Chapter 267: A talk with the husbands [2]
"I wasn’t planning on bringing Quizen along with me, but due to certain circumstances, I ended up deciding to bring him as well." Coco said, half stating the truth and half lying.
She could tell that Quizen did not want to reveal to Heiren or Alhai that he asked Coco if he could come with her and Zaque to the main city so all she could do is twist her words, silently taking the anger of the two mediators before her.
"Did you ask him if he wants to come with you?" Alhai asked, his teal colored eyes narrowed into a displeased glare, "You can’t take him with you if he doesn’t want to."
Coco turned her gaze towards Quizen, who was sitting beside her, her eyes flickering between his face and the others.
As Alhai’s words filled the air, she noticed the way Quizen’s expression hardened and turned blank, his face immediately turning expressionless, doing his best to not let his facade break.
The third husband’s question lingered in the air like a lingering perfume, the room’s tension still thick and uncomfortable.
Quizen shifted in his seat, his gaze locked onto Coco’s, his eyes silently pleading while not keeping his expressionless facade break, silently begging her not to reveal anything to Alhai.
His hand moved to hers under the table, fingers snaking across to her hand, their touch feather-light, the touch subtle yet firm, the gesture meant to be discrete because he didn’t want Alhai to catch onto his silent request, to keep the moment private and free from suspicion.
He was hoping she would catch on to his subtle message, his grip tightening just enough to convey his desperation.
Alhai had already cried because he was hurt, he did not want to cause any more pain on him by letting him know that he asked Coco himself to bring him to the main city with her.