A Bitter Trick

Odette glanced at him as if she had seen through what was on his mind.

Her face was cold, and she said calmly, "If I were you, I wouldn't say the rest."

The man thought, 'This is a rejection. Well, that's par for the course.'

However, Odette's attitude was quite good, slightly diluting the regret in his heart.

It was already 11:30 a.m. when they left the council hall. After staying indoors for so