Chapter 490 The Real Reason
Jean instinctively looked out the window, her gaze sweeping past the rapidly shifting scenery beyond the glass.
Before she realized it, Sky Library had already appeared before her.
The driver politely opened the car door for her, motioning that they’d arrived.
Jean gave him a small nod, then stepped out of the vehicle.
Hector was already waiting inside the Sky Library.
Jean pressed the elevator button, waited a while, then walked in with a blank expression.
The elevator soared upwards, eventually arriving at one of the tower’s highest floors, where the library was located.
The place was full of people, but everyone kept quiet out of unspoken mutual respect. Despite the crowd, the atmosphere never felt noisy or chaotic.
Hector had never been the kind of person who liked clearing out a space just for himself.
With his background, he easily could have–if the crowd bothered him, he could’ve used his connections to empty the entire place and leave it to himself.
But Hector never did that.
No matter where he went, he blended in like an ordinary person, quietly observing, quietly experiencing.
Jean often felt like there was a sense of loneliness about him–or perhaps-
His past had been bleak and empty.
Maybe that was part of what had twisted his mind in the first place.
Truthfully, Jean had been putting up with Hector’s eccentricities and unreasonable requests all this time not just for the reasons she’d previously mentioned.
There was a deeper, more fundamental reason-
Jean didn’t want Hector to go dark.
His descent into darkness was terrifying…
A corrupted Hector would become the ultimate problem for the righteous protagonist and the other villains alike.
And yet, this was someone who could be completely satisfied just by getting some good sleep and enjoying life a little.
Why should someone like that spiral into bloodshed and chaos?
Jean had already done everything she could to help the Ginger family escape their doomed fates, so she didn’t mind helping one more person…
Chapter 490 The Real Reason
That was her true reason.
She scanned the corners of the library but didn’t spot Hector anywhere.
Taking a few steps forward, she approached the massive floor–to–ceiling windows.
The sky today was stunningly blue–like a ribbon of pale silk, dotted with soft, sprawling clouds. Below skyscrapers gleamed in the sun, magnificent and imposing.
The view really was something else.
There was a feeling here–like standing among the clouds, overlooking the world.
Suddenly-
She heard approaching footsteps.
A moment later, someone gently tapped her shoulder.
Jean instinctively turned-
Hector was standing right beside her.
As usual, the man was dressed in a long black coat, with a black hat pulled low over his head.
His entire outfit, from top to bottom, was a solid black, which only accentuated his tall, lean frame and the cool, mysterious air that clung to him.
Most of his face was hidden beneath the hat. Though his look was striking, it also made him hard to recognize. No one could easily tell who he really was.
“Where were you just now?” Jean raised a brow. “I didn’t see you.”
“I was over there by the bookshelf,” Hector replied, holding up the book in his hand. “Found something.”
Jean’s gaze settled on the book-
Seriously? It was a wellness book? This guy was into that?
No way.
Hearing her internal commentary, Hector’s expression didn’t change. His face remained as calm and distant as ever, like still water.
“I was just flipping through,” he said flatly. “Came across it by chance, that’s all. Hmm-
“It has some stuff on improving sleep…”
Figures. Of course it’s about sleep.
Is that all this guy ever thinks about?
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