Chapter 267: Just a Simp
Elias's smile deepened.
"See?"
[System Theta: Oh no.]
Its brand-new analysis function had been wrong.
Before Serena could look toward him, Elias turned his face back to the window as naturally as if he had been staring at the tarmac the whole time. Outside, the ground crew moved around the private jet with disciplined restraint, not hurried enough to look panicked, not idle enough to look relaxed. The plane remained exactly where it was. A service cart sat near the stairs. The flight crew kept their distance. No one had come to explain anything to the young man in the window seat.
Serena ended the call.
By the time she walked back to him, Elias looked up as though he had only just noticed her return. He pushed out his lower lip, the spoiled little pout arriving with perfect timing.
"When can we take off?"
