After weighing the options, the temptation of a date with Raina North was greater, and Elias Hawthorne finally stopped refuting.
One has to admit, a solo date with Raina North without any interruptions is a highly tempting affair for him. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
The Bentley quickly stopped in front of her villa. Raina opened the door and led him inside, saying, "The clothes that suit you are in the first-floor walk-in closet. Go change, and remember not to dress too formally. Alright, hurry up and change."
After speaking, Raina closed the closet door. Elias took clothes out of the cabinet, prepared to change out of his suit, and immediately sensed something off as soon as he moved.
Why is there clothing in Raina’s place that fits his size? Although she is presently dressed in men’s clothing as well, her figure is much slenderer compared to his, with a significant height difference too.
Thinking of a possibility, Elias’s expression instantly turned grim.
Raina had just come out of the closet when her phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, she nearly threw the phone away.
Corvus Hades calling...
Since the bizarre proposal that day, this was the first time Corvus called.
Raina originally intended to act as if she hadn’t heard but, recalling Corvus’s temper, could only reluctantly answer the call, "Hello."
"I thought you didn’t have the guts to answer my call anymore."
Upon hearing Corvus’s words, Raina was instantly displeased, "No guts? Why would I be afraid to answer your call?"
Corvus’s lips curled, "You secretly raise wild men behind my back, surely you wouldn’t dare."
Raina was speechless, "When did I ever raise any wild men? Not to mention I haven’t, even if I did, I wouldn’t have to hide it from you. Who are you to me anyway?"
"Who am I to you?" Corvus’s voice was gentle, yet it instilled a spine-chilling feeling.
Raina also felt her choice of words was inappropriate, quickly correcting, "That was a mistake; you and I are friends, after all. To be honest, one of the luckiest things in my life is being friends with Emperor Hades."
"Don’t try to brush it off with sweet talk."
"Uh..." Caught red-handed.
In the past, this technique worked well, proving that she shouldn’t continue seeing Corvus through the old lens.
Corvus today isn’t the easily fooled Corvus of the past.
"Speak up, why are you silent now?" Raina’s silence was prolonged, prompting Corvus’s increasingly irritated tone, which was becoming sharp, "If you really think that by being silent you can pretend nothing happened, go on, give it a try!"
He sneered, "You’ve got some nerve, privately entangling yourself unclear with the Lord of the Dark Tower, spending an entire night there, and now bringing him back. Orion Rivers, you really think I’m a dead man?"
Raina couldn’t help but furrow her brow, her expression turning ugly, "Corvus, you’re actually monitoring me!"
"Why wouldn’t I dare?"
So bold and confident, she suddenly didn’t know how to respond.
Raina took a deep breath, "Corvus, stop messing around; deep down you know we ended long ago. No, it never even started. So, who I’m with, where I spend the night, and whom I bring home is my freedom. As a friend, you certainly overstep too much."
"Ending is what you said, I never agreed to it." As for never even starting, Corvus simply refused to acknowledge it.
Bold enough to provoke him, now saying it never started, such easy things don’t exist!
Raina was somewhat impatient, "So, what exactly do you want? Forcefully imposing? Corvus, you should understand that forced sweetness is never sweet."