Chapter 1177

Kris briefly recounted the events from earlier, but she omitted the details about Paityn tearing up the invitation and her harsh words. At the end, she asked softly, "So, should we continue trying to locate Ms. Tegan, Lorian?"

Lorian turned away. He continued to gaze at the sunset outside. The slight excitement he had felt before Kris’s return had long since vanished.

Lorian thought that since Tegan was not in Brookesville, she must have gone to Hucksburgh to live with Dustin. He wondered why they hadn’t married yet. Perhaps it was due to opposition from Dustin’s family.

Lorian stood there for a long time until his eyes grew a bit sore. Finally, he spoke softly, “No need.”

Kris looked at him and felt that his back seemed desolate. He was far from the image of a groom about to marry. Instead, he resembled a heartbroken man.

Kris reflected on the past six months and found Lorian's interactions with Leanna quite unremarkable. She couldn’t sense any real affection from him towards h