Supreme Magus novel Chapter 525

’These are the moments when you really act like a monster. How could you do that to Phloria?’ Solus felt bad for her.

’If I met him in the wilds, I would have killed him. If I were in the middle of the street, I would have challenged him. Here I could only take the sugar out of his venom to reveal the snake he is. A pretty face and pretty words mean nothing. _{freewebnσvel.cѳm}

’Phloria needs to learn her lesson and a burned hand teaches best.’ Lith replied.

The moment people noticed Phloria’s distress, all whispers disappeared. Quylla and Friya were glaring at Kallion like they could murder him without a second thought, and so did their brothers, their relatives, and even the members of their staff.

Kallion’s plan fell into shambles as the ancient noble households left his side the moment they understood who the Ernas were siding with. There was no point in backing a dead horse and no sense in beating it.

Kallion had managed to embarrass his date, his hosts, and his entire household in one fell swoop. It was a social blunder juicy enough to liven up the evening but not enough to last more than one day. Unless of course, things escalated.

\"Phloria, would you like to take a little stroll around the park? We could use some air.\" Kallion had played his cards well by avoiding being rude and using Kamila’s low social status to justify his words.

’It didn’t go as well as I hoped, but everything is still fine. I only need to make sure that Phloria isn’t upset and blames the little wench for the mishap.’ He thought.

\"You’ve taken the words right out of my mouth.\" She finally raised her eyes from the floor. A warm smile appeared on her face, yet her eyes were cold.

\"We need to talk.\"

Chuckles and whispers spread throughout the Main Hall as soon as the couple walked through the glass doors leading outside.

\"Do you think she will kick him out?\" Kamila whispered to Lith’s ear.

\"That’s unlikely. He was subtle and I couldn’t make a scene. The Ernas will lose a lot of face if she ends up without a date right off the bat.\" He replied while listening to the other guests betting about the possible outcomes.

Kallion being kicked out was given 100-1, just like their relationship lasting more than a week.

\"She treated you like crap! Someone had to say something. Why are you mad at me?\" Kallion said after all of his attempts at sweet talk were met with Phloria’s cold shoulder.

\"If I thought she did, I would have put her in her place myself. You didn’t do it to defend me, you did it to embarrass Lith. Or do you think I’m that stupid? Scratch that, I am that stupid, otherwise I would’ve never dated you.\" She was walking double time, clenching and releasing her hands to suppress her most violent urges.

\"How can you say that? I’m not completely at fault here. You could have told me you wanted to speak with him privately. You took me by surprise, asking your ex to talk, what was I supposed to do?\" Kallion tried to shift the blame again, hoping a bit of guilt would make his reasons more believable.

\"Are you saying that I am supposed to ask for your permission before talking to a friend?\" His move resulted in throwing jet fuel on the flames of her outrage.

\"No, I...\"

\"To answer your other question, you could have taken it out on Lith, like she did with me. Or, if you were that insecure about us, you could have asked me to talk about it in private before embarrassing me in front of the entire Verhen family.

\"You took it out on the most vulnerable link of the chain, instead. It seems deliberate, if not planned to me.\"

\"How can you say that?\" He managed to sound aggrieved, even though only his pride was hurt because she seemed to see through his scheme too easily.

\"How could you do that if you ever cared even one bit about me?\" Phloria rebuked.