"Mom…" Lucian muttered, a teasing smile slowly spreading across his face.
"What exactly have you been reading during these two months?"
Seraphina, hearing that, immediately felt both embarrassed and mortified, genuinely and repeatedly cursing herself inwardly for making such a stupid blunder.
Unfortunately, no amount of self-reproach could erase what had already happened.
Trying her best, she maintained a neutral expression on the surface.
But Lucian—who had known her for years—could see through her composure almost instantly.
The corners of his lips twitched, and seeing the struggle on her face, he finally couldn't hold himself back.
"Pft… hahahahaha!"
His amused, genuine laughter echoed throughout the quiet of the massive library—where, unlike an ordinary library, there was nobody to stop them from making noise and no one to scold them for it.
Seraphina could clearly hear his laughter echoing through the long, endless rows of shelves.
