Chapter 149 – Prelude to Goodbyes (2/2)

“What are you doing?” Elena questioned angrily.

“I gave you money to buy groceries.” Lin Xiao innocently responded.

“Groceries?”

Elena bit her lips, endured her shame and took out the gold coin that fell between her breasts, then continued to question angrily, “Where’s the punishment? I stole money so you should punish me! Why did you give me a gold coin?”

“Uh, are you dumb? Why are you getting angry that I’m not punishing you, were you actually looking forward to something?” Lin Xiao was amused, “Okay, okay, stop fooling around, let’s go home… if you have to be punished, then keep that gold coin in your clothes and take it out tomorrow morning.”

“Ha?”

Let’s go home, sigh, this basement smells weird! … let’s go! Lin Xiao fanned the air next to his nose with great exaggeration, then turned and left, leaving only Elena in the dim basement.

Was it over just like that?

Putting the coin on her breast, was that a punishment? Was he serious?

He didn’t take advantage of her when he had the perfect opportunity to, was he still that pervert?

Elena couldn’t understand and followed Lin Xiao home in a daze, she thought that Lin Xiao would do something strange to her, but he went straight back to sleep up until next day noon.

The first thing he said after waking up was…

“Elena, breakfast… oh no, did you finish making lunch?”

Elena couldn’t understand what this pervert was thinking.

In accordance with last night’s agreement, she used the coin that Lin Xiao gave her to buy a lot of delicious food, this time it wasn’t stuff that she made herself, which could kill someone, but genuine delicious delicacies.

Seeing a table filled with delicious food, Lin Xiao was instantly energized, grabbing a roast chicken leg with his left hand, and some sauced beef with his right hand, he gorged himself and devoured the food ravenously.

On one side, he ate like he was a starved dog, while Elena, on the other hand had no appetite, from the beginning she stood there watching him, unmoving.

Why?

How could this guy eat so unrestrained?

She clearly already said that she would poison him, so why was he still able to eat what she put out? Why did he not suspect it at all?

Was it act? No, with Elena’s understanding of Lin Xiao, she was a hundred percent sure that he definitely wasn’t acting.

“Why are you not afraid?” Finally, Elena couldn’t hold back and asked.

“Afraid… of… what?” Lin Xiao tore off pieces of the succulent beef, while asking between bites.

“Are you not afraid of me poisoning you?”

“Uh… are you an idiot? You don’t have poison, so you cant poison me.” Lin Xiao casually said and went back to eating.

From the start, he never detected any killing aura from Elena, so he wasn’t afraid of eating what she prepared.

Someone who really wanted to kill wouldn’t be like Elena, they would be more calm, more normal. If he had to give an example, it would be like Shen DaiYing’s usual demeanor.

If one day, Elena treated him like Shen DaiYing, then that wouldn’t be good.

However, Elena didn’t know of Lin Xiao’s thoughts, in her eyes, she saw Lin Xiao’s indifference in another light.

Secure in the knowledge that one has backing.

That was Elena’s conclusion.

Why was Lin Xiao not afraid of being poisoned? It was simple, because Elena’s niece, Elona, was still in Snow’s hands.

If she poisoned Lin Xiao, and it got out, Snow would definitely not let her niece off easy.

How despicable.

Snow’s plan was perfect, freedom and her niece, she could only choose one, the result was her choosing to abandon freedom for her dear niece, and obediently be Lin Xiao’s maid.

Elena couldn’t kill Lin Xiao and could only hope Snow keeps her promise.

She wants to preserve her remaining self-respect, she wouldn’t give up or wallow in despair, she could only do one thing.

She would listen obediently and become the competent maid Snow wanted and await Snow’s answer.

Then, maintain her distance from Lin Xiao.