Chapter 223 - Aht (2/2)
“Master wanted to be alone for a while, so he toldLapis’s question, Gillian’s mouth twitched
“It’s the truth; Master is a very ruthless person Because the weather is very cold, I thought of war his bed But he actually rejected me mercilessly, and I’m really hurt by it A ht, Lapis?”
“Eh?”
Hearing Gillian’s answer, Lapis was totally speechless She lightly coughed, aardly She had no clue how to answer Gillian’s question However, it didn’t seem like Gillian cared about it either She just ski Lapis was looking at Gillian as she poured wine into her cup Seeing the liquid, Lapis hesitated for a moment, then cautiously sipped it
The hot liquid instantly dispersed the cold air around her body She closed her eyes co expelled When she put down the wooden cup in her hand, Gillian’s beautiful face suddenly appeared before her
“Ms Gillian!”
The sudden intimidation made Lapis shrink backward as she distanced herself from Gillian
However, Gillian didn’t stop, still looking at Lapis carefully
“Well… you’re a very cute child Why do you wrap yourself this tight? Isn’t it a waste of beauty? Beauty is a woman’s weapon It’s only effective when shown If you hide it, it willlooked at…” Lapis said, subconsciously tightening her cloak again, just like a child rebelling against her parents “You don’t have to worry, Sister Gillian There’s nothing wrong about it I’e anything”
“What a pity”
Upon hearing Lapis’s reply, Gillian took a step back and drank the wine in her cup in a very elegant pose Then she turned her head again to look at the girl in front of her
“It’s really a pity; I didn’t expect you to lack this much confidence Really is such a pity; back then your perfect tribe was very proud and confident…”
“Eh?!” When Lapis heard this sentence, her body immediately became stiff
The heat around her body seemed to have disappeared completely, replaced with extreazed at Gillian and didn’t knohat to say After a while, she forced herself to smile a very aard smile It was even less natural than a smile carved by a rookie craftsman on a statue
“I, I do not understand what you mean… Sister Gillian, I’m just an ordinary mercenary I don’t knohat youher answer, Gillian only gazed at her silently When Lapis becahed
“Actually, I only said it casually I suddenly reendary tribe once existed They were very proud and confident Personally, I think it’s a very admirable trait; don’t you think so, Ms Lapis?”
“Is, is that so…”
Seeing Gillian’s reaction, Lapis couldn’t cope any longer She replied carefully, not knohat more to say Suddenly, a sharp scream broke the silence in the camp
“Aaa————!!”