PAID

Isha felt a strange tension at that moment.

Perhaps it was due to the fragrant coffee and the sweet milk scent lingering on the young dragonlings that made her face soften. She gently stroked the children, guiding them into the café and allowing them to play quietly on their own.

She sat down in the empty seat across from Claudia, while Leon and Rosvisser took seats next to her, with Leon on her left and Rosvisser on her right.

The four of them faced each other, each with a cup of coffee in front of them.

Claudia took a sip of her coffee, her eyes narrowing with discomfort as she set her cup back down. She looked across at her sister, then glanced at Leon. A subtle, unreadable expression lingered in her eyes, as if she were scrutinizing the two of them closely.

Her gaze moved from Rosvisser’s face to Leon’s, lingering slightly longer, as if she were silently assessing them.

Isha, unable to contain her curiosity, asked, “You called me here—what exactly did you want to say?”

At her question, Claudia looked at her and replied, “Well, to be honest, even I don’t know why you two wanted to meet here today.”@@novelbin@@

Leon raised an eyebrow at her, but Rosvisser gave him a reassuring glance, as if to say, “It’s alright. Let’s just get this over with.”

After a brief pause, Isha finally broke the silence. “If it’s not urgent, then why do I feel like something big is going on?”

Leon exchanged a glance with Rosvisser. Her eyes showed a bit of hesitation, but she nodded, urging him to go ahead and say what they’d both been thinking.

Leon finally broke the silence. “Isha, we... need to tell you something important.”

Without waiting for her response, Leon continued, “This might come as a shock to you, but I’m sure you’ve suspected something.”

At his words, Rosvisser, too, gave Isha a look that conveyed her unease, suggesting that she had also been wrestling with this moment for some time.

Isha’s eyes widened slightly, and she couldn’t help but glance between the two of them, a sense of nervous anticipation beginning to settle in her stomach.