Chapter 32: Useless Advances
Charlotte folded her arms in midair with an audible huff, her cheeks puffed out in defiance as her legs dangled helplessly beneath her.
"I can’t accept this." She declared loudly, her voice carrying that same indignation and childish frustration that made Mika inwardly groan.
"I absolutely can’t accept this at all!" She added, her tone rising as she wriggled against the knife holding her collar, her pink hair bouncing like a furious halo around her flushed face.
Mika glanced up at her, lips twitching in amusement despite himself. "Here she goes.’
Charlotte turned her sharp gaze back to her mother, her pout deepening. "Fine! I’ll admit it!" She said dramatically, thrusting out her chest like she was confessing to a heinous crime.
"I was the one who was trying to jump on Mika! I was the one being aggressive! He was just lying there like a stiff board, all stoic and boring like usual."
Her words made Mika’s brow twitch slightly, but he didn’t interrupt.
"But Mama..." Charlotte’s voice softened into something almost pitiful now, her lips trembling as she gazed at Yelena with big, watery eyes. "That still doesn’t explain why you stopped me like this. I mean, I was simply trying to put my moves on him."
Her pout returned in full force.
"I mean, wee’re in the prime of our youth! The age where love blooms and hearts beat faster! I love Mika with my whole soul, I was just trying to win him over!"
She tilted her head, staring down at her mother with exaggerated innocence.
"So why, Mama? Why did you have to interrupt me like this?!"