Just as Max was about to complete the transaction with the burly man, Cedric suddenly walked in, seemingly in a rush.
"Max…" he trailed off as he met eyes with Nadia, the latter somewhat embarrassed as she turned away with Cedric doing the same.
Max noticed the awkwardness but since he was none the wiser, he didn't feel it necessary to bother with the specifics.
"You were saying?" he prompted Cedric.
After a few seconds of regaining his composure, Cedric let out an awkward cough. "Elena wants to send a message to the capital. She asked to request for two birds instead of one."
"Hmm. I guess that's fine. Hopefully, she would be taken off our hands soon enough." Max said, not feeling bothered by the request.
Turning to Nadia, he gestured for her to inform the burly man about the added request which the latter promptly did, leaving Cedric to stare at her back.
Biting down on his lower lip, Cedric restricted whatever was welling up within, turning to leave the shop.
