Dumping The Ice King His Mini-Tyrant novel Chapter 490

Altair nestled quietly in Selene’s arms, ignoring Leo’s voice as if he hadn’t heard it at all.

A chill seemed to radiate from Leo, filling the air.

Selene gently asked Altair, “Are you feeling all right now? Your father’s here. You can go home with him if you want.”

Altair tapped out a message on his phone and showed it to her.

“I want to stay and have barbecue with Daph.”

Selene’s smile was warm and tender. She lowered her voice, “Are you sure you’re up for it? Maybe we could move to a private room and help you get used to the environment, step by step. There’s no need to push yourself all at once.”

Altair typed rapidly, “I want to give myself a chance.”

“Okay!” Selene agreed. Altair pulled away from her embrace and settled back into his seat.

Selene turned to Daph. “Altair wants you to stay and eat barbecue with him.”

Daph beamed and happily slid back into the seat beside Altair.

Only then did Selene address Leo. “Father, what brings you here?”

Annalise Johnston answered first. “Leo heard you brought Altair to a place like this, so he came in a hurry.”

She turned to Leo. “You should take Altair home. He’s not comfortable in this kind of environment.”

Leo’s gaze, icy and piercing, swept over Annalise Johnston. “I told you to keep your distance from Altair. If you refuse to listen, I can have you leave Aldonia right now.”

Annalise Johnston’s breath caught visibly at his words.

Selene watched the exchange with curiosity. Leo didn’t seem to harbor any true animosity toward Annalise Johnston, so why was he so determined to keep her away from Altair?

Annalise had claimed she was related to Altair by blood. But who was she to him, exactly?

Simon couldn’t help but protest on Annalise Johnston’s behalf. “Dr. Vaughn, why are you being so harsh to her? What did she ever do to you?”

Leo turned to Selene. “Sorry for the trouble.”

Selene smiled. “Are you talking about Altair, or Annalise Johnston? If you mean Altair, he’s no trouble at all. He gets along wonderfully with Daph—maybe he’ll even become her favorite dinner companion.”

“If you’re talking about Annalise Johnston, she does have a knack for stirring up trouble. But honestly, my life hasn’t been this lively in ages.”

Compared to being shut away in the Vaughn family estate, living numb and isolated, the rivalry and intrigue of the workplace made Selene feel alive.

Leo said, “Tomorrow I’ll submit a request to immigration to have Annalise Johnston leave Aldonia.”

Selene looked puzzled. “Is she really such a problem for Altair, just being in Capital City?”

“Not really,” Leo replied. “She can’t cause much trouble.”

He gazed at Selene with a rare softness. “You don’t have to put up with her inexplicable hostility toward you.”

Selene answered simply, “If she can’t really threaten Altair, let her be. And there’s no need to go to all the trouble of forcing her out. She won’t last long at QuanTech Innovations anyway.”