Yvette frowned. She was puzzled. "Why not?"
Even if Kirsi was Lumi's sister, it should not affect Kirsi’s right to join her family's business.
Kirsi's face darkened slightly, and her smile was not as bright as before.
Julie nudged Yvette’s arm and frowned slightly.
Yvette still did not understand.
Kirsi smiled. "It's okay. People only ask because they don’t know. It's not a secret anyway.”
Julie felt a little heartbroken.
Kirsi's tone was calm.
"My mother now isn’t my biological mother. She's Lumi's biological mother. I'm an illegitimate child and only joined the Makinen family later in life."
The noise in the hall also seemed to quiet down for a moment.
Kirsi so calmly spoke about her personal life as if she did not care at all.
But if she really did not care, how could no one have known about it?
Nicole and Yvette looked at each other.
Yvette somewhat regretted blurting out the question.
"I'm sorry, Kirsi. I really didn't know about this and didn't mean to hurt you."
Kirsi smiled and looked at Yvette.
"I know."
Julie coughed.
"Well, it doesn’t matter. Everyone has their own path and their own strengths. Let the past be in the past."
Nicole nodded. "Yeah. I see that Lumi isn’t s o keen on the company either. It’s a good thing that you don't need to bear this kind o f pressure."
It would be torture to watch one's family business go bankrupt in their own hands.
Kirsi's path was much simpler and brighter than Lumi’s.
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