Goodenia glanced at Cyril's chest with a pained expression. That was the most expensive watch in his shop, but he bowed even more deeply, and said with a grateful expression, "You're right, I'll be sure to pay you back in full. It's just that Devoe and the owner of Mamy's —"
"Don't mention Devoe again; I'm worried that I'll be dragged into this mess. As for the owner of Mamy's, you've just been released, and if you don't want to be targeted by the Gray Temple again, I suggest you stay away from him. I'll take care of him for you." Cyril's smile faded as he took two steps closer to Goodenia, and whispered, "What you need to do now is keep an eye on Gloria and her little textiles shop. Don't give her any trouble …"
"Yes." Goodenia's expression changed, and he hurriedly nodded.
"Young Master, Goodenia has already been stripped of his position as a board member of the Chamber of Commerce, so he's not very useful to us anymore, right?" the man beside Cyril asked in a soft voice.
"Goodenia was released by the Gray Temple, and we didn't spend a single cent on him. This idiot thinks we saved him. He's made a lot of money selling watches over the years, and he's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. It'll be better for him to deal with Gloria than for me to do it myself." Cyril glanced at the gem-studded pocket watch in his hand, and tossed it to the man with a smile as he said, "Ask him if he wants to buy a watch."
…
"Are we still going to do it tonight, Big Brother?" In a teahouse, a skinny man in a black robe whispered to Noah Gould, who was wearing a black cloak.
"Of course we're going to do it!" Noah raised his voice a few octaves, but he quickly lowered his head and lowered the brim of his hat as he said in a deep voice, "But Luke, you left me behind last night. Do you think I won't beat you up?"
"I went to buy breakfast for you, Boss," Luke said with a smile. He lowered his head and rolled his eyes as he said, "If this guy's going to dawdle again, I'm not going to serve him anymore!"
"Alright, then we'll go there later tonight. I heard that the people over there are very focused on tracking us down. If they find us, we'll lose our heads." Noah nodded in a low voice.
…
The night was dark. Meg stood at the entrance of the restaurant and watched as Yabemiya and Sally slowly walked away. He turned over the sign on the door and closed it.
A silver figure appeared on the treetops outside the restaurant and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Sally, who was walking to the right of Yabemiya, looked back cautiously, but she didn't see anything. She was puzzled.
"What's wrong, Aisha?" Yabemiya turned to Sally with a concerned expression.
"Nothing." Sally shook her head and turned to look at Yabemiya. "Mia, have you felt like someone is following you?"
"Ah?" Yabemiya faltered slightly upon hearing that. She recalled the feeling of being chased and followed in that alley that night. However, it was Elizabeth who had appeared in the end. She had even taken Yabemiya out of the city, and Sally didn't seem to like her very much. Yabemiya hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "No."
"That's good." Sally stared at Yabemiya for a while before nodding.
"You can go home first, Aisha. I want to stay in the ice cream shop for a while longer." Yabemiya stopped in her tracks as she passed by the ice cream shop. A smile appeared on her face as she looked at the ice cream shop.
Sally took a glance at the ice cream shop, and nodded before departing. "Alright, you should go back soon too. Be careful on your way back."
Yabemiya pulled out her keys and unlocked the door before making her way into the ice cream shop.
The interior of the shop wasn't completely dark. There was a circle of small lights around the statue of the Ice Queen, and there was also a row of small lights around the restaurant, illuminating the entire ice cream shop without being intrusive.
Miya circled the Ice Queen's statue twice before looking up at the Ice Queen. She said softly, "My ice cream shop. Mother, do you see it? This is Mia's ice cream shop! It belongs to the owner, but I'm the owner now! If … if you were still here, we could live a good life together … "
A tear rolled down the corner of her eye before dripping onto the ground, but she didn't cry.
"It's her." On a tree branch outside the ice cream shop, Elizabeth was holding a ball that was glowing with a faint golden light. She was looking at the young woman who was sobbing silently in the ice cream shop with a complex expression on her face.
The dragon origin was slightly hot in her hand. This was the final test that her father had given her, and it was also the only method that couldn't go wrong.
After standing silently on the tree branch for a while, Elizabeth stowed away the dragon origin and disappeared from the tree branch. When she reappeared, she was already standing behind Gloria in the ice cream shop.
"Giant dragons don't cry." Gloria looked at Yabemiya, who was still sobbing silently, and her expression was just as cold as her voice.
"Huh?" Yabemiya was taken aback. She turned around to look at Y'lisabet, who had appeared behind her without her noticing. "How … How did you get in? I locked the door! "
"That door can't stop me." Elizabeth shook her head.
"Then … do you want to eat ice cream?" Gloria hurriedly wiped the tears from her face before turning to Elizabeth with a concerned expression. "Boss said that you can't eat ice cream before going to bed. Otherwise, you'll get a stomachache. If you really want to eat ice cream, you can come back tomorrow."
"Huh?" Elizabeth faltered slightly upon hearing this. She looked at Yabemiya's concerned and serious expression, and felt as if this wasn't going in the direction that she had envisioned.
"I know that ice cream is very delicious, but it's cold, so it's not good to eat it before going to bed." Yabemiya continued to persuade her.
Is she trying to get in my way? Elizabeth's heart shuddered, and she furrowed her brows as an indescribable feeling welled up in her heart. Ice began to spread from the soles of her feet, and the temperature in the ice cream shop instantly plummeted to freezing point. "Could it be that the ice cream is colder than me?"
"Phew … It's so cold!" Yabemiya exhaled a puff of white air as she shivered with her arms around her shoulders.
A hint of a smile flashed through Elizabeth's eyes, but she didn't immediately dispel the frosty aura around her.
"Even though you can make the air around you colder than ice cream, your heart is warm; I know that." Yabemiya looked up at Elizabeth with a smile.
Her dazzling smile was like a sunflower blooming in the midst of ice and snow, and it was difficult for anyone to look away.
The temperature in the ice cream shop had returned to its usual cool and comfortable state.
"See, I was right!" Yabemiya's smile became even more vibrant as she looked at Elizabeth, who was in a daze.
"The hearts of Frost Dragons are also cold." Elizabeth cleared her throat, and her expression eased significantly. Her heart began to race at the sight of the dazzling smile on Yabemiya's face. It had been a long time since she had felt this way.
"Perhaps you're an exception." Yabemiya shook her head again.
"I'm here today to ask you a question." Elizabeth looked at Yabemiya with a serious expression, and said, "If you could choose, would you want to become a giant dragon that soars through the sky, or would you want to stay here as a waitress?"
"Didn't you already ask that question yesterday? Of course I want to stay here as a waitress. Besides, I'm the store manager now, "Yabemiya replied without any hesitation.
"Got it." Elizabeth looked at the innocent smile on Yabemiya's face, and fell silent for a moment before nodding and turning to leave.
"Wait." Yabemiya suddenly called out to Elizabeth.
"Hmm?" Elizabeth turned around to look at Yabemiya.
"I don't think you're going to sleep so early, so I'll secretly make you an ice cream. It'll be on my breakfast tomorrow." Yabemiya jogged into the kitchen, and turned on the ice cream machine. She quickly made a vanilla ice cream, and handed it to Elizabeth with a smile as she said, "I remember you ordered vanilla ice cream last time."
"Thank you." Elizabeth looked at the ice cream in her hand, and nodded. White light flashed beneath her feet, and she disappeared from the ice cream shop.
"What an interesting girl. Looks like giant dragons aren't as cold as I thought," Yabemiya murmured to herself with a smile as she turned around to clean up the ice cream machine.
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