Chapter 329 – Lust Consumes, Greed Invests
She looked him up and down.
Very slowly.
"You work out?"
"I run the hell finance department and seduce goddesses. Gotta keep the cardio sharp."
"…Fair."
She stepped inside, arms folded under her robe, watching him with a weird expression.
Not judgment.
More like… fascination she was trying to hide.
Lux picked up a towel, wiped his face. "You sleep well?"
She nodded. "Better than I expected. Bed was good. Sheets too soft. Pillow almost seduced me."
"Seduction is standard here."
She leaned against the wall, squinting. "Do you always wake up before six?"
"Mostly."
"That's hellish."
"Literally."
She snorted. Then, quieter, "You're really not what I expected."
Lux tilted his head. "Meaning?"
"I don't know. I thought you'd still be in bed. Surrounded. Smug. Hungover from sex and sin. Not… this."
He tossed the towel aside. Walked to the drink shelf. "Tea?"
"Please."
He poured it himself.
No servant. No spell.
