Chapter 348
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Alec snapped out of it. "Nothing," he said with a faint smile.
Elysia eyed him with doubt. It sure didn't seem like nothing.
She liked to think that she could read him a little better now. Even with his sweet smiles that made her feel like her heart was palpitating weirdly, his eyes held more emotions than he realized.
When Alec looked down at her like this while they were dancing, she got the wrong impression that she was the centre of his world.
It made her feel things that she didn't know how to react to, and she just got more confused.
But… it sure felt great.
There were so many eyes on them while they were dancing, but neither Elysia nor Alec felt anything when they were together.
It was both strange and mystical at the same time. Both of them were highly trained. Especially for the two of them, who had better senses than a normal person's, and having that many eyes on them at once should have caused their skin to prickle nonstop, but when they were together, they truly only had eyes for each other.
They swayed gently to another two more songs before Elysia wanted to take a break.
It was not because she was tired, but rather, she had to space herself out and get some of her thoughts in order.
The longer she was with Alec, the stranger the direction her thoughts seemed to go.
She let go of Alec's hand while she sat down by the side, and she heard a few of the ladies who were also taking a break talking.
Because they weren't whispering, nor talking discreetly, Elysia could hear everything even though she didn't want to.
"I can't stand it when he's with other women, you know? But… there's always so many of them that flock around him. I can't help but feel jealous, but he says I'm being unreasonable!"
Her friend gasped. "Of course you aren't! Isn't it normal that you're jealous? It's not like you want much. It's just that you want him to stop interacting with them so casually, right? It's not like you don't want him to have any female friends at all."
The first lady nodded vigorously, fanning herself. "Yes, you truly understand me! I'm not being unreasonable, am I? But it's almost like he doesn't see what he does as flirting… meeting those ladies alone, I really… I can just tell they have intentions for him!"
Elysia couldn't understand their conversation at all, but she tried to make sense of it. She knew what the words meant, but why was it that when it was strung together, she couldn't understand? Was it beyond her?
At this moment, Alec, who had gone to get a drink, moved nearer to her.
He left the mushroom near the punch since it kept clamouring about 'yummy things'. It made him puzzled, wondering if the punch was spiked, but he kept it to himself. He was immune to poison for a reason, after all.
As he was about to approach, he was suddenly stopped by a few ladies that surrounded him. There was even a man who had joined the ladies around him.
All of them drew so close to him. Though Alec looked the same as he usually did, and his body language didn't show any of his discomfort, Elysia found herself instantly standing up from her seat, startling the two ladies who had been still chatting beside her.
Alec's fingers on the stem of the wine glass twitched, and Elysia's sharp eyes didn't miss that.
These people were like hyenas. They saw Alec without Elysia, and they were ready to go in for the kill.
The only reason why they hadn't gone after Elysia was because there was an unspoken rule that no one of the opposite sex was to bother ladies who were resting, but that didn't apply to Alec who was walking around without someone else.
Sure enough, they had appeared out of the woodwork without any prodding at all. Like they were all waiting for the most opportune time to strike.
He really didn't know what they wanted to do. What was it about him that was so alluring to them?
Was it just because he was a fresh face?
The noblewomen back Kaoriht continent liked to react like this to him as well.
He paused.
Come to think of it, some of the faces didn't seem completely unfamiliar. It was just that he didn't realize it before this.
For a moment, his eyes scanned over them, looking for any hint of familiarity in their gazes.
Could it be that they had discovered he was 'Alexander'?
But, when he listened closely to the females chattering around him, he realized that it wasn't so. They were just attracted to his looks – or rather, his smile?
Should he stop smiling?
But the smile was already like a reflex for him at this point. He couldn't put it down so easily.
Despite what it seemed like he really wasn't that good an actor at all.
While he was trying to figure out how to extract himself from this situation, Elysia was conflicted about something else.
She recalled the words that the ladies beside her had spoken and realized that she was feeling some form of jealousy.
The people who were putting their hands all over Alec… she didn't like it.
She didn't like it at all.
The realization stunned her.
Could it be that her feelings were not a mere crush that would pass quickly?
She… could she really have deeper feelings for him?
But why? This was not scientific at all!
Why would she have such feelings for him? Just because he was good to her? But she knew that he was also good to all his subordinates, and to all his Spectres.
In what way was she different from them?
Was it not all just her wishful thinking?
Was it not Alec just playing a part as their 'couple' so that their identities on board wouldn't be exposed?
Then why… why did she feel so dissatisfied now when she saw that one man and the various other ladies clamouring to touch him?
She was confused and unsettled, and it seemed like the two ladies who had been gossiping earlier saw her confusion.
