NABC Chapter 14 Caroline
Chapter 14 Caroline
Chloe tried to dissuade her, saying, "There's really no need for that..."
But before she could finish speaking, Violet's questioning gaze silenced her.
Your eyes are practically screaming, "Didn't you say that yourself?"
Chloe worried that if she refused Navelette's request, Navelette would realize that everything she said at the Momen Palace that day was nonsense.
Although it's unclear whether Fontaine has a law that allows her to go to jail for deceiving the Supreme Court, even eating ketchup alone in a restaurant is illegal, so she'd better not take the risk.
But she still wanted to try again: "When you refused last time, it seemed like you wanted to recommend someone else to me? How about we go with your previous idea?"
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid it won't work. Ms. Furina has a performance at the Opicley Opera House soon, and Miss Clarinde, her dueling agent, will be protecting her. I'm afraid she won't be able to find the time."
This is one of the reasons why Navelette ultimately made this arrangement.
Chloe was completely stumped and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Navelette glanced at the clock in the living room, not intending to give her any more time to consider the pros and cons: "Ms. Chloe, it's almost time, let's go."
Chloe followed him in a daze all the way from the residential area of the Vasari Corridor to the Momen Palace.
The first thing to do upon suddenly returning to work was, of course, to report to the supervisor. Violet very considerately led her to Leon's office.
The route to Leon's office led through the offices of all the legal officers, and Chloe was forced to endure the stares of her colleagues along the way, despite her efforts to maintain a distance from Navisette—
"Ms. Chloe, please stay close to me."
After she furtively slowed her pace and finally kept a distance of three meters from Navelette, the latter immediately turned around alertly, her brow furrowing slightly.
He even stopped and waited for Chloe to walk up to him.
She could only follow behind him reluctantly.
Although she did initially have the idea of getting closer to Navelette, she was really embarrassed in front of everyone! Besides, the guy in front of her was simply worried that something might happen if she stayed too far away from him; he had absolutely no romantic feelings for her.
Why flirt with me if you're not going to marry me, Lord Vilette!
Chloe was on the verge of tears.
Fortunately, the situation improved a lot after she entered Leon's office. At least the gossipy eyes were kept out of the door, allowing her to deceive herself for a while longer.
After all, she was Chloe's direct superior, and Leon had already heard about the Pure White Lily of the Valley from Navelette, so he wasn't surprised by the two of them coming and going together. At most, he wondered why she would choose to come back to work at this time.
However, he knew there were some details he shouldn't ask. After inquiring about Navelette's suggestions for the upcoming arrangements, he pondered for a moment and said, "Because of Chloe's absence these past few days, the Apostolic Court has temporarily reassigned her work to other newcomers. Some things are not suitable for being handed over midway, so I don't have any other tasks to assign her for the time being."
Chloe lowered her head in disappointment.
"However—" Leon changed the subject, "I remember that the position of Lady Vilette's secretary has been vacant for many years. Why don't we let Chloe stay by your side and help you for the time being?"
what?
Chloe looked up abruptly and caught a glimpse of the old man winking at her while Vilette was considering the feasibility of the matter, giving her an enigmatic smile.
She was completely speechless.
So you're just as engrossed in this gossip as your colleagues outside?
—This person is not only obsessed with the food, but has even decided to personally promote their "relationship".
Leon had worked at the Palace of Moman for so many years, but he had never seen the Supreme Judge show such concern for anyone. If you said there was no significance to this, he would be the first to disagree!
However, being a sharp-eyed old man, he could tell at a glance that although the two were close, the man seemed completely oblivious to their feelings, while the woman, though interested, hesitated due to the difference in their social status.
Tsk tsk tsk, and they're supposed to be young, yet they have no guts at all.
The guy, who loved to worry about the younger generation, immediately decided to lend a hand.
As he expected, Navelette nodded in agreement to his proposal after a brief moment of thought.
"Yes, my position as secretary has indeed been vacant for a long time. Sedna was temporarily handling the task of transferring files to me, so perhaps it wouldn't be bad for her to take a break once in a while."
His tone was normal, but for some reason, Chloe felt that something was off about him, especially when he mentioned the word "secretary".
Is it related to the person who previously served as her secretary?
Chloe doesn't understand.
She had only been working at the tribunal for a short time, and her relationship with her colleagues wasn't good before she met Navisette, let alone listening to other colleagues gossip—it was practically impossible.
She only just found out about the vacancy of Villette's secretary position; she had previously assumed that Sedna was taking on the role due to her competence.
She scratched her head, wanting to know what had happened, but dared not ask Villette.
It wasn't until she followed Navelette back to his office, where Sedna received her work assignments and came to hand them over, that she finally couldn't resist pulling Melusin aside.
As she closed the door, Navelette took a moment from her heavy paperwork to glance at them: "Ms. Chloe, please don't go too far from the Limoman Palace."
Chloe, who was just about to get information out of Sedna, suddenly felt guilty, her face turning bright red, and she muttered softly, "I know, I know..."
To avoid being overheard by her colleagues at the Auxiliary Court, she kept her head down and rushed forward until she led Sedna to an empty corridor at the entrance of the Moman Palace before stopping.
Just as she was about to speak, she looked down and met Sedna's face as she covered her mouth and chuckled.
"...Sedna, why are you so happy?"
The innocent Melusin couldn't lie, and cheerfully said, "Hehe, seeing Chloe and Lady Navelette getting along so well makes me very happy."
No way? You're getting hooked on this gossip too?
Chloe's pupils dilated in shock, and for a moment she even forgot what she had originally intended to ask.
Finally, Sedna, preoccupied with getting back to work, asked why she had been pulled out of the room. Only then did Sedna vaguely ask, "Speaking of which, Sedna, do you know why Lord Villette hasn't hired a new secretary?"
"Hmm?" Sedna tilted her head, trying to recall.
Melusin lived a long life, and of course she had heard about who Villette's former secretary was, but she was only a few days old at the time and was still living in Haimo Village. It was much later that she heard about her.
"I don't know either. I only know that her name was Caroline, and she was a Melosin like me. Everyone liked her, but she unfortunately passed away."
(End of this chapter)
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This is a freshly written update, rushed out during a full day of classes (I'm exhausted).