162: The back-life

"Huh? Did I say something wrong? You had a complicated expression on your face just now."

"No, it's nothing. You can continue telling me about what you were saying before."

As much as Aurora wanted the man to forcefully let all the information out, it was not worth it to sour their relationship.

"Oh, that prophet told me to come to this auction today when I met him two days ago. He was with a rough-looking man and his complexion didn't look so good. But then he bought something and his personality changed."

The duke unknowingly gave a lot of information away. If he had been a spy, he would have been found out in the first ten seconds.

And his aura screamed innocence and truth. There was no single hint of deception in his words.

"So, about the tear? Can I have it?"

The man looked hopeful and Aurora finally relented her hold on the precious item. She did not care much about the tear anyway.