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“You… what have you come back for?” Nina looked at the girl in front of her, her eyes full of wariness and panic.

“…?” Upon hearing Nina’s words, Nancy was slightly taken aback, then she furrowed her brows.

“This is my home, can’t I come back?” Nancy’s tone was very calm, but this made Nina even more frightened.

“You…” In fact, Nina wanted to ask what Nancy intended by imprisoning her this time, but upon seeing Nancy’s calm eyes, she fell silent, all her intended words drowned in her throat.

She… Nancy… had locked her up here for several days now.

Nina had no idea what she had done wrong, why her sister would treat her this way.

Hah… Sister? Perhaps the other person never considered her as a sister at all. Nina thought, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes.

“Jenna, go cook.” Nancy didn’t pay attention to the somewhat dispirited Nina but waved her hand to have Jenna behind her go cook.

It seemed the original owner hadn’t eaten yet; after all, following the police’s bust of the suppressant trade, she had stayed in the police station for nearly three hours on behalf of the original owner. The day was almost over, and Nancy was already feeling woozy from hunger.

【Um… actually, Jenna’s cooking isn’t that great; maybe don’t let her waste the ingredients.】 At this moment, the girl in Nancy’s mind hesitantly said.

Nancy: …?

Alright, hearing the girl’s tone, she could probably guess what Jenna’s cooking was like, possibly akin to a certain great detective’s mother-in-law, right?¹

However… the girl still hadn’t mentioned her own sister. Nancy thought, the original story provided hardly any information about Nancy’s cannon fodder character, and those deeper memories hadn’t been unlocked yet, so Nancy couldn’t determine what exactly had happened between the original owner and Nina, the heroine.

“Jenna, don’t cook. There’s a bit of an urgent matter; you’ll accompany me to eat out in a bit. Just boil some instant noodles for now.” Nancy turned back to stop Jenna, who was about to open the fridge.

The naive orange-haired girl didn’t doubt her boss’ intentions. She nodded and then walked into the kitchen with three packs of instant noodles.

Seeing Jenna’s actions, Nancy paused for a moment, then asked in a calm tone, “Why are you taking three packets of noodles? Neither of us eats much; one packet is enough. Don’t waste it.”

Cough cough, it wasn’t Nancy’s own desire to mistreat Nina but a request from the girl in her mind, considering she was still occupying her body. It seemed better to fulfill this small request.

Moreover, Nancy could feel an inherent disgust for Nina within this body… it was profound, akin to facing an enemy.

Nancy sighed softly in her heart. For now, let it be this way; she would delve into what exactly happened between the sisters when she had more time.

Jenna was slightly startled upon hearing Nancy’s words, then glanced at the other person in the living room, hesitating to speak.

Isn’t there another person here?

Honestly, Jenna quite liked Nancy’s sister, but she didn’t know what prejudice her boss had against this sister. Anyway, she had never seen her boss show a good face to Nina in these five years.

As for the treatment… Jenna could only say, maybe the boss just didn’t want Nina to die, that’s all?

However, Nina was not surprised upon hearing Nancy’s words.

It had been five years, always like this. If not for the very real memories of their childhood, she couldn’t imagine that this expressionless jerk in front of her was once her sister.

In the end, Jenna chose not to defy her dear boss. She silently put down one packet of instant noodles and only cooked enough for two.

However, although Nina said she didn’t care, her body was very honest. When Jenna cooked the instant noodles, the delicious aroma still made Nina swallow her saliva.

But upon seeing the girl sitting expressionlessly beside her, Nina suppressed the urge to give in.

Usually… as long as she gave in… Nancy would let her eat…

No! I shouldn’t submit to her! Hmph… then don’t eat! At worst… I’ll starve to death…

The more Nina thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, involuntarily stepping back to retreat into the corner, but she tripped over the chain around her foot.

Nina: …(╥﹏╥).

The girl couldn’t hold back anymore and was about to burst into tears.

At this moment, Nancy noticed the chain on Nina’s foot again.

This chain was undoubtedly put on by the original owner. According to her memories, every time Nina had a quarrel with the original owner, she would be locked up like this until Nina begged for mercy.

Now that the original owner hadn’t been home for two days, and with Nina locked up, she couldn’t possibly eat anything. There was only one possibility: Jenna had helped her—after all, besides Nancy, only that thick-skinned girl had the keys to this place.

Nancy immediately thought, heh… can one say ‘as expected of the heroine’? Even the loyal sidekick of a cannon fodder villainess helps her at every turn, though it could also be because Jenna is just too kind-hearted.

However, as Nancy was deep in thought, the fallen Nina, upon seeing Nancy suddenly approach, kindled a flicker of inexplicable hope: was she coming to help her up?

After all, she had… indeed fallen painfully just now…

But when Nina instinctively reached out her hand towards Nancy, she was met with a puzzled and calm gaze in return.

A moment later, Nancy gently shook her head and went back to sit down on the sofa.

Nina: …

Clearly, Nancy had no intention of helping Nina up; it was her wishful thinking.

Indeed, she should never have harbored any hope for this person!

No… The plan must be implemented ahead of schedule; she must escape from here!

She never wanted to see this jerk again! She was not her sister at all!

At this moment, Nancy on the sofa had no idea what was going through Nina’s mind; she simply tilted her head watching Jenna come out with the noodles she had just made.

It seems this underling might still be salvageable; according to her memories, Jenna owed the original owner a life-saving debt, making her a trustworthy person. If given the chance, Nancy planned to save her for her own use.

Speaking of which… Are you still not going to tell me why I’ve crossed into this world? Nancy asked in her mind.

【Once you’ve finished these missions, you’ll naturally understand.】 The girl in her mind remained enigmatic, and Nancy gave up after asking a couple of questions.

The two portions of instant noodles were quickly finished by Jenna and Nancy, and in the middle of it, Jenna even tried to feed Nina but was stopped by Nancy.

“Let her be alone for a while, she needs to learn her lesson this time.” Nancy’s tone was calm, and Jenna immediately abandoned her idea.

It seems the heroine’s influence on this villainess’ underling is quite deep; a plan to save the underling must be prioritized.

After eating the noodles, Nancy didn’t intend to bother with Nina, who was sitting on the ground alone, and headed straight downstairs.

Jenna, lagging behind, glanced at the chain on Nina’s foot, hesitated for a moment, but still followed Nancy’s steps ahead.

Just as the door was about to close, Jenna suddenly heard an indignant shout from Nina behind her—

“Nancy! How much longer are you going to keep me locked up!”

Nancy in front did not respond.

Ummm… The thing is, she couldn’t respond even if she wanted to; that’s the downside of incomplete memories. For now, Nancy could only passively follow the commands of the voice in her head.

1. Silva: No idea what is this referencing