Volume 1, Chapter 7: Severing Ties

Song Yue did not know how the rest of the Song family slept that night.

She, however, did not sleep well.

She was lying on a comfortable bed, surrounded by furniture and bedding from the brands she had always favored. Even the layout of the room was identical to the one she had lived in before. Yet, she could not find any peace.

She spent the entire night dreaming. In one moment, she dreamt of the time before Song Min had returned, when the family was happy and harmonious. In the next, she dreamt that the entire Song family was glaring at her with cold, unfamiliar hostility, as if she were their mortal enemy. She had slept more soundly abroad than she did this night.

Waking up early, she changed into athletic wear and spent an hour exercising in the garden before returning to the living room.

"Where is breakfast?"

According to the Song family's routine, breakfast should have been ready in the kitchen by now, but the dining table was completely empty.

A maid stepped forward and said in a sour, mocking tone, "The masters of the house aren't here, so there was no need to prepare breakfast."

Song Yue looked over. The maid was very young, barely in her early twenties, with delicate features and light makeup. With a single glance, Song Yue noticed that the maid’s uniform had been intentionally