Arthur's voice was very low, audible only to the two of them, yet his enunciation was clear.
Marinda confirmed that she hadn't heard wrong.
The game Arthur was playing turned out to be 'ownership of Old Town'!
What about 'eating the same meal following someone'?
A joke, right?
Was the surprise to come?
Marinda was still pondering.
A smile had begun to curve the corners of Arthur's mouth.
"You can't be serious, you can't be serious~
Dear, did you really believe I was doing this just for a meal? You believe the Spirit Medium? Now, I'm beginning to regret working with you, and even more regretting giving you half of the 'Old Town ownership.'
After all, I thought you'd guessed it already."
As he said this, Arthur's gaze fixed on Marinda.
It seemed as if he was observing whether Marinda had truly failed to discern his real intentions.
Marinda, who had been deep in thought, immediately scoffed at his scrutinizing gaze—
"Of course I knew what you wanted to do.