Capítulo 1694: Facing the Consequences

Cassie did not answer. Perhaps she wasn't in the mood to waste essence to hijack his senses, or perhaps she simply did not want to...

In any case, after that bombshell of a revelation, Sunny sat quietly and stared into the distance for a while. 

He was trying to understand how he had ended up in this situation. 

It was all his fault, of course… really, Sunny had no one but himself to blame. Had he not suggested creating a soulbound Memory for Nephis on the spur of the moment, there would have been no need for them to interact, let alone do so while hiding the real reason from Clan Valor. 

The Lord of Shadows would have continued to play his role as her battle partner, while the humble shopkeeper would have continued living his mostly peaceful life in solitude. 

But now…

'I'm going to be a kept man… gods, why am I so handsome?!'

That pretty face of his... was a curse!