After ending the livestream, Max exited the VR capsule and found Lily preparing herself, getting dressed in good clothes which could be called need and tidy. The color combination was her usual dark blue and black, with a hint of white around her sleeves.
The sound made by opening the capsule took her attention just before she buttoned her clothes. Lily froze as she looked at him, but then she proceeded buttoning her clothes as if nothing happened and smiled.
"Do you need a towel?" She asked softly, looking at Max's condition. "And maybe a pair of fresh clothes?"
Smiling at his girlfriend, Max climbed off the capsule. "Much appreciated."
He got closer to her and gave her a light kiss. Then, she went to fetch the towel and fresh clothes for him. This had beco so kind of routine for them. She also beca less shy around him. Which was sothing good and bad.
'I can't tease her easily now. I miss her reaction when I did it. She looks so cute when blushing.' He thought as he swiped his hair back and opened his ssaging application.
Just as he initially guessed, there was a new ssage from StoneSword.
[StoneSword: I have ti now. Let's et in the Nature Cafe near your apartnt. Bring Lily with you too. Conversation regarding sponsorship will be of help for her too.]
Max couldn't help but smile as he read the ssage. Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire
'Bring Lily, huh? He said this will help her, but I know he just wants to et her. And I guess he ssaged her too. That explains why she was preparing to go out.'
At that mont, Lily returned with the clothes he requested.
"Here, Max." She said, handing the towel first. "Do you need to take a shower too? I-I can help you if you need to."
That was a tempting offer. If his viewers heard it, they would go crazy and tell him to accept the offer.
In fact, he wanted to say yes too. This was the first ti Lily had offered sothing like this. Sothing must've changed since the party last night.
"As much as I want to say yes, I don't need one right now. Your brother must be waiting for us in the Nature Cafe already." He said, taking the last bit of his sanity to utter the words.
"I see…" Lily sounded disappointed but relieved at the sa ti. "I guess we will save it for tonight?"
"Yeah. Good idea." He replied and patted her head. "Then, I will go change first."
With that, he went to the bathroom with the clothes in hand. His hand was in his face, suppressing the grin so he wouldn't appear creepy.
'Crap. She's so assertive now. This is just too much.' He thought.
***
Putting aside all his excitent, Max went to the eting place with Lily after changing his clothes.
StoneSword, Peter Spencer was already sitting on the corner. He stood out a lot even in casual clothes. Many girls were looking at him with sparkling and dreamy eyes. Calling them seduced wouldn't be far from the truth.
Noticing Max and Lily's presence, Peter put down the cup of coffee he held and raised his head.
"You're here. Feel free to sit." He said, sipping his coffee.
"I will." Max answered and sat across from him.
Lily naturally sat next to him, which made Peter's eyebrows twitch.
"Lily, why don't you sit next to your big brother for now?" Peter asked, his lips curled up into a small smile. "It's been a long ti since we can talk casually like this."
"No thanks." Lily answered almost imdiately as she opened the hologram nu and looked at Max. "What do you want, Max? You haven't had breakfast yet, no? Sothing fulfilling might be good."
"Lily?" Peter's voice cracked, he seed to be hurt by her blunt response.
"Look at this, Max. This sandwich looks good and delicious. Let's order this one and share it. It might be too much for one person alone."
"Share? How about ? I don't eat much. Let Max eat alone. He needs to sustain his appetite."
"Brother, please shut up for a second." Lily glared coldly at her Brother, which made him dejected.
Since earlier, Max only watched what unfolded with a wry smile. The cold and handso Peter Spencer was reduced into a pitiful state in just a few words. The girls who were shrieking from earlier looked worried about him. So even looked at Lily with hateful looks.
"Is that okay?" Max whispered worriedly. "I bet Peter just misses you."
"It's okay. This happened before." Lily answered casually as if this was normal. "This way, no girls will get close to our table. They will keep their distance and no one will try to take pictures with him and bother our conversation. Brother naturally knows about it too."
Max glanced at Peter and thought.
'Is that truly the case?' He asked himself.
No matter how he saw it, the man called Peter Spencer now looked like a speck of dust. He probably thought that his existence was now aningless, that his sister didn't even need him. Not only that, but he also didn't even try to speak at all after Lily told him to shut up.
'Even if he understands it, he still takes the emotional damage directly. That must've hurt his feelings.'
Understanding how his future brother-in-law felt, he tapped Lily's thigh and whispered.
"I think you should offer a few words of encouragent to him. We won't be able to start our conversation if he stays like that."
"Yes. I might have been too far telling him to shut up. I heard from Ferin it would be effective when I don't want to be bothered, but…"
Hearing a certain na from Lily, an imaginary irritating laugh entered his ears.
'So it's that girl again!' He scread in his mind.
In the end, Lily decided to offer so good words to her brother and revived him from his sorry state.
Then, their conversation regarding sponsorship finally started. Max explained first how Miracle Boutique offered him a sponsorship and how he wanted to find at least 3 to fund the event he planned in the future.
Peter listened quietly and nodded when he was done.
"I see. You can tell your manager in Biozone Entertainnt regarding Miracle Boutique's sponsorship. He will handle everything, giving you the best offer. And regarding new sponsorship… I have an idea."
"Hmm? Let's hear it." Max's interest surged as Peter smiled.
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