Chapter 849 – Continue The Party
The haze didn't fully return.
And his smile…
Shifted.
Not gone.
But… different.
It lingered just long enough for anyone watching to believe nothing had changed.
Then it settled back into place.
Loose. Careless. Indulgent.
Lux leaned into the couch again, arm draped lazily over the backrest, another handful of bills slipping from his fingers like it meant nothing. The dancers kept moving. The crowd kept cheering. Music pounded through the club like a second heartbeat.
Everything resumed.
Perfectly.
Seamlessly.
Exactly as it should.
But his eyes?
Cold.
Sharp.
Awake.
Completely.
The woman beside him laughed, pressing closer, her hand sliding across his chest. "You spacing out on me?" she teased, voice playful, breath warm with alcohol.
Lux turned to her slowly.
Smiled.
That same reckless, charming grin.
"Never," he said smoothly.
