Cheat Awakening

Chapter 352. Siblings Reunion

"Mother! That Jenny turns out to be a traitor..."

"Ayri? Sylphy? Sylphy?!! I knew you would forgive your dear elder brother and will come back..."

Aniue, who anxiously burst into the room, only spoke a few words before he was choked with disbelief seeing two familiar faces who had made his nights sleepless recently. As a Siscon older brother, his greatest fear in the world was definitely being ostracized by his beloved sisters.

The sight of Sylphy, who had angrily kicked him out of her house and declared she never wanted to see his face again, his hopeless, tired eyes immediately brightened. He rushed towards her, nearly engulfing her in a bear hug. If it weren't for the fact that he had to save face in front of Ayri, he might have broken down in tears of joy.

"Thank goodness you're back! You have no idea how much I've missed you," Aniue exclaimed childishly, his voice thick with emotion. "If you hadn't returned within a few days, I had already decided to become your neighbour so I could apologize every day until you forgave me."

Sylphy, who was still angry and had a disgusted expression at first, upon seeing the miserable condition of her elder brother, who had loved and cared for her the most in the family, could only sigh deeply and pat his back with a helpless smile, accepting his apologies.

"Hehehe, you two might not know, but after you kicked him out of your house that day, Aniue was so heartbroken that he gulped down an entire barrel of wine while crying alone in his room and hadn't come out for three entire days. It took me and Pen a lot of effort to bring him out of depression."

"Even then, to bury his guilt, he's been working tirelessly, losing over five kilograms according to Pen, which worried her sick.

She requested me every day to do something about it, but sadly, I have no better solution and could only let time heal him slowly," Garnet, seeing the love between siblings, nodded her head in satisfaction, very proud of her upbringing, compared to those snobby noble children... well, forget it, there is no comparison at all.

"Alright, alright, I understand. Now, let me go, or do you want to suffocate me?" Sylphy said with a bitter smile. Now, reflecting on the situation, she realized she had allowed anger to cloud her judgment. After all, Aniue and the others only meant to protect her from suffering. Instead of dealing with them rationally, she succumbed to anger, causing a lot of emotional distress to everyone.

"I apologize for what I said that day, please don't take it to heart. I was overwhelmed with sadness and anger, and I wasn't thinking clearly. Please forgive me too," Sylphy pleaded, her eyes conveying sincere remorse, which instantly triggered Aniue's Siscon syndrome causing his tears to well up.

"Please don't say that," Aniue responded with a happy smile, shaking his head. "It was my fault for rushing and blurting things out. No need for apologies." He then turned towards Ayri, his smile fading as he raised a fist in anger.

"And you, didn't you promise to write to me and update me on your situation every day? It's nearly a month, and I haven't received a single letter!" With an angry expression, Aniue chased after Ayri, who had already put considerable distance between them, seeing that a heavy beating was about to fall on her.

While Aniue and Ayri played their cat-and-mouse game, invisible Myne approached Garnet and sat down beside her on the couch, who was watching the drama between siblings with great interest and asked confusedly, after seeing how serious Aniue Siscon syndrome is.

"Mother-in-law, is it true that Brother-in-law Aniue has Siscon syndrome?"

Garnet, not surprised by Myne's question, replied calmly, "Yes, and I know what you are thinking, but there is no need to worry about it. Aniue doesn't have any perverted or romantic thoughts about his sisters; he is just very overprotective toward them."

"From childhood, Aniue, the eldest prince, rarely had someone to play with his age, because Lewis was a nerd who spent most of his time in the library. Aniue only had Sylphy to accompany him, and later, Ayri came into his life. As he grew, he started taking responsibility and came into contact with some dark things while receiving management training from his father.

As you already know, there were occasionally some men who couldn't control their inner beast, and commit acts of harm against women. As Aniue got to know more and more about it, he started having a fear that one day someone would do something like this to Sylphy and Ayri as well. This fear manifests in his current overprotective behaviour."

