Chapter 31- Distant Relatives

Both of July's hands held Joe's body trying to give her a hug. This is the usual rejection reaction July shows to any guy trying to do something to her. The same thing happened to Alastor when first met July, in front of the wedding altar. Alastor can see July is indeed showing such a resolute and clear self-defense reaction, resisting a man trying to approach or touch her aggressively. Yet it was not a serious symptom when what July declared in a drunken state at the time, that she could not have a romantic relationship with a man was proved conclusively. Until now, Alastor is still often confused with the actions and behavior of July who often approached him first, without hesitation touched him, made physical contact even though not in the context of an intimate relationship.

And now Joe's presence as a man in the family sphere and July's life at this time makes Alastor feel disturbed and suspicious. Either on the relationship between the two of them or on the couple's relationshi