Chapter 33: Master Of Escape And Avoidance
Mika froze, his grin faltering, panic flickering in his gray eyes as Yelena’s words sank in.
"W-What?" He stammered, his hand dropping from his chest. "What do you mean I’m in trouble? How am I the one in trouble here? I didn’t even do anything! She—"
Mika shot a frantic finger toward Charlotte, who was still dangling in the air like an indignant little cat.
"She was the one straddling me! Not the other way around! She’s the one attacking me, I’m the victim here! If you’re going to blame anyone, blame her, not me!"
For a brief moment, Mika thought he’d turned the tide. He thought Yelena would nod and direct her fury back to her daughter.
But instead...Yelena’s smile only grew colder.
Her eyes glinted dangerously as she stepped even closer to the bed, her presence suffocating.
"I don’t care about who’s straddling who."
Mika blinked, caught off guard.
"I don’t even care if you were the one doing the same thing to her." Yelena continued, her voice calm but laced with an edge sharp enough to cut steel. "Because if that were the case...it would only mean you two would become a couple in the future."
She tilted her head slightly, her crimson hair cascading like a waterfall over her shoulder.
"Which, as I said earlier, would be a very good thing for me."