While Shi Tian was questioning himself after the statement he received from the Crimson Mage, in another large room, a mature woman seated in a comfy chair was glancing at Shi Tian with a dazed expression.
The mature woman had vibrant red hair cascading down her shoulders in lustrous waves, capturing the essence of flames dancing around.
Her hair’s fiery hue matched the intensity in her gaze, which held a mix of wisdom and determination earned through years of experience.
Her features bore the beauty of maturity, with a strong jawline and a slightly upturned nose that gave her an air of elegance and authority.
Her lips, painted in a shade of deep crimson, along with her average height and well-proportioned figure radiated confidence and strength. 𝚍ｎ𝚘ｖ𝚕．𝚘𝚛𝚐
And this mature woman was naturally the Crimson Mage, also known as Faris Hill.
“Master, I have returned.”
While Faris Hill was gazing at the projection screen that still monitored Shi Tian, she was interrupted by a person.
The person was Trevor, and he had arrived here to report his duty being completed. In his eyes, it was emotionless but still contained hints of reverence and respect toward Faris Hill.
Faris Hill nodded her head.
“It seems like I was overthinking about something. This Nathan person doesn’t seem capable of attracting a powerful enemy, so it must have been the other woman. Have someone investigated the background of the woman living in room 404.” She then commanded.
Trevor received the order and merely rogered at the command. And without hesitation, Trevor turned around and left the room, clearly ready to act upon the order.
Once Trevor left the room, Faris Hill turned off the monitoring device on Shi Tian and pressed a few buttons. The buttons were a function that gave Shi Tian instructions on how to leave his current place.
Since she no longer perceived Shi Tian as a threat, and that he was a renter of her place, she didn’t plan on punishing him. At least she doubted it was necessary against someone so weak.
‘Nathan may be scot-free, but the people that sent the enemy here must now face my wrath.’ Faris Hill exclaimed inwardly, hints of fury flashed in her eyes.
She was not one to cause trouble, but since trouble came knocking in her personal territory, then it would be rude of her to not return such a grand favor.
As Faris Hill was cooking up some devious scheme in her mind, back in the large room, Shi Tian received instructions on how to leave the premises.
And it didn’t even take him a second to follow the instruction to leave.
He was beyond uncomfortable to be staying here any longer, especially after getting hit with a hard emotional damage.
‘Weak this and weak that. Does the Crimson Mage need to be that critical?’ Shi Tian didn’t know why he was feeling agitated.
And to make things worse, once his agitation reached a certain level, his passive ability [Serene Calmness] would kick in, calming him down. Once he got calmed by the passive ability, it was as if any emotion he had earlier gone poof.
Sometime later, Shi Tian returned to the main lobby and noticed Trevor exiting the apartment.
At first, Shi Tian wanted to call out to him but realized Trevor seemed distracted, so he refrained from doing so. Based on his action, it was clear to him that Trevor should have received another order from the Crimson Mage.
After all, a security guard wouldn’t just leave the area they were guarding without reason.
‘I bet the Crimson Mage is now preparing for revenge.’ Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly. It doesn’t take many brain cells to understand that anyone would seek revenge if they were humiliated or thrashed by someone else.
Shaking his head, Shi Tian knew this matter wasn’t his business anymore, so he decided to take the elevator and press on the 4th floor.
A few moments later, Shi Tian knocked on the door, given that his keycard was lent to Mary.
“You returned? Did the Crimson Mage make any trouble for you?” The door opened up and Shi Tian was instantly bombarded with questions from Mary.
In fact, she was even inspecting him up and down, left and right, almost as if she wanted to see if he had received any injuries.
“Can I come inside and get some water before you start asking me like it was an interrogation?” Shi Tian smiled bitterly and asked. He was already exhausted despite the brief interaction with the anonymous Crimson Mage.
“Hmm, it seems like you didn’t have a good time,” Mary opened the door fully and moved aside to give him space to enter.
“Did the Crimson Mage really unleash her fury on you?” She then asked somewhat doubtfully.
If the Crimson Mage was really furious, then Shi Tian wouldn’t be looking so unharmed aside from a few signs of exhaustion.
“I think you should let him drink some water first,” While Shi Tian was pondering how to answer Mary’s question, Vanessa interrupted them.
She was holding a cup of water, walking toward them, and extending the cup to Shi Tian to drink.
Vanessa’s action and gesture slightly astonished Shi Tian, given that the two of them were technically left on quite the negative term. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great either as the two of them had ignored each other.
Nevertheless, Shi Tian really wanted to hydrate himself right now, so he grabbed the cup of water and began drinking it down, refreshing himself.
“Thanks,” He then responded politely back to her.
Vanessa remained silent, almost as if she didn’t expect to hear the word thanks coming from his mouth.
It took her a while to finally realize that Shi Tian was actually thanking her.
“You’re thanking me?” She raised an eyebrow and asked, seemingly trying to confirm it.
And contrary to what one might respond in this type of situation, Shi Tian stepped forward a little and asked, “What? Did you expect a kiss on the cheek instead?”