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Chapter 932: I'm Speechless
Chapter 932: I'm Speechless
"Yes, yes, yes! Sister-in-law, you're right!"
As Lyon looked at Melanie with a mixture of belief and doubt, she couldn't help but secretly heave a sigh of relief, nodding her head vigorously. With a serious expression, she chimed in, "I am such a genius! So I didn't betray Big Brother at all. The reason I accepted Sister-in-law's bribe is only for the harmony of Big Brother's family. There's absolutely no selfishness... or if there is, it's not much!"
"..."
If you hadn't added that last sentence, I might have actually believed you...
Seeing Melanie's eyes spinning non-stop, her mind working on some unknown scheme, Lyon couldn't help but shake his head. With a helpless expression, he asked, "Where's Anna? Why isn't she at home?"
She escaped!
Realizing that her punishment was avoided, Melanie's heart filled with joy. She quickly replied, "Sister Anna went to work! After the new Poor House opened, she started working there and receiving a salary. Whenever William and I go to school, she goes there to help out."
"She wasn't supposed to work today, but something happened at the Poor House. A large number of elderly people with white and gray hair suddenly arrived, and even the corridors were crowded. There weren't enough staff, so Sister Anna had to go and help out."
"Then I came here."
After Melanie finished speaking, Veronica spoke softly, "William hasn't been feeling well these past few days. Anna found one of my female officials, hoping to ask someone to help look after William. I happened to be free today, so I sent some people to the Poor House to help out, then followed the doctor to come and see."
"Is William feeling unwell?"
"Don't worry, it's just a slight fever."
Seeing Lyon's slightly worried expression, Veronica softly explained, "Children's physique is weak, should be the night caught a cold or something, drank two small branches of the gold supplement, the child already had a fever, just now had in the room asleep."
"I see..."
It seemed that William only had a common cold, otherwise Anna would definitely be unable to put down her heart and would have returned to look after him herself.
Using the Black Goat's soul vision to look into the room, confirming William's soul was normal, just very common asleep, Lyon completely put down his heart.
Just as he turned to look at Melanie, wanting to ask about what happened during his absence, Veronica's eyebrows slightly wrinkled, leaning over to sniff him gently.
"What's wrong?"
Raising his arm to smell it too, confirming there wasn't anything strange, Lyon curiously asked, "Do I have a strange smell?"
"It's not strange, it's quite pleasant..."
Sniffing twice more, Veronica frowned, "Lyon? Did you drink before coming back?"
"..."
I didn't drink any alcohol... but I did swallow a wine god's pearl...
"I guess I had a little."
Nodding his head and vaguely answering, Lyon recalled the incident with the Commissioner competing for the wine god's pearl and then swallowing it whole. He couldn't help but exhale into his hand and smell it, then quite helplessly said, "Before I came back, I accidentally went to the Bureau and took a big gulp... Is the flavor very obvious?"
"It's not very obvious... but the strength is a little strong..."
Unable to resist, Veronica sniffed lightly, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she blinked, looking perplexed, "I just smelled it a little, but it's like I drank half a bottle of strong wine. It's a bit... um... Melanie? Melanie?"
"Huh?"
After being called twice, Melanie reacted and lifted her pink face, half-opening her eyes, "Big Brother... I... I feel a little dizzy..."
"..."
Drunk? Dizzy? Could it be...
Seeing the dizzy pair before him, Lyon couldn't help but click his tongue. He quickly touched his tongue to the back of his hand, and immediately, a rich and spicy aroma of alcohol rushed straight to his forehead.
Oh no, it seems like I've been soaked in the flavor of that pearl!
As he stepped back and created some space, watching Melanie's drunken eyelids droop, Lyon couldn't help but scratch his head. He then carried her to his room to let her sleep it off.
When Lyon emerged from the room, Queen Veronica, who had a vague idea of what was happening, began to instruct the two ladies-in-waiting with a slightly tipsy gaze, asking them to take care of the two sleeping children.
After the two ladies-in-waiting left the living room and entered their respective rooms to attend to the children, Queen Veronica, whose neck had turned a faint shade of red, stood up and held his hand, gazing at him with watery eyes.
"Lyon~"
"Stop!"
Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit off and seemed to be heading in a strange direction, Lyon quickly leaned his head back and withdrew his hand, saying, "I'm not feeling quite right now. You should stay away from me for a while."
"Okay, I'll do as you say~"
After blinking her bright eyes, Veronica took a step back, then wrinkled her nose and sniffed the air, noticing the suddenly strong aroma of alcohol in the room. She then smiled and said, "Lyon, why don't we change locations? The alcohol on your body is getting stronger. If you stay here, they might get drunk just from being behind a closed door."
"..."
"Let's go. I'm about to get drunk."
Veronica pressed the back of her hand against her flushed cheeks, her eyes becoming more watery as she spoke, "I haven't seen you in several months, and I have so much to tell you. I don't want to just pass out drunk... Lyon, take me somewhere with better ventilation, let me get some fresh air to sober up... How about my balcony?"
"Okay..."
Lyon checked the souls of the two little rascals and the two ladies-in-waiting in the house, confirming there were no issues. Concerned about the alcohol continuing to escape, he reluctantly accepted Veronica's suggestion and entered the Mirror World through the spotless doorknob. They made their way towards the royal palace.
"Ugh... I feel much better now."
Veronica, placed on the rattan chair on the balcony by Lyon, couldn't help but tease, "As expected of the man I chose. Just being held by you almost made me pass out drunk."
"..."
You were almost drunk, but I'm truly drunk...
Lyon brought his hand close to his nose, smelling the alcohol that had become as overwhelming as ocean waves. He sighed and explained his situation.
"So, you accidentally ingested the Wine God's Pearl, and that's why you're emitting alcohol?"
After listening carefully to Lyon's explanation, Veronica, with her eyes half-open and half-closed, nodded and smiled, "If that's the case, I might have accidentally ingested a pearl too... Lyon, do you smell the scent emanating from me?"
"Huh? What scent?"
"The scent of missing you."
"..."
...
Hmm? What's this scent...
Just as Lyon was cringing from the sudden cheesy confession, feeling his body go numb from the effort, Anna rushed home and pushed open the door, only to be hit by a wave of alcohol that made her head snap back.
Upon opening Lyon's bedroom door, which was ajar, and seeing Melanie lying sprawled on the bed, her face flushed as she slept soundly, Anna's expression darkened.
"Melanie!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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