Chapter 754: Rumors
"Kael? Why would Kael have anything to say about it? I don’t think he even has time to keep up with all the rumors..." Dora frowned, her brows drawing together as she met Rafael’s questioning gaze. There was something in his expression—an edge of worry that made her pause.
"Are you sure Kael doesn’t know about the rumors?" Rafael pressed, his tone just a bit too cautious.
Dora shrugged casually, but her mind was already racing. "Honestly, I have no idea. He hasn’t mentioned anything to me."
Rafael hesitated, his wariness deepening. "You two haven’t been talking?"
Dora glanced at him, her tone light as she tried to diffuse the tension. "We talk every day. In fact, around this time—" Her words trailed off as her phone vibrated on the table, the screen lighting up with Kael’s name. With a mischievous grin, she held it up for Rafael to see. "Speak of the devil."
Before Rafael could react, she answered the call with a bright smile. "Kael! Are you ready to come back now? Today was the last day, wasn’t it?"
The moment Kael’s face appeared on the screen, he softened at the sight of her smile, but just as he was about to respond, he noticed something—or rather, someone—walking to stand behind her. Even before the figure fully emerged into the frame, Kael’s expression faltered. He didn’t need to see the man’s face to know who it was.
"Kael!" Rafael’s voice boomed playfully from behind Dora as he bent down to show his face on the screen, his grin wide. "Have you forgotten your brother already? Not a single phone call! If it weren’t for the security checks, I wouldn’t even know you were still alive."
Kael’s smile stiffened, his usual ease faltering as he stared at his brother’s face close to Dora’s. The truth was that, he had been deliberately avoiding Rafael, the rumors swirling in their circle becoming too much for him to handle gracefully. Dora had been his only solace—the only one who hadn’t pried or tried to give any explanations. In fact, she had not even thought to question it as if believing he would not doubt her.