Chapter 54. Special Lock Button

Lexcis Aeden

She returns to say one last thing to me before she goes.

With a sly grin, she says, "On the other hand, I guess they were less important men." She leaves with a confident stride, leaving me pondering her words.

After two days of nonstop travel, we are taking a well-earned break.

Since that meeting, I haven't seen Chantel. She waited for us to leave with her sister and then got into a different wagon, most likely with them. That makes me happy. I don't wish to see her. I cannot stand how cocky and sure of herself she is.

"You have become so boring."

"I am sorry, Laurence. Do I bore you?" I tease, trying to lighten the mood.

"Yes, you do. What does it look like? Do you miss your wife?" he replied, attempting to maintain a serious tone.

"She is not my wife."

"So you do miss her?" he asks with a raised eyebrow.

"No." I answer bluntly, d