"This is why I desperately wanted to find him a partner who could provide emotional support. Although he behaves strongly on the outside, emotionally he is very unstable, especially when it comes to family, so I have to be extra worried about him," Garnet sighed tiredly, resting her head on Myne's invisible shoulder.

Myne was caught off guard by Garnet's bold move, but remembering that the other party had already given him various green lights and encouragements, he reciprocated by wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Unfortunately, their current situation wouldn't allow for a more intimate way of expressing comfort and fostering deeper communication.

"Don't worry about my brother-in-law, you just need to prepare a suitable partner for him. Leave the rest of the matter to me. Believe me, in just one year, you will become a grandmother," Myne whispered seductively into Garnet's ear, a mischievous smile playing on his lips and he gave her a wink. But because he was invisible, Garnet couldn't see that.

Garnet's voice was light and cheerful as responded, "Haha, thank you. Let's discuss this matter later. I truly look forward to holding my grandchild," She then glanced around, ensuring the others weren't looking, before grabbing Myne's invisible face and locating his lips with her thumb. With a playful chuckle, she planted a generous kiss on him.

"Consider this an advance payment. Remember to solidify your plan. Make it foolproof, there are better rewards waiting for you, so work hard," Garnet said with a chuckle before clapping her hands loudly to stop the commotion between Aniue and Ayri, leaving a daze Myne behind starring at the empty site in front of him.

"Okay, Aniue, now stop bullying your little sister and tell me what happened to that Jenny. Why did you say that she is a traitor?" Her playful demeanour vanished. An air of seriousness replaced the previous calmness, demanding answers from a bewildered Aniue.

Aniue, who was catching the various small things Ayri was throwing at him in order to escape from his furious hands, sighed in defeat while making a giving up sign, before turning to Garnet. He was about to report what he found when a vase came flying at him and smashed on the back of his head.

"Bang!"

"Ouch! That's cheating, I had already given up," Aniue angrily roared at Ayri, and offered an adorable apology with a sheepish grin, effectively disarming his anger.

"Sorry, my hands slipped. I didn't expect that you would give up suddenly. That was purely an accident," Ayri said hurriedly, feeling Garnet's angry gaze. Continuing, she added, "I will bake you your favourite cookies to make up for it."

"Don't forget pastries. I haven't eaten pastries made by you for months." Getting a nod from Ayri, Aniue made a victorious sign in his mind before addressing Garnet seriously.

"Ayri's personal maid, Jenny, is missing. She appears to have fled through the window, taking all her belongings with her, and..." Aniue hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and continued... "She also emptied out Ayri's entire room, except for family pictures and a few big pieces of furniture that were not easy to move. Everything else was stolen by her."

"WHAT!"

Ayri shrieked, her voice laced with disbelief and betrayal upon hearing that her maid, whom she considered her first best friend, not only threw her into big trouble but actually robbed her behind her back. Without waiting for Aniue's confirmation, she hurriedly ran toward her room.

The others exchanged worried glances before following Ayri, and soon coming upon her messy, literally empty room.

"Are you alright?" Sylphy asked gently to Ayri, who was picking up family pictures from the ground while sobbing intermittently.

"Why? I thought we were best friends," Cried Ayri, experiencing the harsh side of humanity for the first time. She couldn't understand why Jenny did that.

After all, there weren't any valuable things in her room (only from her point of view; she had no idea about the real value of random things in her room), and she was receiving the best treatment among most of the servants, along with a high salary. Why did she need to betray her like this?

"Why? Of course, because this was her mission from the start," Garnet stated calmly, having already formulated a theory within seconds. "My guess is that Jenny was a spy, stealing your possessions was probably something she did randomly to make extra profit. She might have had more serious tasks to do, but somehow she must have realized we suspected her.

So, before we took action, she already fled in order to avoid being caught."

Turning to Aniue, who was consoling his distressed sister, Garnet continued, "Aniue, inform your father about this situation. We need to uncover who's playing these manipulative games behind the scenes."

"Yes, Mother, I'll do it right away," Aniue replied without hesitation. Offering a few final words of comfort to Ayri, he quickly stormed off towards Mavise's laboratory.