Chapter 25 --25
Then Yen jerked a thumb toward the yellow-haired chaos engine still rubbing the back of his head. "And that one over there—that’s Romi. Our friend."
He hesitated. Then looked at her again, this time with a slight dip of remorse in his voice.
"I’m really, really sorry. Because of Romi, you... well, you’re probably having a pretty bad day."
Kaya looked at Yen while he spoke. He seemed mature and calm, his voice polite and steady like someone who had everything figured out. But to Kaya, it didn’t mean much. She had seen this kind of man before.
The type who acted respectful, who knew just the right words to say. But behind that calm voice was something else—something she didn’t trust.
She didn’t say anything.
Didn’t smile.
She just turned around and walked away.
The three men stood there, caught off guard. Yen’s face tensed slightly. Ran looked confused. Romi blinked, clearly unsure of what just happened.
But Kaya didn’t care.
She kept walking, heading toward the river she remembered hearing about. Her steps were steady, quiet. She didn’t look back.
