章 1630: Curiosity [1]

"Hey!"

August's voice echoed through the quiet streets.

"Hey, wait up!"

Melania reacted to it. There was no way she couldn't considering how obvious he was. However, in the darkness, the first thing she registered was an unknown shadow approaching her rapidly, so she naturally took a defensive stance.

She was holding a bag of groceries, but she'd already prepared to drop it if things got ugly.

"Woah, relax! Remember me?"

August slowed down and let her eyes adjust so she could see him.

"You are…the boy from before?" Melania said, somewhat relaxing but keeping her guard up.

They didn't know each other. There were loads of things August could do to her right now that she wouldn't want, especially if he really was a hidden noble.

"That's right. My name is August. We met at the testing facility earli–."

"What do you want?"