Chapter 447 – Don't Cancel Me
She reached into her satchel and pulled out a small flask.
"Tea," she said, handing it to him.
He took it. Blinked. "You carry tea in a flask?"
"It's enchanted," she replied. "Stays hot for eight hours. Jasmine with honey."
He opened the lid, took a sip, then let out a quiet breath.
"Oh, wow," he muttered. "You taste good."
"Excuse me—"
"I mean your tea," he corrected with a grin. "Don't cancel me yet."
She rolled her eyes. "You're the worst."
"But still invited to your café, right?"
"…Maybe."
They sat together for a while.
Just watching the sky.
The building.
The quiet.
And for once?
Neither of them had to fake anything.
Not smiles.
Not silence.
Not the way their knees brushed once.
Then didn't move apart.
Not the way Ely found herself glancing at him again.
Not the way Lux, when she wasn't looking, did the same.
And not the way both of them wondered…
If maybe, just maybe—
