Chapter 41: Wild Card
Lethia knew well they both thought she was joking, judging by how Chasey and Adam burst out laughing with condescending amusement.
"You both don’t believe me, do you?" Lethia asked.
Their laughter slowly died down when they saw her dead-serious face with her eyes staring out the window in silence.
"Oh... we’re sorry. But if you really know Renar Tuffin, why don’t you just become a VIP Aide straight away?" Adam asked, scepticism dripping from his tone.
"Wutss.. NO! She can’t! And no one can," Chasey jumped in fast. "Even if you were the mistress of our current King, you still wouldn’t be able to get into the parliament without passing the fair play test as an Executive Aide first."
"What? Really? Why the hell not?" Adam frowned.
Seemed like Lethia didn’t even need to ask Callista. Her hunch was right, Chasey was clearly the busybody who had the entire gossip archive in her brain. Lethia shot her a glance, waiting for an answer.
"Because of fair play," Chasey replied with a generic answer that clearly didn’t satisfy either Adam or Lethia.
Sensing their disappointment, Chasey gave a sly smile, like she’d already expected that reaction.
"According to the info going around, Lykon Haven doesn’t want brainless members. Just like their motto, they don’t want werewolves who rely solely on their physical strength or supernatural powers," she added.
"But don’t most Lycans still overuse their supernatural ability anyway?" Adam asked.