Chapter 617: Chapter 616 Feeling as if Being Trained_1
Only the two of them were left in the room.
Veronica looked down at Aiden from above, revealing a meaningful smile, "Now thereās no one to disturb us, Commander."
"Then I think you can get off me," Aiden tried to persuade.
At such close distance, relying solely on physical strength, he truly couldnāt overpower Veronica, not to mention his body wasnāt responding at the moment.
The paralytic drug clearly had limited effect on werewolves; Veronica still had the strength to pin him down after drinking, whereas he was completely paralyzed.
Even if he wanted to use divine words, Veronica, who knew his trump card, could immediately stop him.
Of course, if he hadnāt been so unguarded and drank that cup of wine, and had been caught off guard by a sneak attack, he wouldnāt have fallen into this predicament.
"No! Youāll definitely use divine words immediately, letās talk like this!" Veronica pouted and then suddenly grinned, "Besides, I like it this way. Now, I call the shots, Commander."
Aiden realized that Veronica wasnāt exactly sober at the moment, but she had an extremely sharp intuition; simple deception wouldnāt work on her.
No, why deceive? Although Veronica had lost the restraint of reason, her innermost feelings hadnāt changed. It was precisely because a slight resentment had arisen between them that someone had taken advantage of her vulnerability.
Veronica suddenly began to search up and down Aidenās body.
"What are you doing?" Aiden was taken aback.
"Commander, where is your āThe Codexā?" Veronica tried to reach into Aidenās collar.
"What do you want that for?" Aiden didnāt understand at first, but quickly figured it out, "You want to write the rule āprohibit lyingā?"
"We need to... have a heart-to-heart talk," Veronica said and then belched.
Aiden was silent for a moment and then let out a breath, "No need for āThe Codexā, I swear Iāll tell you the truth."
"And no avoiding questions," Veronica immediately added.
"Alright, no avoiding," Aiden agreed as well.
"Commander, you actually know that I like you, right?" Veronica stared at Aiden.
"Ah, yes, I know," Aiden answered truthfully.
Weāre all adults here; if we really have to face such a topic, thereās nothing to evade.
Aiden knew that Veronica liked him, and Veronica also knew that Aiden was aware of it, but they just implicitly agreed not to burst that bubble.
Veronica had always let her feelings develop naturally, hoping to gradually close the distance with Aiden, until it was the right moment to address what was unsaid.
But when she was almost there, she realized she had hit an invisible wallāAidenās fate, so close at hand, kept him from focusing on a distant emotional commitment.
"Hmph, and you said youād tell the truth?" Veronica scoffed as if she had heard a joke, "You really have no clue, Commander."
"I truly know," Aiden emphasized, thinking this must be another drunken outburst, "Calm down first."
"So what if Iām not calm?" Veronica said without concern, "When Iām rational, I only suppress my own heart, so itās no wonder you donāt understand! Yes, you just... donāt understand at all! You donāt understand... how much I like you!"
Veronica reached out and placed her hand on Aidenās face without any restraint, caressing it back and forth: "For me, it has to be you, and no one else."
"..." Aiden didnāt know what to say for a moment; Veronicaās bold move had also left him a bit at a loss.
"But you tell me you might die and ask me to take care of things afterward?" Veronica narrowed her eyes, "Whether you disappear from this world or someone else replaces you, to me itās like the sky falling down, yet you speak lightly of me handling all this as if... my feelings for you are nothing. Do you know how cruel that sounds?"
"Thatās not what I meant," Aiden explained.
"I know thatās not what you meant, you just didnāt take it seriously. But this kind of neglect is the most painful thing for me," Veronica said as she cupped Aidenās face. "For you, I could even give up my life, I can give you everything without expecting anything in return, but I cannot tolerate being ignored like this."
"Veronica, Iām someone who could die at any moment, and I might drag you into danger," Aiden said seriously.
"Iāve thought it through, and Iāve made it clear that I donāt mind," Veronica pouted unhappily.
"Iāve also said that I do mind," Aiden stated earnestly.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Veronica frowned.
Aidenās eyes widened suddenlyāsuch words, the usual Veronica probably wouldnāt say directly to him even if the sky fell down.
Within two days, he had been confronted by two different women.
"Donāt I have more of a say in this matter?" Veronica reached out to pat Aidenās face, venting her inner dissatisfaction, "Can you just make decisions for me because you care? Put away that uncomfortable concern of yours, and donāt think you can do whatever you want just because I like you."
"Stop it, Veronica! Cut it out!" Aiden struggled to fend off her drunken antics.
"Ah, sorry, I accidentally..." Veronica quickly stopped, thought for a moment, and then suddenly leaned in with a mischievous smile.
Before Aiden could react, he felt a warm, soft touch brush past him like a dragonfly skimming over water.
"Hehe, that didnāt hurt, did it?" Veronica said with a dazed smile.
Uh?
Aiden blinked twice, his mind a blank.
Suddenly, there was this feeling... as if he were being trained.
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If Fille had continued to stay here and witnessed this scene, she probably would have been furious enough to go mad.
"Listen up, Chief. There are only two reasons that would make me willingly give up," Veronica said, her expression suddenly serious again as she held up two fingers, "One is if youāre truly deadāmere possibilities of death are not enough to make me give up, and youāre not allowed to bring it up again."
"Well, thatās one reason I truly canāt give," Aiden sighed, "What about the other?"
"The other..." Veronicaās complexion visibly darkened, "is if you donāt like me and you donāt want me to like you. Just say the word, and I wonāt bother you anymore, Iāll lock away these feelings, and maintain the proper distance between a superior and a subordinate. So..."
Veronica leaned in closer, staring intently into Aidenās eyes as she asked, "Tell me, what do you think of me?"