141 Friendship (2/2)

The answer was a bit far fetched, but it could overcome the problem with their identity.

”Oh, so that's how it is. What you said sounds reasonable.”, Jane readily agreed. Truthfully, she didn't really care that much. The only thing important was that she enjoyed Lucia's company and that was all that counted for her. In her eyes, there was no need to think so much.

Now that this was cleared up, they went back to playing around.

Greg pulled out a card game and put it on the table.

”How about we play some cards? We can even make some small bets.”, he then proposed.

”Sure. But just be prepared to lose.”, Pia instantly agreed. Judging by Greg's expression it wasn't the first time they would play. And most of the times it seemed like it was him loosing.

”Hah, with Serge here you won't be able to win all the time.”, he then retorted, while looking at Serge pleadingly, ”Help me please?”

Serge slightly shook his head while saying, ”Sorry, but I'll play as well.” Telling him that he was unable to help him.

”Damn.”, Greg cursed when his friend rejected his plea for help. Not only would he have to play against his girlfriend, whom he would lose against most of the time, but also his friend, who was better at playing cards as well.

”Great, let me join as well.”, Jane and Irena too agreed to play.

Having gotten the agreement of most of the group, Greg looked questioning at the only two who hadn't agreed yet. ”How about you?”

”Um, sorry I don't really know how to play.”, Lucia admitted slightly embarrassed. While she had grown up, she and her friends had played different games. And later she had spent her time looking for something to help her mother, slowly drifting apart from her friends. As such, she didn't have any opportunity to learn the current card games.

”Don't worry, I'll explain them beforehand.”, Greg assured her. He then looked at Celine who hadn't said anything yet. ”Would you like to play as well, madam?”, he asked respectfully.

Although Celine now didn't look much older than them, her aura as well as the fact that he knew that she was older than them, made him regard her as someone of a higher status, thus making him use the address, madam.

In reaction, Celine smiled at him. ”Just talk to me like you would to anyone else here. I'm not different from you and no madam.”, she then lightly scolded him.

”Sure.”, with Greg's character it wasn't hard for him to change his way of talking to her. It was much easier than forcing himself to talk so respectfully as before. ”Then are you going to play?”

Celine shook her head. ”No, I'll go and look after Ivan. You have fun and play. Remember not to bet anything valuable.”, she warned them after telling them that she would leave them.

”Alright.”, Greg nodded. Although he too was slightly worried about Ivan, there wasn't anything they could do. Having Celine look after him would reassure the ones playing.

Having said that, Celine stood up and walked back into the villa. She then slowly walked to her room, while thinking about how she should act when Ivan woke up.

Just thinking back to what had happened would make her blush and feel flustered, so how would she be able to stay calm and act normal in front of him?

`Maybe he won't remember what happened.`, she thought hopefully, before feeling that it would be too disappointing.

`Should I really try to act as before? After all, our relationship has changed now, so wouldn't it be more fitting to change the way I act? But how should I act? I'm neither his wife nor his lover. I'm only his servant. But do I want to just be another servant? No! I don't want to be just another servant. But what then?`, while these thoughts swam through her mind, she slowly reached her room.

The instant she saw the man, she was thinking about, lying on her bed, her thoughts gained some clarity. `I just want to be whatever he wants me to be.`, this thought filled her mind. She didn't know if it was something that came from her new race or not, but she didn't even ask herself that. For her, it was only important that she had decided on how to act now.

Having made up her mind she lightly closed the door behind her and walked closer to him. When she looked down on his pale face, she felt sad, that she was unable to help him, when she was the reason for what had happened.