Chapter 163

Chapter 163 “Don’t be fooled by how he acts. I know this guy–he definitely still likes you: Page sad condidently to thyx Nyx froze for a moment. Her hearing was sharp now, so she had actually heard page mondan olar, including Erik saying he didn’t like her.

“It’s fine; being friends is nice too! Nyx thought Jorge was just trying to comfort her and short her head with a strife I promised him I’d treat him as someone important. Whether he likes me or not, that woelt chan Back when she ended up on Desolate Planet, Pale Wolf took her in when the was at her mou helpless, and the cold sep but g Later, when Pale Wolf risked his life to protect her, it was impossible for her not to feel something, for bien.

But now, Pale Wolf had made it clear he didn’t feel that way about her. She couldn’t just ding to the conferions he’d made during his memory loss and force him into a relationship.

“He’s just being stubborn. He’s been sneaking glances at you this whole time, Jorge whingered, leaning in dover. “If you don’t believe me, pay attention when you leave later. I guarantee that guy’s lurking somewhere neatty, waching your Nyx wasn’t sure, but she went along with it. “Alright.”

The foundation was just getting started, so there was a ton of work. Nyx soon got so busy that she barely had time to think abo It wasn’t until evening when Theon reminded her, “Nyx, time to head home.

Nyx looked up, realizing it was almost dark. Feeling a little guilty, she called out to Jorge, Let’s go together Jorge didn’t refuse and just nodded with a grin.

Outside, the sun was setting, painting half the sky red.

Nyx stretched as she breathed in the fresh air–then suddenly, her eyes landed on a spot in the nearby bushes.

A wolf’s tail was sticking out. Half of it was still visible.

Jorge saw it too and deliberately cleared his throat.

The tail twitched, and then quickly disappeared as if startled.

The movement was so sudden that the leaves rustled loudly.

The situation grew a little awkward.

Seeing no way to keep hiding, the huge wolf finally stepped out, looking thoroughly embarrassed, eyes downcast. Nyx thought, ‘So dumb.‘ She wanted to laugh. She held it in as best as she could, but she just couldn’t suppress her grin. Seeing how Pale Wolf looked like he wanted to just disappear, she quickly gave him an excuse. “Were you waiting for Jorge?” Pale Wolf said nothing, which was basically an admission. But since he felt guilty, his tail drooped, and his ears flattened This was beyond humiliating for him.

“Did you wait for long? I told you not to wait for me,” Jorge tried hard to hold back his laughter, patting him twice to rescue him from the awkwardness. “Let’s go.”

Chapter 163 “See you tomorrow.” Nyx waved goodbye to Jorge and also to Pale Wolf.

Pale Wolf was so mortified that his whole body flushed red. Thankfully, his fur covered it up, so it wasn’t obvious.

It took him a solid ten minutes to finally calm down.

jorge glanced at him. “You coming back tomorrow?”

“Yeah.” Erik wasn’t even sure what was going through his head, but the next morning, he got up early on purpose and carefully pic Erik wasn’t sure what he was feeling, but the next morning, he even got up early just to dress carefully.

“Nope, too much. Take all these accessories off, quick,” Jorge instructed.

Erik didn’t get it, but he followed orders without question, hurriedly stripping off all the extra bits.

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After all that effort, he ended up wearing just a plain shirt and work pants–simple to the extreme, but clean and well–fitted.

Jorge looked him up and down and nodded approvingly. “Nice. This suits you.”

He looked just as honest and unassuming as he had on Desolate Planet, making it easy for Nyx to feel nostalgic and grow fond of him.

Erik stared at himself in the mirror, nervously buttoning his shirt all the way up while his mind spun in circles.

He thought, ‘Is this really okay? Is it too plain? When I see Nyx later, should I go up to her and say hi? I should at least say hi. I need to take the initiative. After all, she is female. No matter what, I have to be polite.’

After thinking it over, he made up his mind and mentally rehearsed several different ways to start the conversation. But the moment he stepped inside, his face darkened.

“Why are you here?” Erik asked Aurelius.

“Hm?” Aurelius was sitting next to Nyx, working. He looked up at the sound of Erik’s voice and smiled slightly, “Why else? I’m here to accompany my matron.”

Aurelius spoke in a calm, composed tone. Just that one sentence left Erik completely speechless.

Erik’s well–thought–out plan vanished from his mind. He forgot to even say hi to Nyx and just stood there, frozen.

Nyx looked up, smiled, and greeted him. “Good morning. I had no idea you and Aurelius have been childhood friends.”

Erik shot a skeptical look at Aurelius.

Aurelius gave him a flawless smile. “We were just talking about some childhood memories.”

A chill ran down Erik’s spine. He didn’t believe for a second that this tiger would say anything nice about him.

Seeing the wary look on Erik’s face, Nyx couldn’t help but laugh.

In fact, Aurelius didn’t say anything bad; he just mentioned some of their past fights, painting a picture of the Pale Wolf as someone who had never been very bright.

Though their personalities clashed and they often fought, there was no deep hatred between them. In a way, they could even be considered friends.

Nyx imagined a clumsy, adorable little Pale Wolf and smiled with amusement.

22 Feb Chapter 163 Erik’s face turned red under her gaze. He stood there awkwardly, big and burly like a small mountain.

“You’re blocking the light,” Aurelius said, gesturing at him. “Sit down”

“You...” Erik thought, ‘You think I’ll just sit because you told me to?

4399%0 11 He barely got the words out before Nyx brought over a chair for him.

The defiance on Erik’s face disappeared instantly. He sat down without a fuss and changed his tune. “Thank you. Need a hand?”

“Nope.” Nyx wasn’t planning to make him do anything. She shook her head. “Just relax”

With nothing to do, Erik just sat there quietly, hands resting on his knees, sitting up straight. But soon, his eyes started drifting toward Nyx.

Just as Erik was getting lost in thought, he heard a light cough.

He snapped back to reality and found himself staring into Aurelius‘ amused gaze.

“If you’ve got that much free time, sort through these, Aurelius said, tossing a thick stack of documents at Erik.

Normally, Erik would have fought Aurelius before agreeing to help with paperwork. But right now, with Nyx watching, he forced himself to hold back and took the documents.

Erik had to keep up appearances in front of Nyx. He couldn’t be too rough, or he might scare her.

He gripped the papers tightly.

Even with work to do, he couldn’t fully focus. The slightest movement from Nyx caught his attention, making him look up without thinking.

He thought, ‘She took a sip of water. She took off her jacket. She stood up. She–she is walking over.

Erik took a deep breath and immediately looked down, pretending to focus on the papers.

His eyes were fixed on the document, but his ears were alert, every muscle tense as he listened to Nyx’s footsteps drawing closer.