Chapter 238: If you have no negotiation skill, make sure you can act cute
"Wait!" I stretched out my palms before he could swoosh me away from his abode.
"What?"
I put my palm flat on the table and narrowed my eyes as I looked at him. "You make me go through all of that, so shouldn’t you give me something, at least?"
All that I got so far was a drink and an explanation about the trial, which honestly...I could live without knowing about it. Still nice, but Natha and Eruha always taught me to get whatever I could get.
The blood-red eyes twitched and he let out a scoff. "Look at this audacity,"
"Hey, aren’t you the one who needs me?" I argued, crossing my arms and praying inside that he wouldn’t smite me for blasphemy. The red eyes narrowed as if he wanted more explanation, so I swiftly elaborated. "You went all the way to send Natha to me, and Mother sent my grandmother over--wasn’t that because you need me?"
"How bold," the blood-red eyes narrowed. "Do you know it’s called narcissism?"
"Nuh-uh," I shook my head firmly. "It’s called being analytical," I added, leaning forward to the table. "Because I don’t believe you can just do it out of pity."
He did not reply for quite sometimes, and I just stared at him while sipping the rest of my drink--didn’t want to waste it, you know, since I had no idea when I could taste something like this again.
If he threw me out for being shameless, at least I had my fill first.
"...pfft," suddenly, he covered his mouth and stifled a laugh. I had no idea whether I should feel relieved or offended by this. He leaned back again and let out a sigh. "Haa...is this why that child is so fixated on you?"