Chapter 980: Game Over
He flicked ash from his cigar and exhaled evenly. "There are two new wives, and one young lady who’s about your age. I think you might like her."
"Really?" Felicity’s voice dropped into a conspiratorial whisper.
"She might be worse than you," he said.
"I’m a good girl, Lord Black! Whatever could you even mean with those words?!"
Across the room, Seraphiel, who had returned to massaging her ankles, chuckled softly and said, <If that cheeky girl makes friends with Felicity...>
She trailed off, then shook her head, grinning.
<It’s game over for her parents. Imagine a child raised by Queen Morgana... whose best friends are Quinlan Elysiar, the Primordial Villain, and Feng the Chaos Gremlord.>
<Oh dear... Now that you put it this way...> Lucille, as a fellow mother, felt a bit conflicted. Though any such thought only lasted for a few seconds before the caramel-haired beauty resumed her amused chuckling.
Vex frowned at the distance between herself and the artifact. Without any words of elaboration, she stood up, walked over, and plopped herself right onto Quinlan’s lap, draping one arm lazily around his neck. The movement was casual, yet the possessiveness behind it was undeniable.
"Hello there," she purred into the artifact. "You may call me Miss White-"
"Nope," Kitsara interjected with a flat stare, ears twitching. "Have you gone senile at long last, oldie? I’m Miss White. Felicity’s just said my name as well. Try to pay attention, will you?"
Vex’s eyes narrowed.