"Huh? This is Orion’s phone. Why is it in a girl’s hand?"
Upon hearing the surprised mumble on the other end, Raina North suddenly woke up. She took a look at the phone in front of her and was instantly startled awake.
The call was from Pip Finch.
She’d been groggy a moment ago and had used her natural voice.
Raina cleared her throat and quickly changed her voice: "Hey, Pip?"
Raina glanced at the time on her phone; it was just after five o’clock. Even Elias Hawthorne, who usually wakes up early, was still in the bathroom showering.
Considering what she knew about Pip Finch, who would be sleeping like a log at this hour, for him to call so early, could something have happened?
Raina hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong?"
"What’s wrong? What’s happened? Oh, right." Pip Finch suddenly remembered, excitement in his tone: "Why was your phone answered by a woman just now? Is she your girlfriend?"
Before Raina could speak, Pip Finch continued muttering: "Of course, she has to be. If she weren’t, who else would pick up your phone so early in the morning.
Wow, who would have thought, my dear Orion is secretly dating someone. I bet she must be gorgeous, or else, you wouldn’t be hiding her, right? Am I right, Orion?"
"Exactly, or else why would my charming Orion not come home at night?"
"..." Raina, seeing Pip Finch on the verge of a lengthy rant, couldn’t bear it and interrupted him: "So, you’re calling this early just to gossip?"
"Of course not, am I that boring? I have important things to report to you, Orion. Really important, and Orion, don’t get too anxious after you hear it." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍
Raina’s heart tightened, and she instantly said: "Spill it."
"Last night, something big happened at the night market in the West End, and members of our Celestial Alliance were there."
Raina quickly asked: "Were any of our people hurt?"
"One brother hurt his arm, nothing major. But, he brought back some earth-shattering news." Pip Finch said, "Our brother said the Lord of the Dark Tower had a beautiful girl with him yesterday. The Lord even said that pretty girl was his wife.
I was anxious about this news and went to ask the Eldest Miss Lowell about it, and surprise, surprise, it’s true. The Lord of the Dark Tower stated he’s already married, and he’s fiercely protective of the woman by his side!"
As the person involved, Raina naturally knew about these things already, without needing Pip Finch to repeat them, so she straightforwardly asked: "And? What’s the point?"
Pip Finch, seeing how unfazed Raina was, got anxious: "Orion, don’t you get it, the Lord of the Dark Tower, Nameless, has someone else. My most beloved Orion, you’ve been cheated on, your head is greener than a lush meadow!"
Raina couldn’t help but pinch her brow: "Pip, calm down, it’s not as simple as what you’ve heard and seen."
That someone with Elias Hawthorne is her, after all.
Upon hearing Raina’s words, Pip Finch got even more excited: "I can’t calm down, Orion, I really can’t. The wise and heroic Orion I admire has been cheated on by the Lord of the Dark Tower, Nameless. How dare he! To think I considered him a brother-in-law, I spit on that! He’s made my Orion a cuckold!"