Chapter 1292


    "Come on, you can''t just ask ''why'' right off the bat. You''ve gotta take a guess first," David chimed in,


    lightening the mood with the tacit approval of Mr. Sinir.


    He didn''t need to say a word – Mr. Sinir''s eyes were practically nudging him to pipe up.


    "Mom, take a guess. Why do you think David''s turned into such a dark knight?" Thssa teased, her


    lips curling into a smile as she nudged Evelyn yfully.


    Evelyn had been down in the dumps the whole trip, and Thssa wanted to cheer her up by drawing


    her into the conversation.


    Evelyn lifted her gaze, nced ahead, then turned to Thssa, her voice still heavy with emotion,


    "What else could it be? He''s tanned, obviously."


    Davidughed heartily. "Sharp as a tack, you got it in one!"


    Thssa didn''t find the joke all that funny. It was more like dry humor, if you ask her.


    "Guess again – which sun do you think kissed me so deeply tan?" David kept his eyes on the road as


    he drove and spoke.


    "Besides the zing sun of Afrnd, where else could you get such a quick tan? Have you looked in


    the mirrortely?" Thssa quipped with augh.


    "I dare not. I''m afraid I wouldn''t see my own face," David joked back.


    "Isn''t it strange," he mused, "that we all share the same sun, yet it feels so different depending on


    where you are? Some ces scorch like the Sahara, others are as cold as the Arctic. It''s kinda like


    people – some are warm as a summer''s day, others as frosty as winter."


    With that, David shot a nce at Lysander – the man who was as chilly as the metaphorical tundra he


    was alluding to.


    Thssa''s heart skipped a beat at David''s words, worried for him.


    David was not only bold but apparently had nerves of steel to openly call Lysander an iceman to his


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    face. Wasn''t he afraid of being sent on a one-way trip to the Arctic?


    Lysander''s icy gaze swept over David, silent but speaking volumes more than words ever could.


    David chuckled awkwardly, "It''s all about the distance from the sun, you see. The closer you are, the


    hotter it gets. Mr. Sinir and Ms. Everhart here must be feeling that heat being so close to each


    other."


    "Zip your mouth, or I''ll zip it for you," Lysander''s cold voice broke the silence.


    Thssa felt a twinge of worry for David. His trip to Afrnd seemed to have emboldened him to a


    daring extent.


    Seeing Lysander''s growing irritation, David wisely dropped the banter and got straight to the point. "Mr.


    Sinir, onest thing, I promise, and then I''ll shut it."


    "Say it and shut up!" Lysander snapped.


    David fell silent.


    "Are we heading back to Royal Estates?" he ventured to ask.


    "To Star Harbor Vi," Lysander stated in his deep voice. New ch?pter av?ble o? Draмаnоvеls.cоm


    Thssa had been worried he''d want to go straight to Royal Estates, but hearing those words, her


    tense heart finally settled.


    For now, Thssa had to be mindful of her mother''s feelings. She held Evelyn''s shoulder a little tighter


    in silent support.