Getting A Little Nosy
Derila tensed up from the shock and turned around, only to see that Daemon had woken up.
"I-I was just…"
She desperately tried to explain herself, but Daemon cut her off, "Water…"
Feeling relieved that he didn't realize what she did, Derila quickly put the necklace back and poured him a glass of water.
"Is Mr. Lierger awake?" Charles asked when he came in and saw her feeding him some water.
"He has regained a bit of consciousness, but still quite groggy at the moment, " Derila replied while eyeing the necklace.
Good thing I didn't take it with me, or these guys would surely notice and think I'm trying to steal from Daemon! Oh, well… I'll just have to try again some other time…
"Is he still having a fever?" Charles asked worriedly.
"It won't subside so soon. I think it'll be morning before it goes down, " Derila said after placing her hand on Daemon's forehead.
Charles stared at Daemon with a pained look on his face. "This is the first time I've seen Mr. Lierger fall sick in so many years. I used to think he was ridiculously strong and tough."
"Everyone falls sick at some point. Still, he got sick because he was bitten by his own pet snake, so he kind of brought this upon himself, " Derila mentioned casually.
Charles got furious when he heard that. "How could you say that? What do you mean he brought this upon himself?"
"Why would he keep a venomous snake as a pet? I bet he was trying to poison someone with its venom, wasn't he?" Derila snapped back at him.
"You…"
"Also, it wasn't exactly very nice of him to keep the beasts with the intention of using them like tools."
Derila felt extremely conflicted when she recalled Daemon chasing the Mafia off with the wolves.
Although it was fine to summon the wolves for self-defense, the sight of the bodies lying everywhere still shook her to the core.
"What do you know? Mr. Lierger only kept those beasts as pets because—"
"Charles! The sun is going to be up soon. You should get some rest, " Harrison cut him off and tried to change the topic.
Charles shot Derila a furious glare, but turned around and left anyway.
"Thank you for the hard work, Dr. Feroma. You don't mind if I stay here and watch over Mr. Lierger, do you?" Unlike Charles, Harrison had always been calm and collected in his mannerisms.
"Of course not. Make sure to keep a close eye on his temperature, then. Remember to let me know if it goes up again." Derila placed the glass of water down and yawned as she lay down lazily on the sofa.
"Got it."
Harrison then sat down beside the bed and looked after Daemon while Derila tried to get some shuteye.
However, she couldn't seem to fall asleep after going through such an eventful night.
As Derila lay there staring silently at Daemon, she suddenly realized that he looked a little familiar.
That was something she had felt ever since she met him for the first time at Casino Inferno, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
"Why aren't you sleeping, Dr. Feroma?" Harrison asked softly.
"I can't fall asleep. By the way, have you guys been to Solarain before?" Derila asked.
"Of course we have. We go there every year, " Harrison replied.
"You guys have business there?" Derila pressed on.
"We have yet to enter Solarain's market, so we don't have any business there. We just follow Mr. Lierger whenever he makes personal trips there to take care of some private affairs, " Harrison said casually.
They were actually there to look for someone.
While being pursued by his enemies in Solarain seven years ago, Daemon came across a girl who was as sweet as an angel.
After getting himself to safety, he started having his men look for her.
Six months ago, he went looking for his cousin twice in Solarain after hearing that his aunt's daughter might still be alive.
"What kind of private affairs are we talking about here?" Derila asked.
Harrison stared at her. "I'm not at liberty to disclose that. You seem to be awfully interested in Mr. Lierger's affairs, Dr. Feroma."
"I was just curious, that's all."
Derila stopped asking any further when she knew she wouldn't get the answers she wanted.
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