Chapter 301 – Not Good at Waiting
Lux raised both palms in mock innocence, walking backward as if surrendering to a traffic warden. "That was one time. I was curious if it worked like mortal holy water."
The angel didn't react. Not even a blink. Pure professional pain tolerance.
"No charming any female angels. No male angels either. No flirty metaphors about law, light, balance, or chakras. Please just… sit. Be still. Pretend to be normal."
Lux grinned, full teeth, perfect. "Define normal."
"I won't," the angel said flatly. Then turned with all the stiffness of someone who had once read a book on posture and never recovered.
They walked.
Past the lobby.
Down a corridor so aggressively polished, it made Lux blink twice. The air smelled like purity and filtered ambition. Floating orbs of holy light hovered overhead like bored surveillance drones. Carved murals lined the walls—heroic angels with chins tilted upward, wings unfurled, swords raised. More gold than sense.
