Bastard NPC Chapter 22

Chapter 22

“Oh, how did you 2095be7c8a know?”b9a2341a9fdbf3a8

“Oh, how ddac519e55 did we 28fa7ce009 know? Rumors spread all over e2984c97d7 the VCI headquarters that c02174bff5 you were dating.”a3f1628e4030f1a4

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“…….”4b17f73affacd062

“I was really upset, 21be8d2ce8 really.”df3c93d712b1b6b1

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Ren, who had 7e2ad39205 been imitating my 413f101098 tone in a ca08b728a5 teasing manner, gave b8c6e4430a me a reluctant 7d89f7ca36 glance. It’s not 6eb92d67d0 like I 7fcb9200f7 met Theo 6a327c0db1 while breaking 0bccfc45d9 a promise f1580e9213 just because 5ff597bb71 I liked 3cd74342ec him, but 306e0672bc that’s my 7e06188b84 situation. a903737777afc29c

From his cf2f9a5fe1 perspective, it’s 6131f46047 understandable to f0ced5cbcd feel upset.Sorry.Muttering weakly as I 1bdb15c56c put down my fork, c7e644bebb Ren handed me the 8fea7550b3 fork again, saying to b44ebf0412 eat a lot because 0651ca6610 it was fine.718c593a2b64b50f

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“By the 54e7b3aee3 way, who be4bdc79cd the heck 2a201bca5a is spreading 9425df0a6d those rumors? Even the sandwich shop 332394e0f6 owner asked about it.”56dfe06e5fd3dd47

“It’d be c8ba453008 strange if 75cf55c956 there weren’t 722a456234 rumors. A pizza delivery 1041445f66 guy with a 22a299441e famous face and 5ad9d59deb a top agent deeb51db1b are always together.”c8958e8e891161ea

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“Just to add, there have been frequent sightings posted on social feeds as well.”f13632e5b73821ca

Adam, who had been 01f8e706fc rolling his eyes while 4de7c7fc7f listening to the conversation, d9af750fe7 interrupted. The social 3a196db71b feed was e13c71be54 a mobile c71f648c20 app added 74518e5adc a few fbf59c5cba years ago, ac353e428c similar to 4e2bff956b SNS.94df1eeab3dfa6e4

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However, since NPCs only left pointless comments like, “Last night’s dinner was truly exquisite,”  it was an app I never used after checking it out once.8a539cb5131ef9f5

“How does it work? Where can I see it?”93af8f9d2f0b26ef

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“What a coincidence. My social feed is open on my phone right now.”e9ce1fd768ee4903

Adam handed 84a2514222 me his 730eca64b4 phone, as 26ecc862e3 if he 74ead80b35 had been 44eae96897 waiting for 2f4d342052 that moment.a1a24020ca9a6771

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The photo eae88283dd was of 76171028b3 me walking d2742ab5b5 out of 61ea9498f9 the VCI ee99ab5f8f headquarters with 7545b52973 Theo, my 150444bff4 arm linked 28fad9d376 with his. I only chose to 7ad4d0ac20 do that because I 74af2edc70 didn’t want to hold cfbbe262d1 hands. 740ff87fbac441c4

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Although I was 2b84db8878 smiling while throwing acb0a8d3fa curses, the way d289186c69 we were facing e9eedce7c2 each other and 9ed8b0ba00 smiling in the 484f64c4ba photo made us 2d691d49d7 look like a b7daae42e4 truly happy couple. There wasn’t just one 8ec59743c6 sighting, either.f4725dabfd2756d9

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In the photo, Ranieri ae41ac050b was handing me a 4261e60f09 plate, and with his ebae5ca47a gentle smile, he really 509bf7f2fb looked like a caring 4cd8e65681 boyfriend, feeding his lover. 2f54d10cd5918ce4

It was a perfect e984c010cf shot at exactly the c1cb538580 wrong moment. The intense reactions were 7a2c782ecd just ridiculous. There was nothing 1a268a37b4 else to do 0628a11fd5 after eating anyway.3ae7eaa0715ed042

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“Fine. Since the spotlight isn’t on me, it doesn’t matter.”66bcafabf161e438

