Chapter 152: Alley Cats
A young woman stepped into the light, her ocean blue eyes standing out like beacons between the dark clothing covering most of her body, save for her face and hands.
“What are you doing here?!” she said, looking at the crab with surprise.
“Who’s that?” asked Suze.
“That’s Olivia, the mayor’s niece. I met her earlier when she beat the lactose out of a mugger,” Balthazar told the younger girl, before turning his attention back to the older one. “Your aunt asked me to look into the missing mangoes problem. We’re following a lead.”
The noblewoman frowned. “You’re looking for Onion Jake too?”
It was Balthazar’s turn to frown. “What do you mean? Why are you looking for him? Did the baroness send you as well?”
Olivia’s frown was quickly replaced with a rise of her eyebrows and a shifty glance away.
“Well, no, not exactly,” she said. “I followed my own leads to get here.”
“So she doesn’t know you’re chasing the mango thieves too?” the merchant asked.