20: Dinner Party

YVONNE —

"Huh, why? What happened? Why the sudden decision?" I stuttered, but he had already hung up the call.

I stood on the road, startled, as I was baffled by the sudden development. How could Conan abruptly change his mind over an agreement we both had just yesterday?

"So he expects me to walk back? And the worst of it all is that no explanation was made," I signed, confused about the whole thing.

"Well, I'll visit the Alpha palace and also Melchizedek, so I can save his poor daughter from the plague. There's no way I'm going back home to waste the day because I really wish to leave this place so soon," I concluded, and I proceeded to board a cab.

A few moments later, a cab pulled up, and I quickly waved at it to halt.

"Alpha Conan's palace," I told the driver.

"Alright, your bill is fifty dollars," he responded.

I quickly pulled the passenger's door open and entered without responding to him.

"Ma'am, I hope you heard me correctly. The fee to your destination is fifty dollars," he