Chapter 405 - 405: Did Not Book A Venue (1/2)

Leaving the dim alleyways and going back to the busy streets, our favorite pair went inside a quaint bakery café to warm themselves from the autumn's chilly air.

The pleasant aroma of freshly baked bread and brewed coffee wafted throughout the place.

It created a wonderful harmony. Neither overwhelming the other. Which was perfect for Lillie's growing sensitivity to the smell of coffee.

Taking the table beside the window, Lillie leaned back into the soft armchair and made herself comfortable while she waited for Ethan to get their orders.

She looked over the window to half-heartedly observe the pedestrians walking past the shop she's in. After a while, she got tired of it so she unlocked her phone to look for something to distract her.

There were no games on her phone, just a few social media apps for her to access the latest news or rumors that concern the Business World and the Elite Society, a music app, and e-books.

Nothing interesting was in the news. The headlines are mostly about the main event in the Fenhua and the upcoming 71st Blue Starlight Film Awards.

Although there were also some crime reports. Lillie knows it was She Gu who was behind for most of it. He's gotten recklessly relentless after she spooked him with the Commanders' wild stunts.

Speaking of She Gu, she heard he's the one who organized and sponsored the fighting tournament occurring this very night at someplace here in Fenhua.

It's an underground event, something he's been organizing frequently for the past weeks all over the country as a means to gather money and influence to recover from the losses he suffered from the Commanders.

However, there's a slight problem with his goal.

Fenhua City was White Bird's territory.

And she didn't hear anything about She Gu asking permission to book a venue for his event and paying the obligatory fee.

Who gave him the guts to shamelessly do whatever he wants on someone else's property? Does he think she's dead?

He must think he's so slick as to hide something this big from her. Despite the countless properties White Bird owns, she doesn't take her eyes off of them, no matter how small they are.

But Lillie doesn't think that was the case because Fenhua City was anything but small. She Gu should know White Bird would hear about it sooner.

Yet he still went on with it.

Lillie suspects there's a third party involved that had She Gu confident that White Bird couldn't do anything about it.

But the only one who has the power to do so was the Head Reaper. Yet neither Sis Yaoyao nor her Senior Brother told her anything about She Gu's activity.

Either it means whoever She Gu's backer had lied to him, or they were someone in the Reapers Association that made the authorization behind Head Reaper.

She'll have to discuss this with Senior Brother later when she and Ethan return to the villa.

”You've been staring rather evilly at that particular page for quite a while. Had it wronged you somehow?” Ethan jokingly asked as he set down the tray holding their orders.

”You already know what has me preoccupied.” Lillie accepted the large cup of hot chocolate from his extended arm.

”Your eyes tell me that you're plotting someone's funeral. So it's not me you're thinking about.”

”Oh? How certain are you?” Lillie smiled mischievously at him before raising the cup over her lips.

”Lillie,” Ethan w.h.i.n.ed, playing along—or was she being serious? ”Have you grown tired of me already? But we haven't gotten married yet.”

”Ah, I see your point. Very well, let's put that on hold.”