Warm Household, Is It?-I

If asked whether she hates Caroline, Estelle couldn't say she doesn't have any bad blood against the girl. They were sisters, half- sisters, born of the same father. But they were raised up differently from different mothers. Not to mention both Caroline's mother and father had a hand in her mother's death.

But perhaps because Estelle had always thought of family as people more important than her family, she couldn't shake away the feelings that despite everything she and Caroline are still sisters— a family.

To some extent that is.

She wasn't foolish enough to be killed again and again for her family.

"No," Estelle responded as she pressed her hand on her eyes, feeling that it was stinging from the exhaustion that was heavily impacting her body now, "But I am wondering if she is alright."

Sophia looked to Estelle whose face seemed to be saying the opposite of "No". The girl questioned, "I thought you disliked Caroline."