Chrollo silently sighed. What terrible timing—why had Byakuya Kuchiki arrived so quickly? The show he had set up was only halfway through.
Byakuya Kuchiki dipped his head toward Luo Ye. "Sorry. I meant well, but it seems I only caused you unnecessary trouble."
He should have been more careful when giving things away before. Then this mess would not have happened.
Xiao Ai could not stand seeing him like that and hurriedly said, "This has nothing to do with you, Dad. I was the one who jumped to conclusions. I should be the one apologizing."
After saying that, she gave Luo Ye a ninety-degree bow. "I'm sorry, I got it wrong. How about this? Take a look and see if there's anything of mine you like. I'll give it to you as an apology."
Although she did not know why Dad had given Yezi something so precious as compensation, a mistake was a mistake. If she dared to do it, she dared to own up to it.
Luo Ye thought for a moment before replying, "Forget it. There's nothing I particularly want. How about this? Do one thing for me, and we'll call it even."
Luo Ye knew Xiao Ai had been used as someone else's weapon. The person who wanted to see his ring was probably Chrollo.
This thief leader had always possessed a strange desire to own every treasure in the world. The ring Byakuya Kuchiki had given him had even come from another world. If Chrollo did not think he could not beat him, he would probably have already been itching to steal it.
Once Chrollo had his eye on someone, there would be no peace. Luo Ye needed to think carefully about how to return a grand gift to him—enough to snuff out that idea and