Chapter 298: - - 298-
"She did what?" Davian cut him off, his tone sharp, gray eyes stormy.
Lake flinched lightly, not expecting Davian to be upset at Matilda instead of him.
"I-It was when you traveled, and I really had no choice..."
Despite himself, Lake really wanted to fix his idea of Davian’s perception of him.
"Then she approached me just yesterday, promising to waive my debt if I kept the news drugging away from you- But that’s not why I did it!" Lake said in a rush, his hand in a tight fist around his fork.
Davian forced himself to listen intently, and not demand for more information about Matilda’s deeds.
He had stopped wondering about his blatant bias for Lake, but it was one-sided, so Lake’s feelings were valid.
The Omega could stab him right in the chest and he wouldn’t be upset, but he doubted there was a way he could communicate that to Lake.
"I wanted to gather more information, because I also suspected that Arthur was involved... so... so that’s why I didn’t tell you, not because of the money." Lake trailed off, slightly out of breath from nerves and from talking so much.
He wasn’t just saying that to paint himself as a saint, he really could afford to pay Matilda all of her money back.
"That’s fine," Davian said, careful with his words. "I should have paid more attention to what was going on in the mansion."