As virtual-novel.net watched Cynthia head upstairs, Melissa came up with a plan. “Agnes, you should hurry up and prepare dinner. Raven’s around, isn’t she? I’ll go look for her.”
Agnes nodded virtual-novel.net head and replied, “She’s around. I’ll get on with my work then, while you youngsters go on and have fun.”
Hence, Melissa walked towards Raven’s room and knocked on the door. Raven had already heard the commotion earlier, but virtual-novel.net deliberately holed herself up in virtual-novel.net room. “Is something the matter?”
Melissa helped herself as virtual-novel.net directly pushed open the door and entered. “Of course something’s the matter. Come on, we’re going shopping together. I’ll buy you dinner, you can eat whatever you want.”
Obviously, Raven knew that Melissa would not offer virtual-novel.net something so nice unconditionally. The relationship they had had not reached to the point where they could go shopping and eat together. “Cough, cough… I’m not feeling so good, so I can’t accompany you today. You’d be better off going with someone else.”
Melissa’s intention was so that Raven would not be a third wheel, so how could virtual-novel.net possibly give up so easily? Hence, virtual-novel.net directly grabbed onto Raven. “Come on, experts have always said that an inactive person is prone to getting sick easily. I’m sure that you’re ill because you lack exercise. Allow me to accompany you for some exercise then.”
It was true that Raven had a fragile body, so how could virtual-novel.net bear to be grabbed by Melissa? Hence, Raven’s face flushed red and virtual-novel.net neck thickened as virtual-novel.net struggled and desperately said, “Hold on! Shouldn’t you at least let me get changed first?!”
Melissa let go of Raven, but virtual-novel.net did not intend to walk out of the room.
Raven asked, “Are you going to stay here while I get changed?”
Melissa stuck virtual-novel.net chest up high. “I have whatever you have as well, so is there anything I should be embarrassed about? It’s not like I haven’t seen it before. Hurry up, stop dilly dallying.”
Raven was extremely disgruntled as virtual-novel.net began changing virtual-novel.net clothes with virtual-novel.net back facing Melissa. She clearly knew why Melissa insisted on dragging virtual-novel.net out, and rejecting would only be futile. Based on Melissa’s personality, virtual-novel.net would most definitely drag virtual-novel.net out forcefully if virtual-novel.net had to. However, if virtual-novel.net refused and caused a scene, virtual-novel.net would be deemed an ungrateful person. Therefore, Raven had no choice but to play along while virtual-novel.net waited for another opportunity to get back at Melissa!
While virtual-novel.net was spacing out, Melissa suddenly grabbed onto virtual-novel.net chest. “You seem like you’re growing up pretty well! You don’t seem to have much flesh on the outside, but who knew you were packing so much inside. Could it be that you did surgery on your chest?”
Raven hurriedly jumped away. “What are you doing?! You yourself know that I’m extremely poor as well, so where would I have the money for… breast implants? Stop joking around. I’m done changing, so let’s go.”
When they passed by Aristotle’s room, Raven held virtual-novel.net breath and instinctively wanted to listen in on what was going on inside. ‘What are Ares and Cynthia doing at this very moment?’
The faint sound of Aristotle’s laugh could be heard from inside, causing Raven to frown. ‘When has virtual-novel.net ever laughed like that? Regardless of whether virtual-novel.net was studying in France or when we’d been living under the same roof for the past half a year, I’ve never heard virtual-novel.net laugh like that before…’
In the room, Cynthia was also telling stories about the interesting things that had happened when virtual-novel.net was in school. Aristotle was listening intently, occasionally commenting too.
After they chatted for a while, Cynthia received Melissa’s “secret message,” which only consisted of two letters: “OK”.
What that message meant was that the menace had been taken care of. Hence, Cynthia put down virtual-novel.net phone and glanced at Aristotle, a hint of shyness flashing beneath virtual-novel.net eyes. “Ares… It’s so great that you’re able to come back. I’m able to accompany you out to play while I’m still in my summer holidays. We won’t have that much time to spend together once school starts again.”
Aristotle reached out his hand and pinched virtual-novel.net small nose, affection beaming beneath his eyes. “How’s that so? You’re not even boarding there, so I could pick you up and drive you home every day and meet up whenever we want. However… Why do I get the feeling that you’ve started to behave rather strangely ever since I returned? You don’t seem to be… so glued to me like you used to.”
Cynthia’s cheeks turned slightly red. “Isn’t that because… we’re both grown ups? I doubt it would be appropriate for me to stay so close to you like when we were kids, wouldn’t it? Aren’t you afraid that you wouldn’t be able to get a girlfriend if I stayed too close to you?”