Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

Chapter 820 The Girls Gossip Rudy

”I… am not sure how I should feel about my friend seducing my sisterʼs boyfriend…” Rina released a soft sigh.

”What?” Leah turned to Rina.

”What?!” Rosse turned to Rina.

”Wait, what?” Suzan turned to Rina.

”What, what?” Rina asked with a confused look on her face.

”Lucyʼs step-brother is your sisterʼs boyfriend?”

”Yes.” Melinda replied instead of Rina.

”Are you sure about that?”

”Maybe she is just assuming things like always.”

”I am not. I confirmed it when I met him.”

”Wait, really?” Leah, Rosse, and Suzan were clearly shocked after learning that.

”Does Lucy know?” Suzan inquired.

”She is his sister. Obviously, she is aware of it.”

”Uh huh. I donʼt think she is.” Rosse shook her head.

”Why would you say that?”

”Because she is crushing on him! Itʼs obvious that she loves him. Oh my god! Am I the only one who canʼt see this ending well?”

”Why are you freaking out like this?” Rina still couldnʼt grasp the seriousness of the situation.

”You should be freaking out the most. He is going out with ʼyourʼ sister! She might take her anger out on you.”

”How am I responsible for this? This is her personal matter with her brother and my sister. They can fight all they want. And isnʼt this Rudyʼs fault to begin with?”

”Well…”

”I think itʼs natural to tell the family members that they are dating someone. Given, his parents are not strict. I know Joe is a simple man and he wouldnʼt interfere in Lucyʼs or Rudyʼs private life.

And according to what Lucy has told us about Rudyʼs mother, she seems to be a nice mother. So she wouldnʼt mind it either. And letʼs be honest, itʼs usually the daughterʼs relationship that irks the parents.

They wouldnʼt say anything if their son is fooling around with girls, but if itʼs the daughter, they suddenly bring up morals and whatnot. I say they should treat their children equally. But of course, my parents are dead already, so I wonʼt have to worry about it.”

Rina stated casually.

”You are wrong. My parents arenʼt like that,” Rosse retorted.

”Same. They support me in my every life decision. They are letting me become an actress and even paying for my fees.”

”You know my parents well, Rina. You live at my house.”

”....”

”Hey…” Rina squirmed and muttered, ”Thatʼs not fair. If you all gang up on me like that, I would look like an idiot trying to spread hate.”

”You bitches!” Lucy stormed to them. ”You all started eating without me!”

Leah smirked from the corner of her lips. ”Well, you were taking so long, so Rosse thought you might have gone for the number two.”

”Eww! Donʼt talk about disgusting things while we are eating!”

Lucy sat with them, and they began eating.

The girls looked at one another, questioning whether to inform Lucy that Reina and Rudy were an item.

Melina gave them a signal and asked them to pipe down.

”Say Lucy…” She placed her hand on Lucyʼs thigh. ”What would you do if you found out that your brother has a girlfriend?”

She took a bite from a hotdog and responded, ”He already has one.”

ʼSo she knows…ʼ the girls thought inwardly.

They all felt stupid when the matter ended in an anti-climatic way.

Lucy chewed and swallowed her bite before saying, ”Her name is Alice. She is his childhood friend.”

”Hmm?”

”Rudyʼs girlfriend. Her name is Alice.”

Rina and the girls exchanged confused glances.

”Did he say that?” Melinda was the one to ask.

”No. But itʼs obvious if you look at them.”

”Maybe you are wrong?”

”I could be. Not that it matters.”

ʼShe is awfully calm about this. Still. Alice and Rudy must be close since they managed to fool Lucy into thinking that they are a couple.ʼ

Rina had lots of questions, but she decided not to ask them since it wasnʼt her place to get involved in her sisterʼs private life.

ʼBut if Alice and Rudy are truly an item, that would mean he is using Reina to grab her fortune. That would be bad. I need to keep a closer eye on him. I know sis and how hard-headed she is.

Even if I tell her that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she wouldnʼt believe me unless I give her solid proof. Thus, I need to gather multiple proofs first. Luckily, I am friends with his sister, so it should be easy.ʼ

Rina wasnʼt aware of the debt her parents had left on Reinaʼs head, and since Reina didnʼt want to burden Rina, she didnʼt tell her. Not knowing that it was Rudy who saved her from the collapse of her life.

After a while, the girls had finished their meal and decided to take a break in the shade of the umbrella before diving back into the pool.

Rosse pointed her finger at the pool house far away and asked, ”All that land belongs to your parents, right?”

”Yes. In fact, they owned more than what we currently have, but they sold half of it since they had too much.”

”Wow. And your sister plans to make the worldʼs biggest amusement park here?”

”Thatʼs the plan, but I am sure as hell it would take years, if not a decade, to build it,” Rina responded sarcastically.

”And a lot of money…

Rina had no interest in taking over the water park like Reina did. She wanted to start her own business and live a different life compared to Reina.

”Whatʼs that thing over there?” She pointed at the pool house. ”Is someone living there?”

”Yes. Sis told me itʼs the engineers who would be helping with the amusement park.”

”I see.”

Lucy, who was silent the whole time, looked at the pool house and wondered, ʼThe amusement park will never be built. It didnʼt happen. From what I remember, the owner of this water park— Reina — went bankrupt, and she had to sell everything to pay the debt.

I could tell or hint Rina about this tragedy, but that would do nothing. If her sister had to sell everything, that means the debt was high, probably millions, if not more. Warning them about this would change nothing.

I canʼt help them either. I donʼt have money. So itʼs better if I let them enjoy the remaining life they have.ʼ

Of course, that would have happened if Rudy had never met Reina. Everything would have been different.

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