Chapter 40

"What?" He scoffs in disbelief, "You mean gossip? Right? You think it's rude to gossip about him while he's present?"

I nod.

"Venus," He chuckles, "Gossip means bad stuff being talked about. I'm not degrading him or anything. Am I that bad in your eyes?"

"Aren't you? It looks like you were making fun of his lifestyle."

"I'm not. At what point did I do that?" He firmly says, his face turning stern this time. "... I didn't expect you to judge someone bad like this."

"I'm not judging you. I'm just describing what I saw."

"Same for me. And I wasn't reacting to him, I was reacting to what you did. Now, do you understand?"

Going back, he may be right..

{"... I happen to pass by and saw the whole thing. Actually, when you give him money, I was initially disappointed. But after seeing your expression and what you said after that, it really amused me and at the same time made me wonder... just what is going through that head of yo