Chapter 115. The Tower of Ophiuchus

"You look so energetic...Sir," Lex couldn't help but remark in the morning, as they went to the rooftop after checking out.

Bassena, with bright amber eyes and an easy smile on his face, replied nonchalantly. "How should I look, then? Listless?"

The fact that you replied to me with that bright expression is weird enough, Sir--Lex muttered inwardly. But he could already guess the cause of this spike in energy, so he said nothing as they proceed to the helicopter.

He wondered if Bassena and Zein knew about the furor they created from yesterday's short sailing alone. The entertainment news was filled with the snippet of their 'yacht date' as the media called it. The images of their interaction on the boat had been circulating so much overnight that the whole federation might see it already.