hapter 323 Just A Misunderstanding


    Chapter 323 Just A Misunderstanding


    Cassian couldn''t help thinking, ''Is it still possible to take back what I''d said earlier?''


    He nced at Hiemaly''s cold, expressionless face and realized there was no room for negotiation.


    He turned slightly toward Raven, his usually captivating eyes brimming with grievance.


    He thought, ''God knows it''s not all my fault today. That poker-faced guy looked like he hade to catch someone cheating when he was standing outside, and with that annoyingly handsome face of his, was I wrong to suspect he had a bad romance with her?''


    Noticing Cassian''s defeated and pleading expression, Raven couldn''t help but let a faint smile flicker in her eyes.


    Then, she stepped forward, cing herself between Cassian and Hiemaly. Her tone was light and teasing as she said," Hiemaly, it''s all just a misunderstanding. Cassian didn''t know you were my brother. He thought of you as a romantic rival, which means he thought you were worthy enough to be considered apetition. If you were just some random nobody, he wouldn''t have even given you a second nce."


    Hiemaly''s gaze swept over his sister, who was siding with an outsider, beforending on Cassian. He let out a cold chuckle. "Oh, so I should feel honored now?"


    Cassian was speechless, thinking, ''What am I supposed to say to that? Though I genuinely believed it was Hiemaly''s honor, saying so might get me kicked out immediately by Hiemaly, who is way too overprotective of his sister. But even if I deny it was Hiemaly''s honor, it won''t fix anything...''


    "Ding-dong!" Just as Cassian felt like he


    broke the tension.


    backed into a corner, ready to ept his fate, the sharp chime of the doorbell


    "I''ll get it!" Almost instantly, Cassian bolted toward the door.


    Without a second thought, he yanked it open.


    Standing there was the middle-aged man fr Cassian froze on the spot.


    from Valha, the same one who had previously delivered two women to his room.


    Even without turning around, he could feel the weight of two pairs of eyes drilling into his back.


    Instinctively, he blurted out, "I don''t need your hotel''s special services."


    Cassian mmed the door shut with a loud bang immediately after he said that, as if trying to erase the man''s presence.


    But when he turned back around, stiff and awkward, he saw two pairs of eyes staring directly at him.


    At that moment, Cassian felt like his mind was running wild with thousands of


    curses.


    Still, no matter how flustered he felt, Cassian forced himself to stayposed. "I thought this was a decent hotel," he said to Raven and Hiemaly, his tone steady. "Who knew they''d try to sell me that kind of service? They need to clean up their act."


    Raven let out a soft chuckle but quickly masked it with a polite nod, mindful of her brother''s presence.


    Only then did Hiemaly finally look away.


    Just as Cassian thought he''d dodged a bullet and let out a breath of relief, the doorbell rang again, sharp and relentless, and Cassian felt a murderous urge bubbling up.


    ''What''s wrong with that middle-aged guy?'' he thought. ''Is he out of his mind? Sure, I''d joked earlier about wanting two women, but didn''t that guy realize there was already a woman in the room? Why is he still trying to send someone over?''


    ''I had barely managed to escape a disaster and not upset Raven. What if Hiemaly, my future brother-inw, finds out the man outside is here to deliver women?'' Cassian didn''t even dare to imagine the fallout.


    "Ding-dong!" The doorbell was still ringing.


    Cassian had never found the doorbell sound so much like a death knell. ''Is the universe hell-bent on screwing me over today, or what?'' he thought to himself.


    Hiemaly nced at the door, then turned his gaze back to Cassian. Even if he were clueless, he''d have sensed something


    was off.


    And Hiemaly was anything but clueless.


    With a calm, unreadable expression, Hiemaly g


    Sessfully unlocked!


    over before heading toward the door.


    But before he could take more than two steps, Cassian bolted to him and yanked


    the door open.


    Then, Cassian''s dark eyes locked onto the man from Valha, his expression stormy as he said in a low, cutting voice, "Didn''


    t you understand what I said? Or do you think someone like me would ever need to pay for women here?"