Chapter 36: Robbing and Buying Blessed Stones! {3}
"I also want that thing called pizza... and the dessert pie," Andrea said softly, her cheerful tone sparkling with childlike excitement as she leaned a little closer to Reo. Her golden hair swayed as she tilted her head, curious and utterly innocent.
Reo nodded without hesitation, barely glancing at the total bill. Money was the least of his concerns now. With over 150 million Stellar Credits in the ring, he could afford anything
He turned to Althea, who sat near the window, gazing out at the city lights below like a frozen queen in contemplation.
"Anything you want?" he asked, voice gentler this time, trying to bridge the cold distance she’d kept since earlier.
Althea’s eye twitched slightly. She didn’t answer—didn’t even turn to look at him. She merely crossed one leg over the other and stared deeper into the skyline. The silence stretched between them like a taut string.
Reo exhaled lightly, used to her unpredictable moods by now. It wasn’t like she never responded—she simply had her own pace, her own way of expressing things. He didn’t take it personally.
Recalling her preferences from earlier memories, he scrolled through the menu with a faint smirk and ordered her favorites two double cheese burgers, a pair of fresh salads, and a slice of strawberry cake. Classic but thoughtful.
For himself? There was no question.
He hovered over one dish with reverence—barbecue chicken. Simple, smoky, tender. In his past life, it was a rare luxury, something he could only dream of during war-torn days of survival and endless fighting. The memory of tasting it for the first time in years had nearly brought him to tears
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About half an hour later, there was a soft chime at the door.