Lydia knew her body wasn’t what it used to be. She couldn’t handle fights anymore, but other than that, she felt fine. It wasn’t until that trip to Las Vegas, when she’d gone after Greg and Sandy, that she realized just how serious things had gotten. Any kind of intense activity and her body would crash fast. Sometimes, she’d even end up coughing up blood and blacking out.
So lately, she’d been following the rules. No late nights, no fights. As for the international medical competition, though, she figured she could still handle that just fine.
Connor didn’t say anything at first. Even over the phone, Lydia could sense the frustration on his end, so she switched gears. “What about you? Why aren’t you sleeping?”
She did a quick calculation. With the time difference, it had to be close to eleven at night for him.
Connor knew Lydia too well. He could tell she’d made up her mind, and arguing more wouldn’t help. “Just finished work,” he answered.
“Oh? When are you coming back?” she asked.
Connor smiled, just a little. “Miss me already?”
Lydia arched an eyebrow. “I’m just worried you and a certain someone will end up fighting over there.”
It was honestly a miracle that Connor and Iceblade had managed to keep the peace for this long.
Connor caught what she meant, and his face fell. “That guy told you everything?” Jay really couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
Lydia let out a laugh. “Yeah.”
Connor had actually asked Aiden to look into Iceblade’s real background, but the only info they’d ever dug up was what Jay wanted people to know. Connor was sure there was more to it. Especially after what happened in Country D, when they’d taken down those two labs together. Jay’s skills were on another level.
Lydia could practically feel Connor overthinking things again.

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