Chapter 56

“Uh…” Lynx rubbed his chin and said seriously, “You’ve always used Little Treasure as an excuse to get closer so that she wouldn’t get alarmed and run off. If you exposed your trap at this time… Ari would most likely run thousands and thousands of miles away!”

Calyx: “…”

Although that was the truth, having Lynx say it out just like that made his mood rather bad.

Actually, he had wanted to find out what she thought about it while acting recklessly last night. However, the extreme fear and rejection that Arisen had had instantly forced him awake.

After that, his way of handling it had been proven right. Otherwise, in that situation, Arisen would surely have been scared off by him.

Why did she have that kind of reaction? What had she experienced before…

“Bro, can I ask you a question? Why is your mood so unstable lately? Did something happen?” Lynx asked carefully.

He had already been rather tactful in putting it this way. Truthfully, Calyx’s temper h