Freya!

"When do you want to meet them?" Seraphine inquired, her gaze questioning.

"Let's go on Sunday," Wang Xiao decided, setting a timeline for their venture into uncertain alliances and shadowy deals.

Seraphine acknowledged with a soft nod, her movements graceful as she wiped her lips with a tissue. "But the queen there has a husband," she added, an offhand comment that seemed loaded with unspoken implications.

Wang Xiao's brows furrowed in suspicion at this seemingly random piece of information. "Why are you telling me this?" he asked, puzzled by her intentions.

Seraphine's lips curled into a mysterious smile, her response a simple, "Nothing," leaving a trail of questions.

"..."

Wang Xiao was left in a state of speechlessness, he burned with the desire to beat her, but her cunning wits allowed her to slip away from the impending violence, using her lack of words as a shield.