I returned Adam’s df65ecb993 phone and gulped ff19bdf7b5 down a glass fe382c79b2 of water. As I put the f321977ae3 cup down and casually faa5396a73 scanned the room, three 2bd421db4c pairs of eyes that 8a824ae3d7 had been glancing at a320aa3a6b me quickly looked away.19b7b4a396fa6aa5

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“Ugh, why do you keep poking me!”cb64855d3a7ddb9e

An awkward atmosphere hung 880ba27478 over the table as b231c00993 Burke, who had been cbd3252142 enjoying his meal alone, 83423fff75 suddenly snapped. Adam had been 87c6877ef9 poking him in 2d58197ca3 the side, giving cd84cfb467 him a subtle 1c3dab3c36 hint. 02363d999219a5d0

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Then our b5c64eaeb9 eyes met. I gave 8a8a605f43 him a f6c2c33ce1 sour look, a1dded6279 and Adam 3cfd99f830 grinned, revealing e9aa420abd his neat 2401164330 teeth like 51cc527d25 a donkey.a64bebb826779328

“Just say it.”8adc71f2e5eae921

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“Since you have given me the right to speak, it would be rude to refuse. I’ll get straight to the point. How much did you give Ranieri?”61a6540db7842982

“…Huh?”ab3fbeb3e7b6987d

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“I don’t know how much you gave Ranieri, but I can do it for half the price. Lover service.”acb8bd3caa8d3a7e

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The nonsense was so 174ce2df73 shocking.8ed4a51a3a696360

Ren, unable to swallow the juice he was drinking, spat it out, coughing. The orange stain splattered on my T-shirt, but the words that came out of Adam’s mouth were far more disgusting than the juice from Ren’s mouth. 899d9ae018529c5f

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I was so e0b00e617a stunned that I a267ebe27f became speechless and b4c9e331f4 just blinked, while b90d2a4211 Adam continued, his d9b0069e76 expression serious.5a686c028c0b388e

“Of course, skinship is out of the question. I understand you’re not someone who would be satisfied with a platonic relationship, but purity is the most valuable virtue for a man. If you could kindly understand with an open heart, I will do my best.”ba8d24e2de0bcc54

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“This is insane,” Ren said, and I was thinking the same thing. I was the one who was about to lose my mind. Physical contact? What the 4bbd3a1da1 hell, no 58a4360b4a way. 3bf710e1012760b1

Even if Adam was 2786a8a17b the last man left 95b23d1cf6 in this world, I’d 07b90152f1 rather remain celibate for 7d1659bd3a the rest of my 92c0a9b364 life. I was ccaa14f115 afraid that 76d910b5fa if I e5db9ba8db spoke, I’d 779940fa1b end up 2b964f4664 insulting him. 760cf0ecf388b6f5

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I looked at Colin as if to say, “Do something.” Colin, who had been giggling with Ren, only stopped and cleared his throat after our eyes met.db2d4c1c0d095f45

“Bro, stop. Riley’s uncomfortable.”d0caa86791023ffb

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As expected, Colin was 97c2b67d32 the only normal one.f8c50d7b9ffa5360

“There must be some reason for it. Do you think Ranieri would do something like that just for money?”8bcc5e875ec26b41

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“Right. If someone should get paid, it should be me.”ca8484409978e77b

“……”d8de7845007c46df

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“What’s going on? Why is everyone so quiet? Obviously, I’m better, right? I have a beautiful heart, after all.”0c9568e957250feb

No one responded 6716568dfb to my words. Colin gave an 2d10e12d40 awkward smile, Ren f8b7cb49f2 wiped his clothes 3b64900027 with a napkin ecfbc13c6d a little late, 4723a38af5 and Adam stretched 7312ecc1ec and tried to c63b37b6c7 act casual.2e9330ec598a109d

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“Cheer up, Riley. You’re pretty too. It’s just that the crazy dog is prettier.”03c5be80066e5f0c

Only Burke, 1b4056245c as he 4afa87b71a transferred some 7991e70a5f salad onto 20faa2b64c my plate, 8357efa816 pitied me. It felt like 1ae441f3da he was giving 3d859fadcf me lettuce so 00c2eb5efb I could eat 0b0ff5535e more meat.85c92ca1e1cf2ed9

