Chapter 314

LUMINA

And they thought my sons were damaged weapons who should be locked away.

I moved through the rest of my shopping list mechanically, barely seeing what I was putting in my cart. Groceries, household items, the special ingredients I'd planned to use for tonight's celebratory dinner—none of it seemed to matter anymore.

"Luna Lumina," a soft voice said, and I looked up to find Mrs. Chen standing in front of me again, her expression troubled.

"I... I wanted to apologize. For earlier. For being weird when I saw you. I've heard the gossip, and I didn't know what to say, so I just... avoided saying anything. But...