Chapter 96

Sophia blinked in astonishment, then suddenly burst out laughing. "You're really bad!" she said. I shot her a glance and replied with annoyance, "How am I bad? You haven't even seen me at my worst!" Instead of backing off, Sophia looked even more intrigued. She boldly sat down beside me. "Show me just how bad you can be," she said. Her cheeks were flushed red, which only made her look even cuter. I cleared my throat awkwardly. "Not now. I can't be bad to you." She stared at me, and I felt a bit embarrassed under her gaze. "Coward!" she teased. After making fun of me, Sophia booked a restaurant. I drove out and made a call. Soon, I found the person I wanted to see waiting inside the private room. "Kieran, long time no see." Indeed, the person I came to see was Kieran. Kieran scoffed. "Max, what do you want?" He looked a bit worn out after a few days. The Zane family's problems hadn't been resolved, so he had obviously been under considerable stress. "I've got some good news