"Is it dangerous?"
"No way."
"Illegal?"
Ruby didn't know whether to cry or laugh, "What do you take me for?"
Nine expressionless probed, "Then why?"
He meant to say why was Ruby offering it to them? Even if she needs a child to do her bidding, she could easily pick up any child judging from how wealthy she appeared to be.
Is it a coincidence? Or Is it pity?
Must be both. Otherwise, nobody would take a second glance towards them.
Ruby understood, she didn't bother to mince her words and conveniently threw the bomb.
"It's because of your mother."
...
The atmosphere instantly went still.
Ba-dump! Ba-dump!
The twins' hearts pounded heavily like a drum. They were beyond speechless as their mind blanked out.
Mother
What a foreign word.
A person who had been absent in their whole world.
A person who abandoned them when they were just a helpless baby.
The one that made them crawl on the streets, begging to live from scraps, crying in a lonely night.
The one they resented the most.
The air freeze for a moment and the surrounding temperature went a few degrees colder.
Ten's facade crumbled to dust. His cute, lovely face disappeared, replaced with a grim, wooden expression.
Ruby: "..." She never thought she would see his real face so soon.
Ruby was depressed. She very much adored his adorable and obedient appearance.
"..You know 'that woman'?"
Ten's eyes narrowed into a slit, while Nine looked extremely dark and cold. Their sight hovered on Ruby, closely monitoring her every little movement.
Ruby smile mockingly, pretending to be brave.
Although in fact, she felt an overwhelming pressure pressing down on her.
Must you be so fierce?
They were children yet their aura was no joke.
"Yes. She's my sister."
She subtly emphasized the word sister on purpose.
The twins' first reaction was shocked and stunned before their brows wrinkled in doubt. They exchanged a quick glance. Nine took a moment to step back from the conversation, letting Ten take over.
Ten felt complicated.
He was agitated, he could only blurt out, "You are related to her.."
His eyes sunk. His tiny fist tightly clutched the sheets.
He had a good impression of Ruby and didn't know why but he could easily peel his own mask in front of her.
Now that she was a part of that woman's family, he felt uncomfortable all over.
However, remembering that she had saved him before, Ten desperately composed himself.
He glimpsed at Nine and saw the other silently sending a message through his unwavering gaze.
How can Ten not know?
He also realized that Ruby seemed different than what they imagined regarding that woman's family member.
The twins thought that the family would be full of wicked people as they were able to create such a hateful woman.
It seems like they were wrong.
Nine patted Ten's clenched fist to comfort him, allowing Ten's cloudy eyes to clear up a bit.
It was unknown what was on Nine's mind, but he didn't show much rejection to Ruby.
The bright sunlight was beginning to flow into the ward, peeking from the gap of curtains. The cold wind inside the room slowly melted away, gently changing to a warm breeze.
There was no more awkward situation. The three sat while each have their own minds.
After a period of time, Ruby who was going to talk were rudely interrupted by Nine.
"The deal."
"We will hear it."
Deep down, Ruby was elated. For at least, the twins were willing to know the content of the deal.
Ruby gave a light laugh. "It's not much. I will adopt you and your only task is to grow up brilliantly."
Ridiculous.
Ten almost laugh along with Ruby. "You're joking."
"It's true."
"You're lying."
"I'm not."
"You are."
"I'm serious."
Ten and Nine expressions were incredulous. Ten impatiently glowered, "Then you must be insane!!"
Different from what they expected, Ruby sadly wept, "That's right!!"
"If not, why would I dare to take you in?"
"What kind of devil whispered that I heard until I have this f******* crazy idea?!"
In truth, if Ruby wasn't concerned about her life where mishaps could happen anytime (she was referring to the time where she got dragged to save the twins) and didn't want to have any connections with the plot, she would have long ago gone back to the hotel.
Her mind wasn't only about money but the stability of her life! She wished for it to be peaceful.
Speaking of which, Crystal doesn't want them. What's wrong with taking over?
Even if the male lead comes, Ruby will still fight for these little guys. It was his fault for being so slow.
It's not bad either to have some puppies in her backyard.
Maybe with them, her home will be lively and staying there wouldn't be boring.
The twins: "....."
They had a hunch that if they agree to this absurd deal, they wouldn't live an easy life.
Following this kind of adult with pits in her brain is really worrying.