Chapter 163: Draw His Nudity

James stood quietly behind Kara, finding her too thin. Thinking of her reaction, he was sure that she had heard what Eli said.

He could only pretend that he didn't realize it. He put his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall casually, staring at her.

"Don't mind me. Just continue your work."

...

Kara turned back as he told and avoided eye contact with him. However, she could not calm herself down knowing he was staring at her.

As James supposed, she did hear his conversation with Eli. 'He is right,' she thought, 'I'm neither in a good health nor outgoing. And I'm no longer a lady from the Quain family.'

'An orphan like me is indeed like a fragile plant that needs a lot of care to grow.'

'Without Uncle James' help and support, I'll be nothing but a vagrant. I might even not be able to survive.'

Unable to refute Eli's words, she felt upset and aggrieved.