Chapter 804 – Unclear Contracts Destroyed Empires
Solara's eyes narrowed slightly, the warmth around her dimming just a fraction, not enough to darken the room, but enough to shift the atmosphere. Selena, beside her, remained composed, though her gaze sharpened with quiet intensity.
"Just a joke?" Solara repeated, her tone light… too light.
Lux blinked once.
Yeah. She was mad.
Not furious. Not explosive. Just… disappointed. And that was infinitely worse.
Lux leaned back in his seat, studying them both carefully. He wasn't stupid. He'd known for a long time, long before the politics, long before the alliances, long before Hell and Heaven started orbiting his life like rival corporations, that Solara and Selena had feelings for him. Not superficial attraction. Not passing curiosity.
Real feelings.
And Lux?
He respected that.
He just couldn't afford to respond to it.
Not now.
