chsdbacks Chapter 16 Holding Hands
Chapter 16 Holding Hands
Meeting his humble and eager gaze, Chloe felt her heart was already pounding in her chest, even without holding his hand.
Of course, it wasn't because of excitement, but because of a guilty conscience.
Speaking of which, what race is Vilette? Shouldn't he be an adult by now?
Chloe looked at the man who was two heads taller than her, but she couldn't bring herself to give a definite answer.
It's really because Violet looks so innocent! She always gives off the feeling of corrupting children!
"Ms. Chloe?"
Unable to get an answer for a long time, Villette couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
Chloe couldn't hold back any longer and finally blurted out what was on her mind.
Navelette looked puzzled, but nodded nonetheless: "Don't worry, Ms. Chloe, I've lived for a very, very long time."
Although it was a fairly serious answer, Chloe felt as if every word he said was a beckoning gesture, as if to say, "I'm an adult now, you can do whatever you want to me~"
...She vowed that she would never again hide under the covers to watch porn.
Chloe brainstormed, but in the end, her restless heart prevailed.
Aurelia is right, there's no story if you don't take the initiative! This is the person she secretly loved for so long, how could she be satisfied without giving it a try!
She was determined to set a trap for the naive Supreme Court judge.
"I don't know either." Chloe put on the most innocent look she'd ever had, then, taking advantage of a moment when Vilette wasn't looking, grabbed her hand again. "Maybe trying it again will give you a different feeling?"
"A different... feeling?" Vilette carefully considered it, but perhaps something was missing this time compared to the last, and his heart did not feel that sense of losing control.
However, seeing Chloe obediently following him with their hands clasped together, he didn't want to let go for a moment.
So, after the two tacitly decided to put the matter behind them, they left the Mo Mang Palace in that posture, quite naturally.
As they passed the Grand de Bois Hotel, Navigette paused in her tracks.
Chloe, who had been secretly observing him, immediately noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong, Lord Vilette?"
Actually, Navelette just remembered the cake he had originally planned to bring Chloe yesterday.
Due to the unexpected accident, the cake was accidentally dropped on the ground, its original exquisite appearance ruined, and it was no longer suitable to be given away.
In the end, he ate the cake alone by Chloe's bedside, but now he can't seem to remember what it tasted like.
He wanted to try it again, this time with Chloe.
"Ms. Chloe, would you like to come in with me?" Navelette invited.
Because she had fainted, Chloe was unaware of the cake, and was currently wondering why Violet would want to go to the Grand de Bois Hotel.
However, this did not stop her from agreeing to Villette's request; after all, who could say no to such a face?
The two went inside together.
Having made up her mind to make a move on Violet, Chloe had become even more shameless, completely unlike this morning when she wanted to disappear into the ground in the face of her colleagues' gossipy gazes. Although she felt ashamed, she still clung tightly to the person next to her.
However, a thin-skinned person can't become a social butterfly overnight. She was still so caught up in her nervousness that she didn't notice that Violet had already gotten the familiar cake from the waiter and led her to a seat.
"Ms. Chloe, would you like to try some?"
Chloe instinctively did as he said, picking up a spoon and scooping a piece of cake into her mouth.
The moment the cake entered her mouth, the expression on her face changed repeatedly.
Such a familiar taste—
She finally focused her attention on the cake that Navilet had prepared, and sure enough, it was the one that Sedna had shared with her before.
How should I put it? Not surprising at all.
As a magistrate, Chloe occasionally dealt with the courts that worked on the second floor of the Momon Palace.
The Merusians who work there have a special kind of vision due to their race, which gives them a unique talent for solving cases. However, in addition, their sense of taste is also very different from that of humans.
As a member of Melusin, Sedna was no exception.
The petite Melousin always looks incredibly cute, especially when she shows a rare shyness when someone wants to invite her to eat cake, which is even more irresistible.
Chloe had absolutely no way of refusing, nor could she possibly say that the cake's flavor was completely unsuitable for humans, just as she was now completely unable to spit out what was in her mouth in front of Vilette.
She could only swallow it down with difficulty.
The desolate feeling was more jarring than if she had known her parents had gone bankrupt.
Watching Navelette eat cake without batting an eye, Chloe began to doubt whether a certain tabloid article she had read before, which claimed that Navelette was actually the only male Melusin in all of Teyvat, was true.
She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Does Lady Vilette like this flavor of cake?"
Navelette paused in her hand movements: "Sedna said you like it very much."
The man's eyes widened slightly as he said this.
Although it was only a subtle change in his expression, it still showed that he was shocked that Chloe would like this flavor of cake.
Chloe understood the subtext in his words.
Perhaps Navelette wasn't used to the taste either, but because Sedna said she liked it, he could tolerate it.
It's almost too cute!
Just like when the little sea otter first arrived at her home and saw her eating human food.
The little creature, which grew up in the wild, was rescued by her. It had never been in contact with people before and probably only regarded her as a strange-looking "wild animal," like a crab or seahorse in the sea.
Therefore, it couldn't understand why Chloe would eat something that had been cooked on a fire.
"Waaaaah—"
The little sea otter stared at her with wide eyes, as if asking in bewilderment, "Isn't it too hot to eat?"
However, when the little sea otter saw that Chloe didn't react at all and even looked like she was enjoying herself, he showed a look of incomprehension but respect.
Please don't question how she could tell what the little guy was thinking. Chloe can only say that they were destined to meet. Otherwise, why would she be the one to find it on the beach out of so many people in the world?
In short, Vilette's expression at this moment completely overlapped with the little sea otter's expression back then, making Chloe burst out laughing.
(End of this chapter)
The author says: Today's weather in Fontaine is sunny.
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Navel's identity confirmed (nods).