I hate this. The fucking GALL for the author to make them miss each other like that is borderline insulting.
Soap opera level of cheese. And i swear to god if those smugglers assault her for him just to save her like a damsel in distress... my table better watch out...
Now that i think about it, it really feels like padding doesnt it? Yeah at first it wrapped up some lose ties but these recent chapters didndt show much did they