Chapter 0276

Chapter 0276

I raised an eyebrow. “Me?”

“Well, it’s no secret that you’ve been on the up and up lately,” Drake said with a sheepish grin, rubbing his hand along the back of his neck. “Don’t think Zoe hasn’t noticed.”

Despite my urge to smirk in a self–satisfied manner, I simply nodded. “I see. Well, I won’t say anything.”

As Drake moved away to join another group, I decided to head to the refreshment table for a refill. I was halfway there when Leonard stepped into my path with a smug look on his face.

“Well, well, if it isn’t our mighty huntress,” he drawled, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

I raised an eyebrow. “Is there a problem, Leonard?”

He scoffed. “Oh, nothing. I just find it hard to believe you actually made that kill. It was too clean for a female.”

“Excuse me?”

to my growing irritation. “Females have smaller teeth than males, and their spatial abilities are less pronounced. There’s

was it. Without warning, I let my fangs drop, leaning in close to Leonard’s face. “Why don’t you take a closer look, then?” I growled, baring my teeth. “See how

he took a step back,

retracted my fangs and brushed past him, taking care to slam my shoulder into him. “Next

refreshment table, I caught sight of Zoe standing alone by a nearby tree, looking a bit lost. Making a split–second decision, I grabbed two plates of deer meat and approached her. I knew I shouldn’t bother, but…


I knew that wasn’t really the case. Seeing her standing alone like that… Well, it sort of reminded me of how ostracized I used to be before my rebirth. As much as I detested Zoe, I didn’t

of the plates. “Thought you might be

at me warily for a moment before accepting the plate. “Oh. Thanks,” she said

for a few moments, both picking at our food. The meat was fragrant and juicy, and it was an effort to not

decided to break the ice. “So, how have you been? I saw Adam earlier. He seems happy to be back

at the mention of her son. “Yeah, things have been better. I got a steady job as a lounge singer, and my parents finally agreed to let me have Adam

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