Chapter 38: Felicia's Invitation

Time quickly arrived for the new school year to begin. Stepping onto the campus once again, Maverick felt a wave of nostalgia. So much had happened over this summer, more than he had ever anticipated.

He never expected Old York to suddenly leave him, nor did he expect to coexist with a terrifying-looking extraterrestrial creature, becoming something other than an ordinary person. He never imagined that one day he would kill someone with his own hands, and in such a brutal manner. And he certainly never thought that Peter Parker, would be Spider-Man.

"Hey, Maverick!" Felicia's voice rang out from behind Maverick as he walked towards the parking lot.

Felicia had just finished her class too, and upon seeing Maverick, she hurriedly caught up to him with her books in hand.

Today, she was wearing a cream-colored knitted long-sleeved shirt paired with a dark brown skirt and ankle boots. Her originally fresh outfit, complemented by her outstanding figure, exuded a hint of sexiness, capturing everyone's attention.

"The postcards and photos you sent me were beautiful. After seeing them, I thought I might visit them next time I travel. You'll have to help me plan and make recommendations."

While traveling in places , Maverick had sent her many postcards and photos, igniting her passion for travel. Despite having just returned not long ago, she was already planning another trip.

Facing Felicia's request, Maverick naturally had no problem with it. As a gentleman, it would be ridiculous if he couldn't help in this regard.

As they walked, Maverick shared his travel experiences with Felicia. She was very interested in this aspect and kept asking about various related experiences.

Soon, they arrived at the parking lot. Maverick looked at Felicia and asked, "Do you drive? If not, I can give you a ride."

Maverick knew that Felicia came from a wealthy family, but out of courtesy, he still had to ask.

Upon hearing Maverick's question, Felicia smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you to give me a ride. I happen to have a lot of travel-related things I want to ask you about."

"My pleasure." Maverick smiled as he opened the car door for her. Felicia thanked him softly and then got into the car.

Not far away, a red Ferrari was parked, watching as its owner forgot about it.

After getting into the car, the two of them chatted and laughed all the way. Soon, the car arrived downstairs at Felicia's house.

Felicia expressed her gratitude to Maverick again before getting out of the car and heading towards the elevator inside. But after taking a few steps, she suddenly turned back.

Maverick had been ready to leave, but seeing Felicia's action, he stopped as well.

"What's wrong? Did something fall out?" Maverick asked, looking towards the passenger seat to see if something had dropped.

Felicia shook her head, then leaned down and rested her arm on the rolled-down car window, blinking and smiling. "Nothing fell out. I just suddenly remembered that there's a jewelry exhibition in a few days. Do you have time to accompany me?"

"A jewelry exhibition?" Maverick said, somewhat puzzled.

Felicia nodded and continued, "Because this exhibition has my mom's investment. Originally, the organizers invited my mom, but she's busy, so she asked me to attend on her behalf."

"But these events are usually boring, and I'm quite troubled about it. So, I don't know if you have time to go with me. If it's the two of us, it might be more fun."

After hearing her explanation, Maverick thought about his schedule for the next few days. After confirming that he didn't have anything else planned besides research, he gladly accepted Felicia's invitation.

Seeing Maverick's agreement, Felicia smiled happily. After waving to Maverick, she briskly walked into the building.

After dropping off Felicia, Maverick drove home. The evening breeze flowed in through the half-open window, tousling his hair.

Driving in such a relaxed and leisurely summer day was quite enjoyable. It would have been even better without the noise coming from the right.

Venom twisted and turned in the passenger seat, harmonizing with the music in the car with its hoarse voice.

"Ohhh! Ohhh! Ohhhhhh!!!" Entering the chorus, Venom's high pitch directly made Maverick realize what it meant for a singing to be more piercing than the sound of a pig being butchered.

"A piece of chocolate, can it shut your mouth?" Maverick, unable to bear it any longer, resorted to his trump card, preparing to quiet Venom down with chocolate.

Venom, disdainfully, glanced at Maverick and said, "Sorry, I'm singing to relax. Please don't disturb me."

"Two pieces!" Maverick didn't hesitate at all, very straightforwardly.

"Sorry, I still find singing more enjoyable." Venom shook its head, then continued to sing loudly, "Oh!!! My love!!!"

"Two pieces of imported Russian chocolate! If you refuse again, don't blame me if something bad happens." Maverick's eye twitched as he stated his final offer.

If Venom still refused to budge, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't do something not very nice, like depriving it of chocolate for half a month.

Finally, Venom stopped its unpleasant singing, shaking its head regretfully. "Such a pity, you can't appreciate my natural singing style."

Its cessation was mainly out of respect for Maverick's opinion, not out of fear of his impoliteness or for the sake of chocolate.

Maverick said speechlessly, "Alright, is your singing a return to nature? Clearly, it's unleashing your instincts."

"After listening to your singing, I almost developed a fear of noise."

"What are you talking about?" Venom complained indignantly. "My singing voice is not noise! Apologize to me!"

Of course, Maverick wouldn't apologize to him. He continued to banter with Venom as they argued back and forth.

Just as Maverick was driving and arguing with Venom, cries for help suddenly came from a nearby alley.

Maverick immediately parked the car by the roadside, then got out of the car and listened more carefully to the sound coming from the alley.

This section of the road was relatively dim at night, and there were no surveillance cameras, so the public safety wasn't particularly good. It seemed that someone had encountered something unpleasant.

Encountering such a situation, Maverick certainly wouldn't just stand by.

Although he had returned to his normal life, pretending that nothing had happened and walking away like this was also impossible.

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