Chapter 844

If Lysander were the sort who needed help getting an invitation, he wouldn't have attended Newman Group's annual general meeting the other day. Joshua asked darkly, "Sylvia, I know how you and Lysander work. Do you think you can earn my pity by lowering yourself like this?" "I'm not asking for your pity," Sylvia argued. She decided to go for broke. "I'm only trying to show you that we're not your enemies. You know why Lysander returned to Espenia, and you know I think differently from him. I don't want to lose you as a friend. I'm sure you understand." Indeed, Joshua knew where Sylvia was coming from, just as he knew the reason Lysander had returned to Espenia. Unlike Lysander, Sylvia was not a fan of extreme measures. She certainly didn't share his bloodlust and had no plans of making an enemy out of Joshua. Her goal was simple—she wanted to be with Joshua. Even if forever was out of reach, she wouldn't mind stealing any moment she could just to watch him. It was precisely becaus