Chapter 32

"How are you? You didn't utter a word and yet wanted to negotiate. The timing was quite urgent. I couldn't make it back in time, so I had no choice but to invite someone else. What happened? I was so worried that they'd flee before even reaching the negotiating table..."

Elton had the gift of gab since childhood, able to talk the dead back to life. Ni hindi niya pinansin ang mga tanong sa kanya ni Sebastian at patuloy pa rin sa pagsasalita ng walang kabuluhan, so it seemed like Sebastian’s fault.

"She's not your sister,” mariin na usal ni Sebastian.

Hindi iyon isang tanong. Tila siguradong-sigurado si Sebastian sa kanyang sinabi.

Hindi kaagad nakasagot si Elton dahil hindi siya sigurado kung sino ang tinutukoy ni Sebastian—kung ang babaeng pumunta sa negotiation nila sa The Fort o kung si Spectra na kasama niya ngayon sa party. Regardless, he couldn't admit to either.

Mapaklang tumawa si Elton at hinawakan ang noo ni Sebastian.

“I can tell you’re not sick, but why are you talking nons