Chapter 108: Non-Existent Marketable Skills (1/2)

Calvin noticed Charlotte's surreptitious glances.

How could he not notice that she was discreetly checking him out? First, they were the only ones awake in this small hut. Grandma Elsa was asleep, and so was Cecilia. Lastly, Charlotte was literally standing in front of him. Even a blind man would see what Charlotte was trying to do.

Calvin let out a sigh.

Charlotte misunderstood his sigh as a sign of helplessness and she immediately bit her lips in frustration.

”I'm sorry... As I thought, I shouldn't have arbitrarily decided on something like this... I'm sorry, Calvin... But I had no choice, I can't just tell Cecilia the truth when she's still so young. But I promise you... When she's able to understand my plight in the future. I will tell her the truth...”

”I won't let you be shackled with a used woman like me for so long.”

Tears threatened to drop down Charlotte's eyes.

”I...”

Calvin wanted to speak, but Charlotte suddenly unfastened her clothes.

”Stop!”

Calvin stretched his hand out and clutched her wrist on time before she could fully take her clothes off.

A look of astonishment appeared on Charlotte's face, ”I'm sorry, Calvin... But I would do anything... I would do anything that you want me to do. I just want you to be Cecilia's temporary father. This is all that I wish for.” Charlotte raised her leg and revealed her snow-white thighs.

Unfortunately, after being deprived of proper nutrition for so many years, Charlotte's thigh may have that attractive white as snow color, but ultimately. Her thigh was too thin. She was so malnourished that Calvin was stunned silly after seeing what's underneath her fluffy pen dress.

”Do you disdain me for how I look? Is that it? Am I not attractive anymore? Is that the reason why you're stopping me?”

Charlotte couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

She felt humiliated.

To be able to attract the attention of an ex-Cavalier, Charlotte was a woman of dignity and pride.

Calvin's actions of stopping her from undressing maybe because Calvin was looking out for her, but these actions ultimately hurt Charlotte's pride since she misunderstood it as his display of disdain to her.

”No, you don't understand... It's fine... Everything is for the child's sake. As long as she's happy and will be happy from now on, then it's okay.” Calvin finally said these words after deliberating about it for so long.

To be honest, Calvin didn't want any emotional attachments to anyone until after he had saved the world from the foreign invaders.

But fate played him like this and now Calvin had no idea how he should proceed.

However, after taking into consideration how long he would stay in the city of Ashmelion.

Calvin decided to lend a hand.

The upcoming invasion of the foreign invaders was approximately ten years for now. Of course, that was if he hadn't somehow messed up the timeline. Ten years was a good estimate, and Calvin wasn't willing to increase it.

Calvin couldn't stay in Ashmelion for several years, but he could stay here for a year.

In the end, he decided to be Cecilia's temporary father for the remainder of Calvin's stay in Ashmelion.

After all, he won't leave this city until he had everything that he needed and wanted from this city.

Calvin let out another sigh and after finally having decided on his next course of action.

He was at peace once more.

Charlotte couldn't decipher what Calvin was thinking.

She bit her lips and asked, ”Calvin, can you please do me a favor and continue this charade as Cecilia's dad?” There was an uncomfortable look on Charlotte's face as she continued, ”She now wholeheartedly believes that you are his father...”

”If we tell her the truth, it would be a big blow to her...”

”That is why I beg you to stay with us and keep this charade up for Cecilia's sake. At the very least, in the near future. I want you to be Cecilia's dad and my... hus...husband...” As Charlotte said these words, she felt embarrassed and her cheeks grew hot.

But she soon mustered her courage to raise her head once more and continue, ”O-Of course, there will be a reward...”

Charlotte thought hard on how she could compensate Calvin for keeping up the white lie, but she ultimately couldn't think of anything. She froze where she was standing and stood there, rooted.

Calvin couldn't take it anymore and laughed, ”Hahaha... you don't have to try so hard, Miss Charlotte. It's fine, I don't need a reward. Just think of this as me being altruistic and treat my actions as a non-profit humanitarian effort, okay?”

Charlotte clenched her fists in frustration, ”A-All right...” It was clear that she didn't want to have Calvin keep up this farce without nothing in exchange.

But she had nothing in her name to reward Calvin's efforts.

She had nothing but her body.

However...

It seemed that Calvin wasn't at the slightest interested in her body.

But this made sense for Charlotte.

After all, who would crave for the body of a woman who had been malnourished for so long that she now looked like a matchstick with no meat nor fat on her body apart from skin and bones? The reason why Calvin stopped her earlier from stripping was painfully obvious.

Calvin observed the changes in Charlotte's expression and he couldn't help but click his tongue.

Back at Mapayapa Street, when Calvin saved her from the hands of those ruffians. He had already noticed Charlotte's unique disposition. In the eyes of the common people and some Predators that were not knowledgeable about history...

They would never discover Charlotte's true identity.

But for Calvin?

Charlotte's disguise was too obvious.