Chapter 195: Contract Expiration

"Come in," Sophie said softly, and Henry entered the room to find her sitting on the bed, lost in thought. "What's up?" Henry asked tentatively, noticing her gloomy expression. "Nothing. Did you need something?" Sophie shook her head. "Well, remember I said I'd bring you a gift from my trip to Rivertide?" Henry said with a smile. "What gift?" Sophie asked, seemingly uninterested. "Just a second, let me turn off the lights," Henry teased, flipping off the lights before Sophie could react. "What are you doing? Why'd you turn off the lights?!" Sophie's voice trembled slightly in the darkness, her heart racing, wondering if Henry had something... different in mind. But then Henry pulled out something that filled the room with a soft green glow. "What's this?" she gasped. "Pretty, huh?" Henry chuckled. "Yeah..." Sophie replied, mesmerized. "Heh, this is a natural luminous stone I got in Rivertide, the raw material for making glow-in-the-dark pearls. It's priceless," Henry said, ha