Chapter 72—

AN/|\ I'm really not sure about the shipping time, so if it's wrong, don't mind it. • • • Three days, that's how long it took to get to Zheme's preferred location and when they finally breached the land, Zheme stuck to his end of the deal by handing over one third of his precious money to John. They parted ways after that, John retreating with his stupidly talkative men and Zheme with Lexie. It took a while to settle in since the environment was unfamiliar, but in time, Zheme got acquainted with the city enough to buy both him and Lexie a couple pair of clothes as well as rent a really cheap apartment. He wanted the money to last and thus, he had to conserve it. As of now, he was sitting in said apartment, Lexie deliberately sitting away from him. It had been two days since their departure from the US and yet she refused to talk to him unless she's asked a question. He wasn't sure what to do anymore, he tried and yet all she did was ignore his efforts. What could he do to earn her atte