Chapter 1149 – Vacation Status: Cancelled [Part 3]
She brushed an imaginary speck of dust from his shoulder. "I was the one contributing the most power to him."
Lux went still.
Lilith tilted her head. "Did you think he kept me in that coffin because he enjoyed my company?"
"No," Lux murmured.
His gaze shifted toward the royal emergency announcement.
The audits.
The soldiers.
The attacks on his financial system.
Kaelmor wasn't merely furious about losing a prisoner.
He had lost his greatest source of harvested power.
Lux slowly smiled.
"Yes," he said. "I get it."
[Updated assessment: His Majesty has suffered a catastrophic loss of revenue.]
[You may wish to send condolences.]
Lux took another sip of coffee. "Absolutely not."
Lilith laughed. "So?"
She leaned closer, one hand resting on the mattress beside his thigh. Her black hair slipped over her shoulder, carrying a faint fragrance of night-blooming flowers. The silver cracks in her horns caught the morning light.
