Chapter 313 - Did the boss came back? (1/2)

”Ahhh!” Riggs winced in annoyance. As of the moment, he apparently dozed off on the hammock placed in between two trees, nearby the resthouse Seraphina chose to live in seclusion. However, an abrupt forced made him fall off and decided to interrupt his rest.

Glaring dagger at the culprit, Riggs insulted as he rubbed his eyes as if he wanted to cleanse it with holiness, ”Ahh! Goddamnit! My eyes hurt even more than my back. Such an eyesore.”

”You finally realized what I have felt all these years.” Ace dissed back in disgust. Though he was accustomed to his diva attitude, Ace could not help his face twitch every time Riggs opened his mouth. His confidant's mouth was just too profane that even demons would scurry away hearing him prattle nonstop.

”What an ingrate. I heard you mumbling 'fattie' in your sleep and thought of helping you out from your nightmare.” Shaking his head in disbelief, Ace explicated why he woke him up by kicking him out of the hammock where Riggs was having a nap.

”Ha! Thank you… Is that what you want me to say, you cretin.”

”D_i_c_kass.” Ace could only retort with one insult as he would never win against this narrow-headed man. Raising his gaze on a certain window, as usual, it was covered with a thick curtain. Ace uttered, ”It's been three months, when will her close cultivation ends?”

Yes, it's been three months since Sebastian Yue's death and since they arrived there, Seraphina never steps her foot outside her room. None of them saw her through this course of time and as ordered, no one dared near her room aside from Rex who brought her food and fetch it afterward.

”Probably after her breakthrough.” Riggs humored with a heavy sigh as he peered at Seraphina's room window. Though he was worried about her, Riggs perceived that she needed time for herself to slightly heal. He knew that very well. Hence, despite that he was seeing Rex annoying face every day for the past three months, he s_u_c_k_e_d it up as he wanted to be there for Seraphina even though from the distant.

'Aiya, until when will you lock yourself up?' Riggs thought inwardly as his eyes softened into a bitter pain.

Ace, on the other hand, cast him a quick glance. To his knowledge, Riggs was the most stubborn person and when he was told not it's restrictions, he'll still do it to feed his curiosity. Ace knew that as he had seen many occurrences in the past that Riggs being chased to death by Venus.

However, in these past months, even though Riggs never followed Rex orders if it wasn't from their boss Luciano, it appalled him that Riggs behaved and obeyed not to disturb Seraphina. Of course, his guessing game with Seraphina was still valid but how can Ace continue his investigation if Riggs and Rex kept a tight lip -- leaving no clue regarding anything.

They always spat that they were just doing their jobs and Seraphina living in seclusion isn't actually their loss; they received their payroll while doing nothing. Good trade indeed. Yet, it still bothered him to the point that he could not sleep at night thinking that his comrades had betrayed Luciano.