Chapter 432:

Daxton, watching her, smiled faintly. He rolled up his sleeves, mimicking her, and wrapped a lettuce and beef roll before placing it on her plate. His arms weren’t skinny either, with well-defined muscles.

Carrie looked at the lettuce roll on her plate, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Daxton, I’m not a child. You don’t have to take special care of me.”

Having waited a while without a reply, Kristopher decided to call her directly.

Carrie was taken aback when she saw the incoming call. She hurriedly finished the grilled meat in her mouth and answered, “Hey, what’s going on? Weren’t you heading to Ofrubert?”

Kristopher’s cold voice came through. “Just because I’m in Ofrubert doesn’t mean I’ve flown to Mars. What’s stopping me from calling you?”

Carrie couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of her mouth. Was Kristopher having some sort of mood swing? He’d been fine earlier, but now, only hours later, he seemed to have shifted back to his old ways.

trying to stay calm, “If you

silence hung

frustration in check, asked with forced patience, “Where are you?”

“I’m near

you plan on going

her fork down, glanced at

into a quieter corner, made sure no one was around, and asked coolly, “Are you keeping track

back, “What’s so secret that you’re worried I’ll find out?

nothing to hide. It’s Daxton’s birthday today, and I planned to take him

Afterward, we left the station and came here to grab dinner.” She finished her explanation with a sarcastic edge, “Mr. Norris, is that report detailed enough for you? If not, feel free to

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