"Little sister… do you like him?" the first lady said, her eyes alight with curiosity.
Elysia hesitated, but she still nodded in the end. After all, it was currently true. She had a tiny little baby crush on her friend slash boss.
The second lady spoke. "Then, seeing him like this, are you jealous?"
Again, Elysia hesitated, but still nodded. She didn't know what this feeling was, but if she paired it with these circumstances, then it should be jealousy!
The two ladies exchanged an excited glance. "Then, you must like him! Like him a lot! Are the two of you not together?"
Elysia's face started to flush, and she looked at the floor uncertainly. "We are."
Her reaction endeared her to the two ladies, who felt sympathetic towards her. Especially the first lady who had been talking about her own circumstances as well. She felt as if she had found a comrade.
"Then, you should go! Don't just stand here like a wooden block! Chase off those flies before they get any ideas!"
"This… this wouldn't be too good, right?" Elysia was confused. After all, she and Alec weren't really together.
"What's not too good!" the lady said fiercely, "Love has to be striven for! You can't just sit around and do nothing! Of course, that's with the prerequisite that he also likes you!"
"That's right. However, even if he doesn't like you as much as you like him, that doesn't mean that you should just throw in the towel right away either! You have to fight for it! If, in the end, it still doesn't work out, at least you know that you have no regrets!"
Their words seemed to clear up the faint, misty uncertain feelings that she had in her heart.
That's right… even if Alec didn't like her back, she could always try!
At this moment, Elysia firmed up her determination. She would win Alec over using her own powers!
Even if he was acting now, one day, perhaps he would open his heart to her.
Thinking of this, she happily thanked the two ladies, then strode forward into the crowd.
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Alec snapped out of it. "Nothing," he said with a faint smile.
Elysia eyed him with doubt. It sure didn't seem like nothing.
She liked to think that she could read him a little better now. Even with his sweet smiles that made her feel like her heart was palpitating weirdly, his eyes held more emotions than he realized.
When Alec looked down at her like this while they were dancing, she got the wrong impression that she was the centre of his world.
It made her feel things that she didn't know how to react to, and she just got more confused.
But… it sure felt great.
There were so many eyes on them while they were dancing, but neither Elysia nor Alec felt anything when they were together.
It was both strange and mystical at the same time. Both of them were highly trained. Especially for the two of them, who had better senses than a normal person's, and having that many eyes on them at once should have caused their skin to prickle nonstop, but when they were together, they truly only had eyes for each other.
They swayed gently to another two more songs before Elysia wanted to take a break.
It was not because she was tired, but rather, she had to space herself out and get some of her thoughts in order.
The longer she was with Alec, the stranger the direction her thoughts seemed to go.
She let go of Alec's hand while she sat down by the side, and she heard a few of the ladies who were also taking a break talking.
Because they weren't whispering, nor talking discreetly, Elysia could hear everything even though she didn't want to.
"I can't stand it when he's with other women, you know? But… there's always so many of them that flock around him. I can't help but feel jealous, but he says I'm being unreasonable!"
Her friend gasped. "Of course you aren't! Isn't it normal that you're jealous? It's not like you want much. It's just that you want him to stop interacting with them so casually, right? It's not like you don't want him to have any female friends at all."
The first lady nodded vigorously, fanning herself. "Yes, you truly understand me! I'm not being unreasonable, am I? But it's almost like he doesn't see what he does as flirting… meeting those ladies alone, I really… I can just tell they have intentions for him!"
Elysia couldn't understand their conversation at all, but she tried to make sense of it. She knew what the words meant, but why was it that when it was strung together, she couldn't understand? Was it beyond her?
At this moment, Alec, who had gone to get a drink, moved nearer to her.
He left the mushroom near the punch since it kept clamouring about 'yummy things'. It made him puzzled, wondering if the punch was spiked, but he kept it to himself. He was immune to poison for a reason, after all.
As he was about to approach, he was suddenly stopped by a few ladies that surrounded him. There was even a man who had joined the ladies around him.
All of them drew so close to him. Though Alec looked the same as he usually did, and his body language didn't show any of his discomfort, Elysia found herself instantly standing up from her seat, startling the two ladies who had been still chatting beside her.
Alec's fingers on the stem of the wine glass twitched, and Elysia's sharp eyes didn't miss that.
These people were like hyenas. They saw Alec without Elysia, and they were ready to go in for the kill.
The only reason why they hadn't gone after Elysia was because there was an unspoken rule that no one of the opposite sex was to bother ladies who were resting, but that didn't apply to Alec who was walking around without someone else.
Sure enough, they had appeared out of the woodwork without any prodding at all. Like they were all waiting for the most opportune time to strike.
