Chapter 323

The girl thanked him politely, and Rickard sat back down without giving her a second thought. Myriade’s fingers touched a lollipop in her pocket as she looked out the window of the plane. Although Riley was no one exceptional or remarkable, at the very least, he was not stingy when it came to gifts. She still had a bag full of candy from him. If she ate one a day, it could probably last her till the day she returned to the organization. "You seem nervous." Rickard turned around and realized the girl was staring straight at him. There was no emotion in those deadpan eyes, unlike the eyes of a typical child. The plane had already taken off. Myriade took out a lollipop from her pocket and handed it to Rickard. "We'll be arriving in Genecity soon. Worrying ain’t gonna make the journey any shorter, you know." Rickard took the lollipop from the girl's hand—the kind of cheap fruit-flavored lollipop that cost but a dime. It might have been enough to coax a child, but the girl was staring