Chapter 1262

Magnus immediately woke up from his drowsiness and sneezed. "Why did I even come outside? It's freezing!" Noelle looked at him and chuckled. "Thanks, by the way." "No need to thank me. I practically dragged you out of a fire this time, so you owe me a big favor." "What do you want in return?" Magnus yawned and mumbled, "Just tell Ced to give me some time off. I'm exhausted because he's working me to death." Noelle burst out laughing. "If you want time off, just ask him yourself." "If asking worked, I wouldn't have had to work my ass out. Ced doesn't think of me as a human. To him, I'm probably some machine that works non-stop." His tone carried exaggerated grievance. "I can try talking to him for you, but no promises." "You're the best, Noelle!" Standing in the cold wind, Noelle pulled her coat tighter and said, "Let's get back in. It's freezing out here." "Yeah, let's go." Magnus agreed, hugging his arms to his chest as his teeth chattered. … That afternoon, Noelle receiv