NABC Chapter 17 Parents
Chapter 17 Parents
Joy is contagious, and Violet found herself unconsciously curving her lips into a smile.
My heart seems to be beating faster again...
he thinks.
However, the two were now sitting on opposite sides of the table, no longer holding hands as before.
So what's the reason this time?
Navelette couldn't understand it, but he knew that this feeling wasn't bad.
Whether it's holding hands or something else.
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In the end, Chloe still didn't expose the beautiful lie, but with Violet by her side, the originally strange-tasting cake didn't seem so hard to swallow anymore.
After enjoying this unexpected afternoon tea, the two went back to Chloe's house together.
Villette never expected that on the very first day, she would run into a suspicious fellow at the door.
At that moment, remembering that she had given all the dried fish as a reward to the little sea otter last time, Chloe had to ask him to wait there for a while while she returned to the pet store.
Violet's gaze darkened as he looked at the two people standing by the streetlight not far away, who were dressed in full disguise, even wearing masks and hats.
Navelette rarely did things herself.
After all, he holds the position of the Supreme Judge, and usually, Zhu Yingting handles matters directly on his behalf. However, this does not mean that he is a weak office worker.
Just like right now.
With no one around, Villette didn't need to worry about whether her actions would harm innocent passersby. A jet of water shot out from her raised hand and headed straight for the two people.
They were moving so fast that even if they heard the noise behind them, they only had time to turn around and could only watch helplessly as the water column reached them.
However, they were just suspicious individuals, so there was no need to go too far.
The raised hand flipped down again, and the water column changed in response to Villette's movement. When it touched their bodies, it automatically dispersed and condensed into rope-like structures, binding the two of them tightly and dragging them in front of him.
"Excuse me, you two," the man's voice was clear and cold, carrying an unyielding authority, "Could you please tell me why you're dressed like this and appearing here?"
If possible, Violet would not want this group of people to be specifically targeting Chloe.
However, the two men's expressions turned to terror the moment they saw him. Before he could even make a move, they huddled together, looking completely guilty.
Villette's expression grew even colder.
Before he could make another move, he heard the light footsteps of a girl behind him.
Due to the angle, Chloe could only see Navelette's back and two glimpses of his clothes at his feet, clearly indicating that two unknown figures were kneeling in front of him.
"Lord Vilette, what's going on?"
She quickened her pace and walked towards this place.
Upon hearing her voice, the two who had been kneeling obediently became excited for some reason, scrambling to their feet and rushing towards her, calling out Chloe's name.
They look like they know each other?
The sudden turn of events caused Villette's expression to freeze.
He won't tie up the wrong person again, like he did with the little sea otter's emotions before, will he?
As it turned out, he was wrong again.
After the two pounced on Chloe, they quickly hid behind her, just like chicks hiding behind their mother hen.
Chloe, looking exasperated, pulled them out from behind her: "Mom and Dad, how old are you both? Why are you still acting like such a clown?"
Dad? Mom?
Villette's expression stiffened even more.
Chloe, however, didn't have time to pay attention to him right away. Instead, she looked at her parents' strange attire and complained, "Why are you dressed like this?"
Although she didn't see exactly what happened, she could guess what it was just by thinking about it.
Dressed like this to visit her at such a sensitive time, wouldn't that make Violet think he had ulterior motives?
Fortunately, Villette didn't go too far...
After carefully checking them over and making sure that the two were alright except for being a little frightened, Chloe finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chloe's mother, Lady Durand, with tears welling in her eyes, stole a glance at the fierce-looking (?) Supreme Judge and sobbed softly, "Waaah, my darling, why didn't you tell us sooner that Lady Villette was with you?"
Chloe sighed and rubbed her forehead: "You guys said you were going out to do business, but you haven't come back for ages, have you? How am I supposed to get in touch with you?"
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Chloe, whose full name is Chloe Durand, is the only daughter of the Durand family, a legendary merchant family in Fontainebleau.
As for why it's called a legend—
Well, because the Durands were simply not cut out for business.
To paraphrase Chloe, these two exude a pure kind of foolishness; the fact that they haven't lost money yet can only be attributed to their incredible luck in encountering only good people.
However, after Mr. Carles, who had helped them a few years ago, died due to public opinion, the two saw through the indifference of the people of Fontainebleau and chose to venture out into the world.
Judging from Chloe's monthly allowance, they seem to be doing quite well.
However, Chloe couldn't help but worry that they would be swindled out of their lives, which is why she chose to become a lawyer.
With such a high-paying, secure job, even if the two of them go bankrupt and return home in disgrace, she can still support the whole family. It shows how thoughtful she is.
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Seeing her parents, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Chloe remembered this incident and asked with some doubt, "Did you go bankrupt or did you get into trouble?"
She had only spoken half a sentence when Mrs. Durand frantically shushed her, telling her to keep her voice down.
Mr. Durand, who had been standing to the side pretending to be reserved, beckoned her to come closer and talk.
Chloe glanced at Navilette not far behind her and couldn't help but wave, "Lady Navilette, could you wait here for me for a while?"
"Of course," Navelette replied.
However, given that the issue of the Pure White Lily of the Valley had not yet been resolved, Chloe did not go too far.
Even so, the Durands felt much more at ease and began to explain why they had come here. Little did they know that what they said would be a shocking revelation.
"Honey, it seems we've gotten into trouble in Liyue—"
(End of this chapter)
The author says: Fontaine's weather today: sunny turning cloudy.
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There's something I wanted to mention before, but couldn't because I didn't update yesterday: the book has a new title and a new cover, and now it looks weird yet somehow perfectly reasonable _(:з」∠)_
As before, the four Kongbao avatars I drew on the cover have been posted on Weibo. Feel free to take them if you like.
Some kids said they thought the previous one was also very nice, so I also uploaded the little portraits of Chloe and Navelette. I'm here to compete as a writer and artist!