Chapter 174: Green with Jealousy.

"Well, well, well, will you look at that heart-curling reunion?" Sthena tilted his head with a narrowed look on his face, his hands in his pockets as he sarcastically commented.

Perdita on the other hand was taken by surprise at the way she Mark embraced her. She tried hard not to disengage from the hug immediately. She patted the man on his back and slowly disengaged from the hug, well aware of Sthena's sarcastic remark and his possibly narrowed eyes that would be on them.

"Ahem..." Mark nervously cleared his throat when he realized what he had done. He had out of joy at seeing Perdita hug her without a second thought. He greeted in glee, "Perdita, what a pleasant surprise to see you. How have you been? I have been to Woodbridge a couple of times before but I didn't see you nor your brother. Did anything happen?"