Quelling Concessions

Rui met his gaze with studying eyes.

The man had grown older since Rui last saw him and certainly since Rui first saw him.

Evidently, he had been unable to procure a longevity potion yet.

Rui had no doubt that that was one of the things that his father had offered him, yet he was able to resist the allure of living longer. It meant that his father's analysis of the man treating his own company like it was his actual child was not too much of an exaggeration. He was willing to die much sooner if it meant protecting the foundation of the company that he had founded when he was still a young fledgling merchant entering the business.

He was more sentimental than he let on.

What caught his attention was his bodyguard.

It was her.

Sage Sariawar.

Rui needed to resist the urge to steal a glance at her even though he could perfectly study with his senses.

She didn't so much as acknowledge him, as a bodyguard was supposed to not.