Chapter 918 (1/2)
Chapter 918: 286. Setting one’s own deathtrap_3
“It’s all your fault; why do you have to be so nice to me. Hmph, you’re so annoying.”
Denise Green huffed indignantly, twisting her slender waist and peach-like hips as she stomped out of the room.
Noland Lee was somewhat dumbfounded.
What’s going on?
Why did she suddenly get angry?
Noland Lee conjured a big question mark in his mind.
Before he could ponder further, the magic fog outside the window began to churn.
A water stream, glowing with an aquamarine radiance, unimpededly pierced through the magic fog, shooting straight towards the house where Noland Lee was.
Noland Lee quickly adjusted the effect of his “Disguise as a Living Corpse” disguise, struggling to make himself look half-dead again.
But he was still a beat too slow…
The water stream had come straight through a gap in the window, bypassing the main entrance…
Selena’s figure appeared within the flickering water light.
She had removed the water-blue battle robe and reverted to wearing a liquid robe.
Her face still held traces of anger, but upon seeing Noland Lee’s face, half pale and half normal in complexion, her anger was replaced with a series of complex expressions.
Shock, confusion, thought, realization, regret, shivering cold…
“Noland Lee! Jarvis!”
Selena let out a self-deprecating sneer:
“You actually deceived me! You were not injured at all! I was played like a fool by you! To think I even ran to the sea surface to confront Lonco! Is this how you treat your future Principal? Do we no longer have even this bit of trust between us!!”
Noland Lee gave an awkward smile.
He urgently called for Denise Green to come and help him out, but all he received were two dissatisfied snorts and a “I won’t help you! I’m busy contacting the Professor! Don’t disturb me!”
Noland Lee sighed silently, letting go of the deathly pallor on his face, no longer feigning illness.
He said calmly:
“Selena, don’t be angry. If I hadn’t triggered your true emotions, how could you have deceived the Magic Avatars of the two Transcendent Beings accompanying Lonco? Right?”
Selena’s expression blinked in surprise for a moment:
“You knew it was the work of a Transcendent Wizard?”
Noland Lee nodded slowly and said:
“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t have pretended to be sick, stirring up your emotions. I’m very sorry, Selena, please accept my apologies. To ensure everything went smoothly, I had to do it.”
The anger and complaint in Selena’s eyes dissipated a bit.
She pulled out the chair opposite Noland Lee and sat down huffily, speaking in a not-so-pleasant tone:
“Fine, you thought it through. Before I went to find Lonco, I also didn’t know those two so-called Saint-Level Combat Wizards were actually the Magic Avatars of Star Witches.”
Selena puffed up like the full moon, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, calming down quite a bit:
“…Yes, you did the right thing. Indeed, I should have been kept in the dark. If I hadn’t been angry and frantic enough, it would not have matched the letter you had your Professor write to my father.”
“Oh? You already know about the letter Professor Erica wrote to your father?” Noland Lee asked.
Selena rolled her eyes at him:
“It’s hard not to know when you’re so quick on your feet. The moment I left here, you went to seek sympathy from Professor Erica. After all, Professor Erica is the leader of the Silent Enforcers; my father certainly has to give her face.
“After my father received the letter from Professor Erica, he sent one to both me and Lonco.”
Selena took the letter she had received from her Magic Pouch and slapped it onto the tabletop:
“Here, see for yourself. My father wants me to keep my distance from you as much as possible, implying everywhere between the lines that you, Noland Lee Jarvis, would surely not prevail over him.
“The letter he wrote to Lonco is even more straightforward. He told Lonco to pay you the remuneration you deserve and then, for the next half year, to keep a tight watch on every move you make, ensuring you never escape surveillance.”
Noland Lee took the letter to read and asked simultaneously:
“Does your father want Lonco to watch over me for fear I might run away?”
“`