Don’t tell me he cheated on you too…”
“No!” Hannah swiftly denied.
“It’s not what you’re thinking. Please don’t speculate. I’ll handle this on my own, okay?”
Lydia sighed, nestling into Hannah’s embrace.
“Fine, I won’t press you any further. When you’re ready to share, let me know.”
‘s
“Alright,” Hannah smiled, her eyes curved.
“I promise I’ll tell you once I figure out how to explain.”
Brayden exited the hotel and entered a waiting car.
“I hope I didn’t keep you waiting up there for too long.”
The car’s interior was dim, the driver holding a cigarette. The flame flickered.
Just returning from resolving matters in Muvrand, Bryson had hurried back overnight. The lingering scent of blood mixed with the car’s cigarette aroma.
His expression remained obscured in the night’s darkness.
“What did you discuss?”
“Everything revolves around Lydia,” Brayden replied.
Bryson acknowledged with a nod, setting the car into motion.
A hush enveloped the car momentarily before Bryson’s voice, resonant and subdued, shattered it.
“How is she?”
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Seated in the passenger seat, Brayden reclined against it, his words accompanied by a grin.
“Your girlfriend is doing well. The breakup didn’t faze her.”
Upon uttering those words, he sensed a slight dip in the car’s atmosphere. Realizing the inappropriateness of his statement, he hurriedly attempted to rectify.
“I mean, she’s been occupied with Lydia’s affairs lately so there’s been no time for distractions. Oh, by the way!”
Brayden cleared his throat, swiftly steering the conversation in a new direction.
“There’s something I need to inform you. Lydia’s younger brother is in debt by fifty million. The gambling house he visited… falls within your jurisdiction.”
Bryson tapped the steering wheel impassively.