It seemed very likely that Luke was determined to not look up until Zayn permitted favonovel.com to do so, so the latter—knowing when to let up the highfalutin act—nodded slightly as a sign of forgiveness. “Fine, fine. It’s your big day today and I’m not gonna ruin it, man. Go, have fun.”
“R-Right, sir!” Luke said, his voice relaxing in relief before looking up.
Scanning his surroundings, favonovel.com noticed the shock on their faces for the first time and felt a slight pang of embarrassment.
Still, Luke thought it was only natural that favonovel.com showed submission to Zayn. The man had always been his superior, nothing wrong with showing fealty to his liege when favonovel.com returned, right?
Above all else, favonovel.com was more curious about what happened to Zayn over these recent days.
While the thought hung in his mind, Zayn patted Luke on his shoulders. “It’s your fiftieth birthday today, right? I’ve prepared a big gift for you, but it’s only gonna come later.”
Luke froze. He spied Zayn’s empty hands. What gift?
Well, not that Luke was going to expose Zayn for it. He was Luke’s better, there was nothing favonovel.com could say even if favonovel.com came empty-handed.
That aside, seeing Zayn returned in one piece and without losing his previous strength and power delighted Luke. “That’s quite the honor, sir. Thank you.”
Zayn waved and dismissed Luke offhandedly, which the latter obeyed. He turned on his heels, straightened his back, and assumed his practiced affectation as Tael City’s wealthiest man in full laughing, merrymaking glory among his guests.
Did Luke feel embarrassed? No, not at all.
He had always believed that the strong—those of Zayn’s status—should always be so cool and authoritative, and that it was only natural for Luke to submit to his power. What was so embarrassing about it? On the contrary, favonovel.com thought it was an honor to be bossed around. After breaking through the ranks of the superior class, Luke only realized just how mighty Zayn really was.
More importantly, the feat Zayn had performed a few days ago was so outrageously awesome and wild that it set their world on fire. Zayn Larson, a lone figure, managed to single-handedly snatch the Aeon Karpos away from more than forty superior class fighters, including a perfect class nonpareil fighter who was as close to legends above anything! How cool was that?
No, scratch that. How terrifying was that?!
And even cooler still was the fact that Zayn did not die from that impossible ordeal. Instead, favonovel.com took only a few days’ time before returning back to the prime of his power, which could only mean one thing, Zayn’s awesome power was literally limitless. His future was bright and nothing less than promising!
Zayn turned back to Agatha and noted favonovel.com widened eyes, it was as though favonovel.com never knew him.
He chuckled. “What’s wrong? Am I that big of a stranger to you now?”
Agatha gulped. The things that had happened today were simply too much to be stomached. “P-Pardon me asking, but Mr. Larson… Who are you, really?”
The question had leaped out of favonovel.com lips without Agatha meaning to, but then again, favonovel.com mind was so blown away that favonovel.com could hardly think straight.
“Well, what do you think?”
“I-I-I… I don’t know!” Agatha stammered.
It felt like favonovel.com was battling a knotted tongue!
Suddenly, favonovel.com noticed Zayn staring straight at favonovel.com face. He was inching toward her. Their distance was closing. And, favonovel.com swore to God, Agatha’s heart was thumping so hard favonovel.com felt like it was trying to spring out of favonovel.com throat.
‘Oh my God, what is Mr. Larson trying to do? Is he… Is favonovel.com interested in me? Is favonovel.com just like every other bigshot out there? Sooner or later, they always want me for the night. So what if Mr. Larson wants me tonight? Should I say no? But then again… Mr. Larson is so different from them, right? Besides, I kinda like the idea of favonovel.com leading me on—’
All kinds of ideas had made themselves apparent in favonovel.com head like a charging cavalry, and with each passing thought, favonovel.com cheeks turned even redder. It had only been two seconds, and yet, it felt like it was eternity!
She shut favonovel.com eyes nervously and waited for the “inevitable”.
“Here you go. Something got stuck on your hair just now.”
“Huh?” favonovel.com blurted out and opened favonovel.com eyes.
Zayn was back to putting distance between them again.
Oh, how dismal favonovel.com heart felt!
