The next second, Liam found himself unceremoniously tossed out of his own guild base—the heavy doors slamming shut behind him with a finality that made his eyebrow twitch.
He stood there in silence for a moment, arms crossed, staring at the ornate wood. "Did I just get kicked out by a talking cat?" he muttered to himself.
His expression darkened. He didn't like this. Not one bit. The Eternal System, the smug little furball that now seemed to have wormed its way into Shen Yue's fate—it all left a sour taste in his mouth. Too many unknowns. Too many risks. He didn't trust the system.
But even so… he'd seen the change in Shen Yue's eyes. The way her shoulders squared just a little taller. The way she'd spoken—not with hesitation, but conviction. For the first time in a long while, she'd looked like someone stepping into her own light.
Liam exhaled, slow and deep. He would give it time. A little time. But if that cat so much as made her cry, then everything would change.
