Villain Retirement

Chapter 1137: Sudden Event

"I am going to be completely free of you. And for that…

…I will have to be with you, Riley Ross. Let me join you."

"No."

"...Eh?"

It may not have seemed like it, but V used all of her courage and poured her heart out with those words – she dug deep into her past and into her feelings just to be able to utter them…

…and yet Riley just completely just completely flat out said no.

V did not even know what to say anymore as she just stared at Riley's blank face. She waited for him to say something else, but they only ended up just looking at each other awkwardly for an entire minute. Well, awkward for her, at least. She doesn't believe that Riley is capable of feeling awkward at all.

If she let this silence go on for another minute, it would only be her that would be anxious. She wanted to ask why he didn't want her to join, but that would make her sound clingy – and that was the last thing she wanted. After all, the goal is to be free of him, and if she starts that by being clingy, then she is doing something wrong.

"You can join me while I try to find the map for my crew, Victoria," Riley then nodded as he gestured to V to follow him, "Since I am already here, and I do feel that I owe them for just suddenly leaving like that. Please."