Chapter 1325

Scott cut her off so promptly that she froze, but there was no hint of displeasure in his tone. In fact, it sounded no different from his usual cold, aloof tone, but if one were to pay closer attention, one would detect a hint of something new in it—a soft, lilting edge, much like what one would adopt when speaking to an endearing toddler. Naomi froze, then all of a sudden, it struck her that she, too, had been wearing a mask, and so she reached up to touch her face. She took his words to mean that he wanted her to take off her mask, but when her fingertips brushed the bare skin of her cheeks instead of the mask, she realized, to her horror, that her mask was gone. Did it fall off? She furrowed her brows and glanced around her but could not see her mask anywhere. She must have dropped it during the commotion. Well, it did not matter. It was not particularly expensive, so she did not mind losing it, but it would have been nice to be able to keep it as a memento of the event. Ce