The moment the gathering ended, Dian hurriedly brought Nina back to their room.
He carefully helped her sit down before pulling out a durian and dropping to his knees in front of her. "Nina, I was wrong."
Nina lifted a brow. "Oh? And what exactly did you do wrong?"
Dian nervously twisted the edge of his clothes between his fingers. He glanced at her once before lowering his head like a guilty little pup who had been caught causing trouble. "Nina, that merman pearl from before was not mine. It belonged to my brother. I am sorry. I… I did not mean to deceive you."
He had already decided long ago that once they obtained the sacred artifact, he would immediately confess everything about the pearl to her.
If he admitted it early enough, maybe she would not be too angry. Maybe she would still forgive him.
Realization flickered in Nina's eyes. "So the pearl really was not yours."
