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Chapter 221 - Fear

"But didn't you say your mother's dead?" he asked suddenly, rubbing his chin as though it were a simple factual observation.

The air went dead still.

Levy froze, his smile evaporating instantly.

Maria's jaw dropped, her mouth falling open slightly as her eyebrow twitched hard.

"How.. how insensitive can one person possibly be?" she thought, staring at Razeal in disbelief.

Her lips parted in a mix of annoyance and amazement. The man wasn't even being cruel that was the worst part. He genuinely had no idea what he'd just said.

Razeal, for his part, sat there completely unaware, looking mildly thoughtful as though expecting a deeper philosophical explanation.

Levy's lips twitched, his fingers curling slightly into fists before he forced them to relax. He took a slow breath in through his nose.

"Well… yeah," he said finally, his tone flat, every word dripping with restrained patience. "That's true. She is dead."

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