"Y-yes, I was just thinking about something else," she muttered, forcing a smile onto her face. If he weren't her friend, he would already be lying across her lap, getting spanked by the same ancient hands that had shaped the Four Heroes.
Vlad, completely unaware of the fury burning inside her over his disrespectful words, stretched his arms and said, "Well then, let's call it a night."
As he rose to his feet, Lily immediately followed, her eyebrows furrowing. Even though he had been disrespectful toward Lirien, the principal, he was still a newly made friend of Lily, the caretaker. The reluctance to let him go was clear on her face.
"We'll meet again tomorrow," Vlad reminded her, reading the reluctance on her face.
"Alright, take care."
"You too. And don't propose to anyone recklessly after getting caught, you peeping perv," Vlad teased before pivoting on his heel.
Her cheeks instantly flushed at his words.
