"Well..." Soren hesitated for a moment but eventually sighed and nodded. "Alright, I'll call my dad and see if he can help. But I can't make promises—he was really out of line, and Mr. Darman has a temper. At that point, even reasoning won't work."

"It's fine." Kat forced a smile.

With that, Soren walked over to a corner, whipping out his phone and pretended to be talking over the phone.

Naturally, he did not call his father—he knew full well that asking his father for a favor like that would only earn him a scolding and nothing else.

Having his father ask Hux for a favor? Winning the lottery was easier—Soren would otherwise not have held his tongue while Cid slapped him repeatedly.

In the end, all he did was pretentious anyway, and who cared if Frank lived, especially after he stole Soren's thunder?!

Glancing at the girls who still looked stricken with worry over Frank, his heart flared with jealousy.

He returned them soon, and Kat hurried to him, asking, "How did it go?"

Soren nodded. "My dad said he'll talk to Hux. What comes after depends entirely on

would lose face if

you." Kat

us." Soren smiled, his gaze earnest. "Now you know you can call on

friends naturally knew what Soren was aiming for, and they stood up to cheer for

spoiling

"I'm so jealous."

when have you

you just standing there, Kat?

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"

friends and chuckled half-jokingly, "Oh, I won't turn down a kiss.

Naturally, he was half-serious.

at the

blushing? We're right, aren't

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