"Are you dating someone?"
The room fell into stunned silence, everyone's eyes widening in disbelief. Abigail froze, Julius choked on a breath, and even Nicholas, usually unfazed by anything, looked taken aback. Maverick raised an eyebrow, bemused by the unexpected question.
Julius quickly recovered, glaring at Wolfgang, while Abigail pinched the bridge of her nose, muttering under her breath, "Oh, for heaven's sake."
Wolfgang, sensing the collective shock but standing by his curiosity, blinked innocently as he awaited an answer, clearly oblivious to the chaos his question had just unleashed.
"What?"
Nicholas moved closer to the table, leaning in with a smirk. "Why are you asking an unrelated question during a meeting, student Wolf?" His tone was light, but there was an edge of seriousness beneath it.
