Chapter 221

Inside the bathroom, the man froze mid-motion as he was pulling up his pants, his toned abs instantly tensing. His dark eyes flickered before he nonchalantly sat back down on the toilet. A beat later, he dropped his voice, sounding weak and a little raspy. "...My arm suddenly feels useless." Calliope shoved the door open. But the moment she got a clear look at what was going on inside, she froze completely. The man was sitting on the toilet with his pants around his knees, his firm thighs fully exposed to the air. She whipped around in a panic, her face turning bright red as heat flooded her cheeks, even her ears were blushing. Conrad caught sight of her flushed little ears and lazily raised an eyebrow. Bradley once told him-sometimes a guy's gotta show weakness to get closer emotionally. He'd thought that was such a low-level move at the time. But seeing her face right now... suddenly it didn't seem so bad. Actually... kinda cute. Calliope tried to make her voice sound calm. "What...