor."

She simply waves a hand.

"Oh, what are you talking about, child?"

"You’re like my own child."

"Tell me."

"What can I do for you?"

I ask,

"If I give you something, can you find out what it is?"

She tilts her head.

"What do you mean?"

I say, with coldness flashing through my eyes,

"I saw one of my cousins add something to Amy’s drink."

"So I swapped it with mine and brought it here to check what he added before I have time to deal with that bastard."

Aunt Evelyn’s eyes widen.

With my cold exterior, she understands the situation.

"I can do it."

"But it will take a few minutes."

"I have to test the juice."

I nod.

No emotion flashes through my eyes.

Then I ask,

"If I give you the substance directly, can you do it faster?"

She blinks in surprise and nods.

So I use Devour on the glass and separate all ten things that bastard added.

I create a dark glass and put them into it before giving it to Aunt Evelyn.

I want to find out what that bastard added.

He must know Amy is above C Rank, so her immune system is far stronger than other people’s.

So it must be something potent.

Aunt Evelyn watches my actions with awe.

It’s extremely hard to separate those things from something mixed with liquid.

But I did it with a simple spell.

She knows I’m talented, but not to this extent.

She looks at me and says,

"Hmm."

"You’ve grown a lot since the last time I saw you."

"Give me a few moments."

"I’ll check it."

I simply nodded while Luna stands beside me, watching all of it.