42. Nobody Likes Her

"Not all people who look bad on the outside are really bad. Those who look good on the outside are also not necessarily good. It could be, everything we have seen from the outside is just an illusion that that person wants to show everyone."

- Vikram Andreyson

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"Eh?" Susan felt one of her cheeks being pinched lightly. Her eyeballs almost popped out because she didn't expect Vikram to do something like this to her.

No less surprised than Susan, Vikram was not expecting his own actions. Vikram didn't expect the desire in his heart to be realized so quickly without realizing it.

"Eh?" Vikram was in a daze while looking at Susan, whose cheeks were pinched by him.

"Angsa, ... aren't I pretty? No intention of pinching my cheeks, hm?" Laura squeaked at Angkasa who was leaning on her shoulder.