Curse the Mainframe! 426 Confusion

Jae clasped her hands together pleadingly as she looked at Katherine.

The Sin felt her defences quickly crumbling down, in a way that it didn't usually for most people. She was even quite immune to her friend, Le Xuan's acts of coquettishness, but in front of Jae's unadulterated pleading, she couldn't resist.

"Fine."

Jae cheered with sparkly eyes. She grabbed and hugged Katherine's arm, attaching herself to the other girl without another word.

Katherine was speechless. Why was she so close? Did she still need comfort? She could let go now, and comfort herself.

Or was this some sort of imprinting that was going on?

"Are you a Sin?" she asked bluntly. It was a rude question, and it would have caused a lot of people to jump out and fight her, but this Jae didn't even mind it at all. She answered like it was the most natural thing for Katherine to ask.

"No," Jae said cheerfully. "I'm a Bright."

"Hmph."

Katherine glared at her and tilted her head up with an arrogant expression, turning her head away as if she didn't care.

Jae's eyes sparkled and she smiled sweetly, not letting go no matter how the other party tried to throw her off. No one could say she wasn't persistent.

As Katherine moved forward, she suddenly had a feeling that things weren't so simple. Who was this girl exactly?

She was so lucky to escape just like that?

They moved towards the market, where there were more people. Katherine thought that Jae would be more assured once there were more people and would let her go, but who knew that she wouldn't do so at all?

Instead, she just clung on tighter.

Katherine was speechless.

How had she gotten herself into this mess? Up until now, she still didn't know.

By right, she would have chucked Jae aside once she knew that she was fine, yet she couldn't do that at all. Maybe it was because of her big, pure eyes that seemed to water whenever she rejected her.

Bored, Katherine walked around with Jae hanging on her arm like a limpet.

She was only here because the girl said that she wanted someone to keep her company for a bit to comfort her from her previous shock, but what was she doing now, really?

She didn't really seem to have much interest in the wares around and was instead just staring at Katherine with sparkling eyes.

It made her a bit uncomfortable since she didn't know how to react.

With her arrogant and cold disposition, there weren't many people who got close to her or genuinely admired her.

The only one who was 'close' to her was Le Xuan.

Jae beamed, because though the other party seemed cold, she still awkwardly comforted her, and she even slowed her steps half a beat when she noticed that Jae couldn't keep up.

She was just lovely.

As Katherine and Jae were standing in front of a shop that sold hairpins and other nonsensical things, a girl nearby cocked her head, her eyes widening.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing right now.

Was that really Katherine E. Klein who didn't hold people in her eyes at all?

There was someone who was hanging around her? How was that possible? She had only been away for a few days, but there was already someone else around her?!

Le Xuan peered at the other girl closely, confused.

The girl had dark hair and dark eyes, so she was definitely not from the Klein Clan. Who was she?

And why was she so close to Katherine? It had been less than a week.

She strode up to them, pouncing on Katherine and dislodging Jae. "Kat!" She quickly let go.

Katherine turned and smirked at her friend. "Le Xuan. Where have you been?"

Le Xuan waved her hand. "Around. I had to do a few things, but I'm finally done after so long," she said, rolling her eyes.

It wasn't her imagination when she caught sight of the glare on the girl who had returned to her position of clinging onto Katherine's arm.

��Who's this?" she asked instead, directing her gaze at the new girl.

Jae shrunk back a little, but she blinked her big eyes and her eyes lost her glare before Katherine turned back to her.

Le Xuan was instantly a little suspicious. So scheming? Was she just hiding her expression from Katherine, or had that expression been meant for her to see?

She couldn't figure it out in the short-term.

But… Katherine wasn't that weak, and she should have noticed at least a little bit, so it was fine for now. If she still couldn't see it in the future, Le Xuan would remind her.

"This is Jae," Katherine introduced the girl to her friend casually.

She felt the fingers on the crook of her arm tremble a little, but Katherine tried to ignore it. She couldn't let this little setback affect her so hard.

"Jae, this is my friend, Le Xuan."

Jae ducked her head and looked up at Le Xuan from under her fringe, glaring at her. "Hello," she said softly.

She couldn't help but feel threatened at this pretty lady coming out of nowhere and acting so friendly with Katherine.

With the previous information that she'd gathered, Katherine only had one good friend, and that was this lady in front of her.

She didn't want to have another rival…

Le Xuan looked at Jae deeply, but Katherine didn't seem to notice.

Eventually, Le Xuan bid her goodbye.

Then, just as Jae thought that they were left alone, some more trouble popped up.

"Jae?" She heard the familiar voice that had haunted her dreams for quite a number of nights previously.

Jae immediately frowned, biting her lip. She'd once thought that they were meant to be, and that they were fated, but apparently, the other party had not thought the same.

She'd originally thought – she gave a little guilty look to the back of Katherine's head and pressed herself closer to the other girl, hiding half of herself.

Katherine looked at Brian with surprise. "Brian? What are you doing?"

Brian frowned, looking at Jae's half-hidden form. She was trying to make herself smaller, but that was definitely his ex-girlfriend.

Why was she here with Katherine?

His eyes narrowed, and he stared deeply at Jae.

"Katherine?" he asked, turning towards her.

Katherine frowned, seeing the mix of displeasure and worry on his face. Suddenly, it clicked. No wonder it had felt strange earlier on.

So, Jae was Brian's ex-girlfriend, the one who was stalking him almost obsessively, right?

Huh.

She turned her head a little to look at Jae, who had wide, slightly panicked eyes. "Jae? You're Brian's ex-girlfriend?"

Jae nodded timidly; her eyes wavering a little. "But… I have nothing to do with him anymore!" she said, clinging tighter to Katherine's hand. It was as if she was trying to covey all her belief into that one action.

Katherine was confused. What was happening right now?

Brian's eyes widened with disbelief. What was she saying right now? How could she just shamelessly say that after all the stalking she did?

"Are you serious? Do you have some sort of malicious intentions towards Katherine? I won't allow it!"

Jae glared at him, but with her watery eyes, it didn't seem convincing at all. She clicked her tongue. "You're the past! And I've come to a realization. Katherine is the best!"

Brian's eyes continued to widen. This… this…?!

He grabbed Katherine's other hand. "Katherine is my girlfriend," he said, glaring at her.

Jae clung tighter to Katherine. "So what? I know that it's a fake relationship!"

"Not anymore," he said seriously, looking deeply at Katherine. "Right, dear?"

Katherine looked between the two people who were… fighting over her?

What was happening?

Chapter end

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