He really didn't know what they wanted to do. What was it about him that was so alluring to them?
Was it just because he was a fresh face?
The noblewomen back Kaoriht continent liked to react like this to him as well.
He paused.
Come to think of it, some of the faces didn't seem completely unfamiliar. It was just that he didn't realize it before this.
For a moment, his eyes scanned over them, looking for any hint of familiarity in their gazes.
Could it be that they had discovered he was 'Alexander'?
But, when he listened closely to the females chattering around him, he realized that it wasn't so. They were just attracted to his looks – or rather, his smile?
Should he stop smiling?
But the smile was already like a reflex for him at this point. He couldn't put it down so easily.
Despite what it seemed like he really wasn't that good an actor at all.
While he was trying to figure out how to extract himself from this situation, Elysia was conflicted about something else.
She recalled the words that the ladies beside her had spoken and realized that she was feeling some form of jealousy.
The people who were putting their hands all over Alec… she didn't like it.
She didn't like it at all.
The realization stunned her.
Could it be that her feelings were not a mere crush that would pass quickly?
She… could she really have deeper feelings for him?
But why? This was not scientific at all!
Why would she have such feelings for him? Just because he was good to her? But she knew that he was also good to all his subordinates, and to all his Spectres.
In what way was she different from them?
Was it not all just her wishful thinking?
Was it not Alec just playing a part as their 'couple' so that their identities on board wouldn't be exposed?
Then why… why did she feel so dissatisfied now when she saw that one man and the various other ladies clamouring to touch him?
She was confused and unsettled, and it seemed like the two ladies who had been gossiping earlier saw her confusion.
"Little sister… do you like him?" the first lady said, her eyes alight with curiosity.
Elysia hesitated, but she still nodded in the end. After all, it was currently true. She had a tiny little baby crush on her friend slash boss.
The second lady spoke. "Then, seeing him like this, are you jealous?"
Again, Elysia hesitated, but still nodded. She didn't know what this feeling was, but if she paired it with these circumstances, then it should be jealousy!
The two ladies exchanged an excited glance. "Then, you must like him! Like him a lot! Are the two of you not together?"
Elysia's face started to flush, and she looked at the floor uncertainly. "We are."
Her reaction endeared her to the two ladies, who felt sympathetic towards her. Especially the first lady who had been talking about her own circumstances as well. She felt as if she had found a comrade.
"Then, you should go! Don't just stand here like a wooden block! Chase off those flies before they get any ideas!"
"This… this wouldn't be too good, right?" Elysia was confused. After all, she and Alec weren't really together.
"What's not too good!" the lady said fiercely, "Love has to be striven for! You can't just sit around and do nothing! Of course, that's with the prerequisite that he also likes you!"
"That's right. However, even if he doesn't like you as much as you like him, that doesn't mean that you should just throw in the towel right away either! You have to fight for it! If, in the end, it still doesn't work out, at least you know that you have no regrets!"
Their words seemed to clear up the faint, misty uncertain feelings that she had in her heart.
That's right… even if Alec didn't like her back, she could always try!
At this moment, Elysia firmed up her determination. She would win Alec over using her own powers!
Even if he was acting now, one day, perhaps he would open his heart to her.
Thinking of this, she happily thanked the two ladies, then strode forward into the crowd.
Alec snapped out of it. "Nothing," he said with a faint smile.Elysia eyed him with doubt. It sure didn't seem like nothing.She liked to think that she could read him a little better now. Even with his sweet smiles that made her feel like her heart was palpitating weirdly, his eyes held more emotions than he realized.When Alec looked down at her like this while they were dancing, she got the wrong impression that she was the centre of his world.It made her feel things that she didn't know how to react to, and she just got more confused.But it sure felt great.There were so many eyes on them while they were dancing, but neither Elysia nor Alec felt anything when they were together.It was both strange and mystical at the same time. Both of them were highly trained. Especially for the two of them, who had better senses than a normal person's, and having that many eyes on them at once should have caused their skin to prickle nonstop, but when they were together, they truly only had eyes for each other.They swayed gently to another two more songs before Elysia wanted to take a break.It was not because she was tired, but rather, she had to space herself out and get some of her thoughts in order.The longer she was with Alec, the stranger the direction her thoughts seemed to go.She let go of Alec's hand while she sat down by the side, and she heard a few of the ladies who were also taking a break talking.Because they weren't whispering, nor talking discreetly, Elysia could hear everything even though she didn't want to."I can't stand it when he's with other women, you know? But there's always so many of them that flock around him. I can't help but feel jealous, but he says I'm being unreasonable!"Her friend gasped. "Of course you aren't! Isn't it normal that you're jealous? It's not like you want much. It's just