Chapter 179 – Auction [8]
Cassius watched with a wry smile as Raven disappeared the moment he heard about Anesthesia's departure.
'It seems I need to revise the advice I was going to give you.'
His smile deepened before he finally shifted his attention toward Isolde. He observed her carefully, trying to check whether anything had gone wrong during her mission. However, the young woman let nothing show on her face.
She drank a full bottle of water in one go, not minding her manners in front of Cassius at all, then sighed with contentment and relief as the cool water went down her throat.
"We ended up alone after all." Cassius broke the silence, turning his attention back to the auction. "And Meadow is finishing up soon, I think."
"A successful launch?" Isolde replied, getting closer to Cassius and letting her head fall on his left shoulder.
"It seems like it." He said, then paused. "Want to talk about it now?"
