Following that episode, Kiara's mother's face remained grim, and Arlong too looked worried, while Kiara herself seemed unfazed by the whole ordeal.
It was only when they were almost home that Kiara finally spoke up.
"I'm not angry, so what are the two of you fussing about?"
"Sis, did you hear that?"
"You were shouting so loudly, even a deaf person would've heard. But yelling doesn't solve anything, just like you can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep. Once people decide what they think of you, these rumors and slander just won't stop."
"It just makes me so mad! I feel like kicking something! What's wrong with them, envying others for making money instead of trying to earn it themselves? Always gossiping about whoever's doing well—I just don't get it, ugh!"
Kiara's mother's anger had been building up for a long time.
Her daughter was simply too outstanding, and this wasn't the first time she had been the subject of gossip.
