Chapter 189

Chess' nerves tensed after hearing that gentle and warm sounding voice. He had the strong urge to cower away while shivering, but this time, he managed to hide his trembling by grasping his hands together.

He then took a long and deep breath before turning around and facing the owner of the voice.

Chess gulped secretly before carving a sweet smile into his face.

"Good day, ma'am… how did you know?" he asked back.

Of course, he didn't really mean those words. Aside from the fact that this day isn't the least bit good at all, it's also complete b-llsh-t that Evangel is his friend. Chess would rather be friends with Hayden more than him.

But he couldn't just blatantly deny her thoughts, since her, thinking this way, would benefit him more.

'Oh, now that I think about it, Hayden isn't around. It's kind of suspicious, since he's almost always around Evangel.'