"What… did you say?"
Nolan stiffened at those words.
"What do you mean?" he asked seriously.
Chloe turned her face away from him. Even so, they were still only a short distance apart. Nolan could even smell her sweet, intoxicating breath.
"Like I said earlier, there's a traitor among the Seven Constellation Mages."
"That's not what I meant." Nolan shook his head. "I mean, who is the traitor? And how did that person betray the empire?"
Chloe chuckled softly at his anxious expression.
"This information is top-secret. So, how are you going to pay me?" she asked playfully.
Nolan clicked his tongue in frustration. But he couldn't blame Chloe. The information was indeed invaluable.
Taking a deep breath, he wrapped his right arm around Chloe's waist and said, "All right, I'll grant your wish. Tell me—what do you want?"
Chloe's eyes lit up at that. She brought her lips close to Nolan's ear and whispered something.
Nolan's calm expression changed when he heard it.
