Before Disaster [1]

"Nothing."

After a long while, Wendy said as she stuffed food into her mouth. After chewing and swallowing, she added, "I just suddenly thought of Jim."

"Hmmm." Nox narrowed his eyes suspiciously but decided not to comment further on the matter as he noticed the disinterested expression on Wendy's face. However, he did wonder why she brought up the topic all of a sudden.

Could it be that something happened to her father, or... more importantly, was Wendy about to take her revenge? Nox didn't find the second theory too far-fetched.

'But from what I heard, although a merchant, Charles Xavier Chai, is a very powerful Awakened and is always protected, could she really handle them all alone?' Nox thought darkly. 'Or worse, what if she gets caught in the act and is arrested?'

'Maybe I'm just being paranoid... just overthinking?'

"Wendy," Nox suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Wendy looked up at him with an inquisitive gaze. "What is it?"