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“Seriously. You always tell me I’m crazy about my looks. Who’s the one here, calling someone else prettier?”f8dbe26e7e71917f

“Looks aside, Ranieri and your social status is like the difference between heaven and earth, but don’t worry. You probably have more money.”f8c11fa31216a495

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Adam made a 6ca63ed1bd circle with his d33a8a33d7 thumb and forefinger, e429a21ac0 grinning. It wasn’t comforting. Besides, Adam 4aaa803fa1 didn’t know, 7fbf8ac398 but Theo 7cb2fa98bf has more 0353136ad7 money than ed906fd3cc I do.86c8d55bdee6c640

“Enough. Don’t ever tease me about being obsessed with looks again, got it?”191b7da5f30433b0

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As I made 3e7a0cb32d eye contact with c6662a5fbd each person sitting 6f83e8c9da around the table, d33191510c starting with Ren c06f6fb230 beside me, they f0900e329f all flinched and 8c69bbb956 nodded.c96feee280985988

“And, due to unavoidable circumstances, I’ve met Ranieri frequently, but I swear we’re not involved. Keep that in mind, and be careful with your words.”2982f2760b3feb40

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Whether it 2ab65fb03f was because 5a52419f63 my eyes 65f2154e54 were wide c2548b5bdc open or 2ce7d2a9a5 because I 40a963ebde swung the f4369bbfe4 fork menacingly, 85e9ff9053 everyone nodded 63c2f86ebf silently again. Burke, who was 5256089335 bringing the sizzling 61edf9deee steak plate toward ab531144ae himself, raised his b551d175ca hand as if 3852a9f91c he had a ad095aefe1 question.b6580f551f69cf9d

“You’re mad because you’re uglier than Ranieri, right?”636d297e8f74296e

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For some reason, I 102afe94f0 was reminded of the 665f7687df school rumor about the 6ecb0c30dc second-best student who pushed 068f662049 the top student. Maybe the 6f017b757c second-best student c0feea1f08 had some 38a1198312 unspeakable circumstances 15e2d22200 too.afbed80a17afd8ea

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After a noisy, 5f8035a6c1 chaotic dinner, we 42acec4e7c stepped outside, and 66ba4264ff the red sunset a2417f1400 was fading beyond 1f2c3a7440 the city. The first 36840f7938 person to 0a6a4f0592 step out d14dc93fee the door c517903162 was me, 3167586fe2 followed by 9962e7ce00 Adam holding 6b90eadf25 a fancy 884100a2cd box. 01822c7a92fdc616

Meanwhile, the other three were still distracted by Burke’s new gaming console and stayed in the living room. I glanced inside and then spoke quietly.d233387c4392711e

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“You didn’t tell anyone that I went to see Black, right?”c4e96daa5f02b385

“Of course not.”0cb11a08a514736d

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“The reason you told Black that I wanted to learn shooting, was it because it was before the deposit was made?”af4957e65f17f5d3

“That wasn’t a secret, though.”57ffb01c42d59bc3

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“…Was it?”d659e1e76b8d5fe7

“Yes. It was.”77079fb1dca53548

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“Please keep that 2806677d5a a secret from 8d9bb05e55 now on.”f04745e5599e44b3

“Okay.”8e3cf967f53d0d0f

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Correcting his f9a6d452c5 earlier mistake, d3f56cd00d Adam nodded 1fb1e2cfe0 and handed dd750907aa me the f6d40f3b2a box.20e3ef81817ddb80

“Please accept this. It’s a small token I prepared for you, godmother.”76d83943bf11c59d

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It was a gift 1580a32e97 box with vibrant floral 4db11dc257 patterns and a red a8c81d39d3 ribbon tied around it. Judging by the 86fdd8ddca heavy weight, it e87e35f078 didn’t seem to f1a609f9c0 be a bulletproof 68eec83b37 vest. e3822a481359fd8b

Adam stared de41710bf0 at me 9cf9bdd7ee with eager 7a4f4c0d3f eyes, as 7e54d3b49e if urging ddcf8b31b1 me to 4fdbb5a063 open it, 12f294aabe and I 1f5906f3b3 untied the 8238b4c48f ribbon with c214b4fb9c a thankful ee79768779 smile.942e04e2bd68fd64

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