SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 174

Chapter 174: Growing Apart?

The awkward silence lingered in the study for several long seconds as neither of them spoke.

Zoey kept her gaze lowered, her fingers unconsciously fidgeting together, while Kael simply sat there, patiently waiting.

Eventually, Zoey let out a small sigh before turning toward him.

"Umm... about what happened earlier..."

Kael looked up at her.

"What about it?"

Zoey hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I... I want to apologize for my parents’ behavior. I honestly didn’t know they were planning something like that. If I had known, I would’ve stopped them before you even arrived."

Kael stared at her for a brief moment before shaking his head.

"Why are you apologizing?"

Zoey blinked.

"You didn’t do anything wrong. If anyone should be apologizing, it’s those two. Not you."

His answer only made Zoey feel even more guilty.

She lowered her head again before speaking softly.

"I still think I owe you one. I should’ve known better. They’ve always been... difficult. Looking back now, I should’ve expected they’d pull something like this."

A bitter smile appeared on her face.

"I invited you over just for you to get ambushed the moment you stepped out of the car."

"I’m really sorry."

Kael looked at her for a few seconds before suddenly nodding.

"Alright."

Zoey slowly looked up.

"I’ll accept your apology."

A look of relief immediately appeared on her face.

"But... there’s one condition"

Her expression froze.

The relief instantly disappeared as confusion replaced it.

"A condition?"

Kael nodded seriously.

"Yep."

"What is it?"

A grin slowly crept onto his face.

"You’ve got to smile."

Zoey blinked.

"...What?"

"You’ve been frowning ever since I got here."

Kael leaned back against the chair before shrugging.

"I can’t have Adam thinking I’m bullying his girlfriend."

"I really don’t want to end up on that villain’s bad side."

The room became completely silent.

Zoey simply stared at him for several seconds as though her brain had completely stopped processing his words.

Then...

"Pfft..."

A small laugh escaped her lips.

The laugh quickly grew louder until she could no longer hold it back. She bent slightly forward, covering her mouth as genuine laughter echoed throughout the study.

"Hahaha..."

"You..."

"Hahaha..."

Her shoulders trembled nonstop as tears almost formed at the corners of her eyes.

Seeing her laugh so hard, Kael couldn’t help chuckle as well.

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