Hesta's movements stopped completely. When Roger's figure was reflected in her dark pupils, her eyes suddenly burst into life.
Roger recognized almost immediately that it was an irrepressible surprise.
For a moment, the faces of many old lovers suddenly appeared in Roger's mind. Those blurred eyes and faces overlapped with the image of Eureka in front of him - almost every one of them had a similar expression. Look at him.
Although there were some more complex emotions in Eureka's eyes, Roger was very sure that the joy of suddenly meeting the person he wanted to see could not be faked, not to mention that they were expressed so warmly and so sincerely.
Thinking of this, a winner's smile appeared on his face involuntarily. Out of caution last night, he let Youleka go with Palan, but now it seems that if he had been bolder and found an excuse to let Palan leave first, maybe he would have succeeded now.
After taking off all the clothes, how is Mercury Needle's body different from that of ordinary people?
Roger sat down next to Hesta, and the two chatted casually. To Roger's surprise, Hesta was not as enthusiastic as expected, and she did not take the initiative to initiate any topics. , and didn't even notice that he had changed into a thicker perfume today. However, when he brought up the idea of going out for a walk together in the morning, Hesta readily agreed without any hesitation.
Roger interpreted this slightly contradictory behavior as a girl's reserve. Although he didn't like this slightly deliberate indifference...but what does it matter? His appearance here today means that he is determined to be indifferent today. I put this mercury needle in my pocket.
"You guys are here so early." Si Lei's voice came from upstairs, followed by a burst of fast and short footsteps on the stairs.
"Good morning, Officer Si Lei."
Si Lei walked towards the dining table with vigorous steps. When she passed by Hesta, a very light fragrance suddenly reminded her of a morning in the cedar forest many years ago. She stopped and sniffed, and soon discovered the smell. It came from Gray, probably some kind of perfume.
After picking up some slices of bread, cheese and ham, she sat across from Hesta and looked at Gray: "You are dressed so formally, is Mr. Gray going to attend some event today?"
Roger laughed: "No, I have nothing to do all day today."
Si Lei glanced at Gray's rather elegant bow tie, brooch and cufflinks with some surprise - he was not so particular when he was playing games yesterday afternoon.
"Officer Si Lei, are you busy this morning?" Hesta asked.
"Not yet."
"Mr. Gray invited me out for a walk and said he had a new discovery in the manor that he must take me to see," Hesta said softly, "If you have nothing to do, let's go together."
Si Lei did not answer immediately.
It's okay to go out for a walk with Eureka, but adding Gray is a bit unsightly.
To be fair, Si Lei disliked Gray very much. He didn't like him from the first moment he saw him. Although rationally, Si Lei understood that always wearing a mask might be a playboy-like quirk, but a man who never behaved like that How much credibility can a person who shows his true face have?
"Officer Si Lei?"
"OK."
Si Lei glanced at the person in front of her. She didn't understand why Youleka made this suggestion. Was it because she didn't want to travel alone with Gray and was too embarrassed to say no, so she invited her?
But this child should not be someone who is embarrassed to say no - after all, she was too straightforward when she refused to give Palan her contact information.
…
Less than half an hour into the trip, Roger was already regretting something. He didn't understand what was going on. He chatted more with Si Lei than with Youleka along the way.
Eureka seemed to have suddenly changed. Her words were always short and boring. She was no longer as witty as she was last afternoon and evening. Her mind seemed to be completely occupied by another thing, and she had no time to take care of herself.
Roger felt that the three of them were walking awkwardly, but Si Lei and Eureka seemed not to be aware of this. They would sometimes discuss some blind corners and potential dangers in the nearby terrain, and Roger was completely unable to intervene in these topics. And when he tried to change the topic to the direction he was good at, the two women almost stopped talking.
For the first time in his life, Roger had doubts about his own judgment - does Eureka really have a crush on him?
Those ambiguous glances last night, the happy look back this morning... could they all be fake? Is it my own illusion?
There was a burst of laughter in the distance. When Roger came back to her senses, she saw five or six girls about the same age as Sophie waving to her. They shouted: "Mr. Grey!"
Si Lei turned around and said, "It seems that you are a frequent visitor to the manor, and your acquaintances are everywhere."
Roger raised his lips slightly.
The girls had already run up to the three of them with their skirts in hand. Roger called out each of their names accurately. From the conversation, Hesta understood that they were all Sophie's friends - as early as two weeks ago. Before that, they had made an appointment to hold a book club together today.
"...Reading club?" Hesta's expression suddenly changed. Facing the young and lively faces in front of her, she couldn't help but speak softly, "You are also holding a reading club here?"
The girl at the front laughed: "Yes, we are selecting which new book published this month is the best. The discussion is too intense, but Sophie is not here. Everyone has been talking about their own opinions, and there is no conclusion at all. !”
Another girl grabbed her shoulder from behind and said with a smile: "Why do we have to talk about our own things? If it weren't for you keeping fooling around, today's discussion would have ended long ago."
The other girls immediately burst into laughter.
Hesta didn't know why they were laughing, but hearing such cheerful laughter brought a smile to her face.
The girl at the front said confidently: "Why am I just fooling around? Sophie didn't come. There are only six of us. Now we are three against three. How can there be any results?"
Another person immediately added: "Even if Sophie didn't come, she would definitely vote for us. The male protagonist in your story was cheating on her from the beginning to the end. Either he was drunk and slept with the witch on the spot, or he was sleeping with the witch on the spot. The elf who saved him fell asleep on the battlefield - hahaha, Sophie will tear up the book on the spot when she sees this kind of chapter!"
"Hey - if you look twice, you won't come to such a conclusion. I have already explained that those are the contents of Lao Qian Lao Qian - the reason why the male protagonist did such a thing was entirely because of the female protagonist. The Lord had not yet learned how to be a good wife at that time, and there was still misunderstanding between them. Later, when their misunderstanding was resolved, the hero became gentle and loyal——"
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