Loid laughed out loud with a tender look in his eyes. "One cent in interest. How does that sound?"
"Deal," Lily readily agreed.
It felt good to be spending her fiancé's money.
Meanwhile, Shaun felt envious of the couple's loving interaction.
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After dinner, Lily texted Venom on her way back to the Laurier residence: "Your whereabouts are exposed. Someone will look for you at Alchos. Get Hawk to help you with the disguise."
Soon, she received a reply: "Fuck! Who are they? I thought you edited my coordinates."
Stealing a glance at Loid, she found him enjoying some shut-eye. She looked away and fell into a short silence. Then, she wrote: "They're the people who were after you today."
Speechless, Venom thought, "Ugh, they won't stop haunting me!"
Venom: "Cool. I have trust in Hawk's disguise techniques. I'll be waiting for them at Alchos. Let's see if they'll recognize me. Thanks."
Lily did not reply this time. She tucked her phone into her pocket and had some shut-eye. She hadn't asked Loid about his grudge with Venom. After all, it wasn't a conflict she could resolve in person.
Many of her identities had been exposed lately. She would only invite trouble if people found out she was K from Alchos.
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