that you want him to stop interacting with them so casually, right? It's not like you don't want him to have any female friends at all."The first lady nodded vigorously, fanning herself. "Yes, you truly understand me! I'm not being unreasonable, am I? But it's almost like he doesn't see what he does as flirting meeting those ladies alone, I really I can just tell they have intentions for him!"Elysia couldn't understand their conversation at all, but she tried to make sense of it. She knew what the words meant, but why was it that when it was strung together, she couldn't understand? Was it beyond her?At this moment, Alec, who had gone to get a drink, moved nearer to her.He left the mushroom near the punch since it kept clamouring about 'yummy things'. It made him puzzled, wondering if the punch was spiked, but he kept it to himself. He was immune to poison for a reason, after all.As he was about to approach, he was suddenly stopped by a few ladies that surrounded him. There was even a man who had joined the ladies around him.All of them drew so close to him. Though Alec looked the same as he usually did, and his body language didn't show any of his discomfort, Elysia found herself instantly standing up from her seat, startling the two ladies who had been still chatting beside her.Alec's fingers on the stem of the wine glass twitched, and Elysia's sharp eyes didn't miss that.These people were like hyenas. They saw Alec without Elysia, and they were ready to go in for the kill.The only reason why they hadn't gone after Elysia was because there was an unspoken rule that no one of the opposite sex was to bother ladies who were resting, but that didn't apply to Alec who was walking around without someone else.Sure enough, they had appeared out of the woodwork without any prodding at all. Like they were all waiting for the most opportune time to strike.He really didn't know what they wanted to do. What was it about him that was so alluring to them?Was it just because he was a fresh face?The noblewomen back Kaoriht continent liked to react like this to him as well.He paused.Come to think of it, some of the faces didn't seem completely unfamiliar. It was just that he didn't realize it before this.For a moment, his eyes scanned over them, looking for any hint of familiarity in their gazes.Could it be that they had discovered he was 'Alexander'?But, when he listened closely to the females chattering around him, he realized that it wasn't so. They were just attracted to his looks or rather, his smile?Should he stop smiling?But the smile was already like a reflex for him at this point. He couldn't put it down so easily.Despite what it seemed like he really wasn't that good an actor at all.While he was trying to figure out how to extract himself from this situation, Elysia was conflicted about something else.She recalled the words that the ladies beside her had spoken and realized that she was feeling some form of jealousy.The people who were putting their hands all over Alec she didn't like it.She didn't like it at all.The realization stunned her.Could it be that her feelings were not a mere crush that would pass quickly?She could she really have deeper feelings for him?But why? This was not scientific at all!Why would she have such feelings for him? Just because he was good to her? But she knew that he was also good to all his subordinates, and to all his Spectres.In what way was she different from them?Was it not all just her wishful thinking?Was it not Alec just playing a part as their 'couple' so that their identities on board wouldn't be exposed?Then why why did she feel so dissatisfied now when she saw that one man and the various other ladies clamouring to touch him?She was confused and unsettled, and it seemed like the two ladies who had been gossiping earlier saw her confusion."Little sister do you like him?" the first lady said, her eyes alight with curiosity.Elysia hesitated, but she still nodded in the end. After all, it was currently true. She had a tiny little baby crush on her friend slash boss.The second lady spoke. "Then, seeing him like this, are you jealous?"Again, Elysia hesitated, but still nodded. She didn't know what this feeling was, but if she paired it with these circumstances, then it should be jealousy!The two ladies exchanged an excited glance. "Then, you must like him! Like him a lot! Are the two of you not together?"Elysia's face started to flush, and she looked at the floor uncertainly. "We are."Her reaction endeared her to the two ladies, who felt sympathetic towards her. Especially the first lady who had been talking about her own circumstances as well. She felt as if she had found a comrade."Then, you should go! Don't just stand here like a wooden block! Chase off those flies before they get any ideas!""This this wouldn't be too good, right?" Elysia was confused. After all, she and Alec weren't really together."What's not too good!" the lady said fiercely, "Love has to be striven for! You can't just sit around and do nothing! Of course, that's with the prerequisite that he also likes you!""That's right. However, even if he doesn't like you as much as you like him, that doesn't mean that you should just throw in the towel right away either! You have to fight for it! If, in the end, it still doesn't work out, at least you know that you have no regrets!"Their words seemed to clear up the faint, misty uncertain feelings that she had in her heart.That's right even if Alec didn't like her back, she could always try!At this moment, Elysia firmed up her determination. She would win Alec over using her own powers!Even if he was acting now, one day, perhaps he would open his heart to her.Thinking of this, she happily thanked the two ladies, then strode forward into the crowd.
