364 Chapter 364: Acting Clueless (Part 2)

"I see. An irony indeed." She nodded in agreement. "So you've known all this time that those people were fakes. And yet the thought of disclosing it to me never crossed your mind?"

"You were good at hiding, Thea. I didn't know that my best friend, Theodora, was Lillie Bai."

"And you call yourself a Reaper." Lillie shook her head.

"Come on," He whined. "At least give me some credit. I was just a low ranking Reaper at that time, so you can't expect me to know everything yet."

At that time? So that means his rank is higher now?

"Furthermore, we Reapers can't dig into just about anyone's personal information without risks." He said. "Your family, the Bai, are of blue-blooded descent that has been here since the ancient times. The regime highly values you, hence why your family's under heavy protection."

"They weren't that good at their job, as you've figured by now." Lillie lightly scoffed.