Chapter 142: Throwing Galleons Away
As soon as Kyle finished speaking, everyone in the compartment turned to Cedric with amused, suspicious expressions.
Fred, sitting beside him, slid away theatrically and said in an exaggerated tone, "Well, well, Cedric, I didn't expect it—you, of all people, with those bushy eyebrows and big, innocent eyes, actually thinking like this."
Fred, who had been entertaining the same idea as Cedric, couldn't resist the chance to add fuel to the fire. After all, long train rides called for some fun, and it was always better when the laughs came at someone else's expense.
"Oh, stop that, it's not like that!" Cedric protested, squirming uncomfortably as the others stared at him. "I was just saying what you all were probably thinking too."
Kyle's tone took on a teasing drawl. "Fred, George, were you two thinking that?"
"Absolutely not!" Fred replied, with feigned indignation.
George nodded, looking mock-serious. "I'm an upstanding businessman; I'd never dream of doing such a thing."
"Kanna, what about you?" Kyle asked, turning to her.
"No way!" Kanna said, shaking her head emphatically, her hair accessory nearly coming loose.
"And you, Cho?" Kyle asked, keeping up the act.
Cho quickly shook her head. "No... I would never."