Chapter 446 Mummy's Manipulation
Though the study wasn't some large grand room, it was wide enough to fit 50 people and still leave them with plenty of personal space, so it more than qualified as a battle space.
Unfortunately, the strength of the building was in question and given that Alice had decided to instigate the attack there and then, Seth was now left to either follow her lead and disregard the well-being of the building he was in, or he could strengthen it and make sure it didn't collapse just from this one strike of Alice he was about to block.
Tensing his body a bit and sending his qi flowing into him, particles of darkness had just begun rising out of the floor and walls, seeming to want to cover them.
Just as Seth raised his hand to defend, Alice's leg suddenly stopped just before hitting him and Staring at him intently, the woman brought down her leg.
"That was an amazing speech, darling, but unfortunately, it was very wrong, and I'm sad to know you trust me so little," Alice said, giving Seth a sad and disappointing look.
"Since you're quite busy with your book, then I'm sorry to disturb you. I'll take my leave now and leave you to your business."
With an eloquent bow, Alice smiled at Seth, turned, and started walking away, leaving the stunned man staring at her back.
"Wait," Seth found himself saying before he knew it, and it was only a second later that he began cursing in his mind.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Alice said with a confused expression and then her face lit up.
"Oh, wait, if it's the wall, then thank you for that. I really appreciate the care."
Seeing Alice going on about the wall without care, Seth, who had actually forgotten to bring his hand down after being further into trying to block an attack, found himself snapping.
Within a second, he covered the little distance between him and Alice, standing right in front of the woman with a frown and a not-so-friendly aura.
Just with Seth's change in mood, a wind picked up in the room, and Alice felt a sudden pressure appear on her but rather than being made uncomfortable, she took a step and closed the space between her and Seth and rapping her arm around the neck of the man, who seemed stunned about what to do, she kissed him.
For several seconds, Alice pressed her lips to Seth's and kissed him, but before it could reach a minute, she disconnected their lips but kept their faces close. Then she spoke,
"You're still stunned by what happened, aren't you? Mommy played you too well."
Hearing Alice's words, Seth wanted to pull her away from himself and then berate her, but he couldn't find the will to do so.
The problem was that nothing on why he should be angry could come to mind and like she knew what he was going through, Seth saw the grin on Alice's face go wider.
"Not funny," Seth said, his voice tainted with clear unhappiness, but Alice didn't back down, and she also retorted,
"Not funny either, Seth. What did you think you were doing, trying to goad me like that? Why would you want to make me fight you?"
"I just wanted to make you display what you truly felt and stop suppressing your emotions," Seth said, going on the defence as Alice's current position made it hard for him to think clearly and attack her.
"Display my emotions, Seth? How can you so strongly claim to know what I feel? You're not me, Seth; you're not in my mind," Alice said, staring at Seth with bits of anger seeping out of her.
The moment Alice talked about Seth not being in her mind, Seth had nearly given himself away with his expression, but quickly thinking on his feet, he gave a truthful and misleading answer, "I know you, I know what you want."
"Which of me do you know, Seth, because last I checked we had a deal where I surrendered myself to you, all in the hope that you save me. Do you remember that?"
"Yes, I do."
"Then can I also believe that you remember our conversation on the golden egg and the golden goose?"
"Yes, I remember."
"Good, Seth. So then if you remember that, how did you come up with the idea that I, for some reason, wanted to overthrow you?" Alice asked, her face very questioning, and Seth found himself looking away.
"You are the golden goose, I am the golden egg, Seth. That was one of the foundations of our working together, and my subservience.
Though you never trusted me, you going out and accusing me like this, that just hurts," Alice said, her face filled with hurt, but it seemed her time had expired as all Seth did this time was grunt.
"Since you've decided to disturb me, then we might as well go all the way with this," Seth said as he walked away from Alice and sat back in the seat he had been sitting on before Alice came.
Taking his seat, Seth did a small swirl and turned to look at Alice, an amused smile coming to his face as he saw the woman's still confused eyes.
"Thanks for the heads up. I never would have understood what she was doing in time," Seth said to the voice in his head.
"Yeah, but well, stop underestimating this woman. I know you can destroy her however you wish, but she is still an over 1000-year-old bag of bones.
Give her a chance, and she'll play you. See how you were already beginning to doubt your own abilities to sense what your descendants are thinking.
Deal with her, Seth, and I don't mean just beat her, I mean tame her in every aspect possible.
Not just her, Seth. Dorian as well. In hindsight, we should have better left them asunder and even tried to take Adriana away. But oh well, just deal with the horny woman for now."
Finishing his talk with Alexia, Seth placed his full focus on Alice and then gave a grin that promised he was going to have fun.
"Since you're such an eager and loyal woman, I've decided that you need a reward. And what better reward than me satisfying that sexual hunger of yours, eh?"
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