Oh, such ill-fated lovers they were.Still, I hid a smile as I shot back, "Really? Then why was I told that you'd reached out to an overseas buyer so you could pay off your high-interest loans?""H-How'd you know that?" Thea blurted, and quickly tried to clasp her hand over her mouth, but it was already too late.Behind her, Xir screamed shrilly, "What?!" I frowned—the damned fish really wouldn't shut up even in death.Still, I continued, "Once you took Xir to your place, you'd then sell him in a couple of months. Shame your plan fell short because he's dead now… In fact, didn't you come back because you realized that merfolk corpses sell well too?"It was information brought to me by a private detective while I was at the hospital.And to think I bought it at first, when it was only Xir who actually fell in love.As for Thea, she gave up on pretending, seeing that she was caught dead to rights."Why ask if you knew already?" Looking at Xir's corpse, she clicked her tongue.
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