Chapter 535: A Reward
"Sis, you should know why I’m here," Jason said with a calm smile, his tone light and teasing as if they were standing in the warmth of a peaceful garden rather than in the middle of a tension-choked situation. "Mom didn’t want you stirring up more trouble, so she sent me all the way down to the mortal worlds just to keep an eye on you. And guess what? She was right."
He shook his head, half amused, half exasperated. "You just can’t stay away from trouble—whether it’s in the Divine Realm or down here."
Lucia’s face darkened, her expression tightening as Jason’s words pierced deeper than they seemed to. But when he mentioned it was their mother who had sent him, a flicker of genuine annoyance flashed across her eyes.
Her jaw clenched, and her eyes swept once more toward Max—no longer with pressure or threat, but with unreadable coldness. "You’re lucky," she said at last, her voice low, emotionless.
With that, she turned without another word and walked away, her long crimson robes trailing behind like tongues of fire being pulled into the void.
Her figure disappeared into the entrance of the Tower of Resonance, swallowed by the dark light of the archway, leaving behind only the faint scent of scorched air and lingering tension.
Max exhaled lightly and shrugged.
Just then, Jason strolled up casually, his warm demeanor a stark contrast to the storm his sister had left behind.
"Friend from the mortal realm," he said with a sheepish grin, "forgive my sister. She’s... well, cold doesn’t begin to describe it. Sometimes I think her heart’s frozen solid. She doesn’t even treat me, her own brother, like one." He put a dramatic hand to his chest, sighing like a tragic actor on a stage.