Chapter 336
Aria turned her head and saw the man walking with steady and disciplined steps.
Aria failed to dodge in time, crashing hard into the figure beside her. Her eyes darkened slightly.
That was a gun.
She withdrew her gaze and continued up the stairs at an unhurried pace.
‘Looks like tonight is going to be anything but peaceful, Aria thought to herself.
The private room number White Fox had sent was at the very end of the third floor.
Aria walked down the corridor, her footsteps echoing in a steady, muffled rhythm.
Just as she was about to arrive, the door of the adjacent room creaked open slightly.
She instinctively glanced sideways.
Inside, the lights were dim, and smoke curled through the air. A few figures were either slumped or sprawled across the couch in twisted positions.
Muffled groans and whispers drifted out.
Aria’s heart tightened. Even when her tasks required navigating intricate situations, she refused to let any of them affect her. That was her steadfast rule.
The scene before her was nothing new. She could tell at a glance what they were doing.
Aria coolly averted her gaze and stopped in front of the neighboring room. She raised her hand and knocked.
The door opened. The moment White Fox saw Aria, his eyes lit up. “Boss!” he exclaimed excitedly. “I’ve missed you so much!”
He opened his arms wide, ready to give Aria a hug.
Aria placed a single finger against his shoulder and said, “Stop. Men and women should keep their distance.”
White Fox sighed with a sorrowful look. “Come on, we even crashed into the same bunk back then!”
Memories of the past flooded Aria’s mind. In the Solemnity Guild, gender didn’t matter, and men and women were treated the same.
After long sessions, everyone was too exhausted to walk a long distance back to the dorms and would crash together in the communal sleeping area. Aria was no exception.
She and White Fox had bonded during those nights on the bunks.
White Fox took the innermost spot by the wall, with Aria right beside him.
She had intended to switch spots with White Fox, but someone beat her to it. The bully roughed White Fox up, claimed his bunk, and shot her a predatory grin.
In the Solemnity Guild, where the strong ruled and the weak got trampled, things like that were nothing out of the ordinary.
It was survival of the fittest. There was no gender divide–only power.
To avoid being bullied, one either had to be strong enough to fight back or cling to someone who was.
Aria was the only girl who chose to sleep in the communal bunk.
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Chapter 336
She didn’t give that bully a chance to act and gave him a good beating before tossing him out.
White Fox leisurely sprawled out in his old spot, making himself right at home.
That night, when others tried to do the same thing, Aria crippled them all without exception, leaving each barely alive.
That was how White Fox got into her good graces.
Aria snapped out of her reverie, shot White Fox a glance, then brushed past him and settled onto the couch.
She took out her phone to call the police, but remembered the man earlier and turned the screen off
White Fox caught a glimpse of her screen and was stunned. “Boss, are you going to call the cops? Have I pissed you off that badly?” White Fox acked in mock horror.
Aria shot him a cool glance and said, “Idiot.”
White Fox chuckled. “I know what you’re trying to do. Don’t worry about it. They’re already under surveillance. The cops will make their move soon!
He sat down next to Aria and sighed. “I couldn’t find Sara’s diary, but I got news.”
Aria asked, “What’s it?”
White Fox said, “It probably wasn’t destroyed by Marcus… It might… with the leader.”
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