Chapter 45: Like a Couple

After changing into new clothes, Eleanor walked out of the room.

She saw Anderson leaning against the wall, lost in thought.

She approached him and asked, “Chief Justice, have you eaten?”

“No.”

Anderson snapped out of his daze and looked at Eleanor.

“You didn’t just sleep all day without eating anything, did you?”

“Uh… I fell asleep, so not eating is normal, right?”

Eleanor scratched her cheek, a bit embarrassed.

Anderson was somewhat used to this by now.

He sighed and said to Eleanor, “Let’s go to the cafeteria together.”

“I don’t have any money.”

“I’ll treat you.”

As they walked toward the cafeteria, Anderson’s gaze kept drifting toward Eleanor.

This nun was indeed very beautiful.

Even if her figure was padded, her face was undeniably lovely.

But her personality was too overly familiar.

People like that were actually the hardest to get close to.

Speaking of Ainola, she also gave that impression, but compared to Eleanor, Ainola kept people at a great distance, as if she had no interest in any interaction.

More importantly, Ainola had an extreme indifference to life and death, feeling no fear of death at all.

Just like before, when she charged head-on into his sword blade without a moment’s hesitation.

Even though he had only stabbed a Water Clone, the clone’s death would still cause fear and pain.

But at that time, Ainola’s expression hadn’t changed at all.

In her joyful smile was an extreme numbness.

In contrast, Eleanor was as lively as any girl her age.

Not only in appearance but also in temperament, the two were worlds apart.

So if you asked why Anderson didn’t suspect Eleanor, it was probably because over the past year, he had come to understand Ainola’s personality too well.

“Thank you, Chief Justice!”

Eleanor’s bright smile was very heartwarming, as perfect as an angel’s.

If Anderson had met Eleanor first, he might have actually fallen for her.

But unfortunately, right now all he wanted was to catch that damn assassin.

The two walked to the cafeteria together.

Such a pairing naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Especially Lewis, who was investigating Eleanor’s background.

He had traced her background back and found nothing unusual.

But it was precisely such a nearly perfect file that was most suspicious.

Logically, a common girl who had fled from the Northwest Desert couldn’t possibly have such a complete file.

This was the suspicious point, and Lewis had been investigating from that angle.

“The relationship between those two seems to be developing abnormally fast.”

Lewis was an old hand; he wouldn’t think this was normal.

So he hid in the shadows, constantly observing Eleanor.

But even after they finished eating, he didn’t notice anything strange about Eleanor.

It was too normal.

When she was with Anderson, she acted as intimate as a couple.

Eleanor would occasionally be amused by Anderson, and they seemed to be chatting happily with good chemistry.

But Lewis still didn’t understand one thing: did Anderson really like Eleanor?

When he had misunderstood before, Anderson had clearly explained that he had no feelings for Eleanor.

Right now, his top priority was to bring the fugitive assassin Red Sparrow to justice.

But though he said that, his actions were quite honest.

Anderson and Eleanor’s relationship seemed to be heating up.

After all, Lewis had never seen a girl try to feed a random male friend for no reason.

Such intimacy, combined with Eleanor’s nearly perfect identity file, deepened Lewis’s wariness.

As for Eleanor at that moment, she had naturally noticed Lewis’s gaze.

So she could only act as usual, finally just chatting happily with Anderson.

After they had eaten their fill, Eleanor stood up and said to Anderson, “Chief Justice, your room had no hygiene issues today. I checked it thoroughly, and there’s no problem. So, can I go back now?”

Eleanor looked at Anderson with a questioning gaze.

He had no reason to refuse, so he nodded and said, “You can go back first. Don’t slack off tomorrow, remember.”

“Hehe, got it, got it.”

Hearing that she could leave early, Eleanor was as happy as a child.

“Chief Justice, see you tomorrow~”

“Goodbye.”

After bidding Eleanor farewell, Anderson headed to his bedroom.

When he returned to his room and lay on the bed, he caught a faint fragrance.

Without a doubt, it was Eleanor’s scent.

Especially when he thought of Eleanor sleeping naked in his bed…

To be honest, Anderson’s heart was in turmoil.

If he hadn’t been poisoned, he would be “hard to fall asleep” for real.

But unfortunately, now his mind was in a mess, while his body had no reaction at all.

“Ainola… just you wait.”

After cursing that damn assassin under his breath, Anderson closed his eyes.

But even so, he knew he would probably be tossing and turning all night.

***

On the other side, Eleanor found a secluded spot and removed all her Disguise Magic.

She transformed back into Ainola.

Spark appeared beside her and said, “Whoa, Ainola, you’re so cruel. Playing with Anderson’s feelings like that, doesn your conscience hurt?”

Spark knew that Anderson was a young man in the prime of his youth, full of youthful vigor.

How could he resist Ainola’s innocent temptation, even if it was just an act?

“What’s a conscience?”

Ainola said with a grin.

“Can you eat it?”

“Tsk tsk, I bet Anderson can’t sleep now. Ainola, you’re so sinful.”

After saying that, Spark coughed twice and warned Ainola, “Earlier at the cafeteria, when you two were eating, I felt that guy named Lewis seemed to be suspicious of you. Plus, with your earlier self-exposure, Anderson might also be suspecting your identity.”

“Is that so?”

Ainola said indifferently.

“That Lewis seems to have been suspicious for a while, but I don’t care.”

“What if Anderson finds out your identity?”

Hearing Spark’s question, Ainola just smiled.

“There’s a saying: the onlooker sees clearly while the participant is lost. Anderson knows me too well, and that’s actually his weakness.”