This is a good thing for Charles.

She looked around in the direction of the warm candlelight. The firewood in the fireplace was burning behind the fire damper, providing warmth for the house.

There were several bottles of expensive wine, a silver teapot and several cups on the table. These were obviously not his own things, and one of the bottles of wine was half empty.

Charles looked to his left and saw a familiar figure sitting on the single sofa, sleeping with his head tilted.

Her glasses were still on her nose, and her long black hair slid down her fair cheeks. Her current posture did not look comfortable at all.

The feeling of dry mouth made Charles pick up the teapot. She opened the lid, confirmed that it was just ordinary black tea and not wine, poured herself a cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

The warm tea flowed down Ciel's throat, making her feel alive.

After pouring himself another cup of tea and drinking it, Charles turned his attention to Avina again.

Was Avina always by my side when I was unconscious?

Even in summer, the temperature in Buren City at night is only a little over ten degrees, which is not warm at all. Sleeping in the living room is not only uncomfortable, but will definitely catch a cold.

Charles stood up and stretched her waist a little. After confirming that she was in good spirits, she walked to Avina and gently picked her up.

Avina's weight was surprisingly light for Charles, so he easily picked her up in a princess hug and slowly walked upstairs.

After pushing open the door to his room with his back, Charles put Avina on his bed, unfolded the quilt folded beside him, and covered Avina with it.

After taking off Avina's glasses and placing them on the table, Charles lit the candle on the table.

Just as Charles finished lighting the candles and was about to get up and leave, Avina, who was lying on the bed, narrowed her eyes slightly.

In fact, she had already woken up when Charles picked her up, but she hadn't spoken a word until Charles was about to leave. Then she opened her eyes and whispered:

"Charles..."

Hearing the voice, Charles turned around and saw Avina half-supporting her body and looking at him, her eyes full of worry.

"what happened?"

Ciel asked.

"Where are you...going?"

Avina asked.

The current Charles basically gave Avina a stereotype, as if whenever Charles went out, he was about to do something particularly dangerous.

"Not going anywhere."

Charles shook her head. She had just wanted to go downstairs and get something to eat. She hadn't eaten for almost the entire day, so she was still feeling a little hungry.

"Then have a good rest."

Avina lifted the quilt a little, patted the hard mattress, and spoke.

I don’t know why, but although Avina maintains a blank expression now, her tone and actions give people the feeling that she is acting like a spoiled child.

In addition, Avina was not wearing glasses at this time, and her eyes seemed a little blurry. Charles remembered the half-empty bottle of wine downstairs.

Thinking about it carefully, when I carried Avina upstairs just now, I did smell a faint smell of alcohol on her.

"you're drunk?"

Charles sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Avina with some curiosity and asked.

"No."

Avina shook her head, lay down again, looked at the ceiling and said, "I'm just thirsty."

Charles was aware of this. Many nobles drank wine and tea as water, and they rarely drank ordinary water.

In the minds of most nobles, water is still an unclean drink, and wine is better, and it can also "disinfect".

Of course, Charles has always boiled water to drink, but apart from her and her sister, she doesn't seem to have seen anyone else have this habit.

However, this was the first time that Charles saw Avina a little drunk... at least her expression was richer.

"How are you feeling now?"

Avina turned her head and looked at Charles who was sitting next to her and asked.

Now Avina was lying on Charles' bed. Although the mattress was hard, the quilt was not soft to the touch, and the fabric was slightly rough, her whole body seemed to be wrapped in Charles' scent.

Avina's cheeks were slightly flushed at this moment, and she didn't know whether it was because of the taste or because of the wine she drank.

"much better,"

Charles looked at Avina and said sincerely, "Thank you, Avina."

If it weren't for Avina helping him share some of the pollution, he would definitely not have been able to recover so quickly. For this, Charles was sincerely grateful to Avina.

After hearing Charles' answer, Avina nodded slightly and slowly closed her eyes.

Ever since she was a child, Avina has understood one thing.

If you want something, you have to try your best to get it.

The affluent life also gave Avina a lot of trial and error costs, which cultivated her calm and confident character.

Most importantly, this kind of life has given her a quality that is difficult for ordinary people to have - not being afraid of making mistakes.

Because she has the capital to cover for her mistakes.

But Charles was the complete opposite.

She also has a calm and composed personality, but Charles is too easily afraid of making mistakes, because once she makes a mistake, she will lose everything.

So Charles handles most of the things alone, and even when encountering danger, he will take the initiative to distance himself from those close to him, just to prevent those close to him from being implicated when things go wrong.

During these days of getting along, Avina also noticed this.

Especially Charles's personality of always being on the edge of everyone else made Avina worried.

I was worried that if something happened one day, Charles would disappear without any discussion and escape to a place where no one could find him.

In order to avoid this situation, Avina felt that she had to do something.

"Charles."

Avina sat up again and stretched out her hand in Charles' direction.

"Ok?"

Charles looked at Avina's left hand with some confusion.

When she saw Avina's left hand reaching out to her right hand, Charles' pupils shrank slightly, and when Avina's fingertips touched hers, she subconsciously pulled her hand back.

In Charles' sight, where Avina's hand touched, in the crack on the back of her hand, terrifying scarlet tentacles were wriggling. His terrifying right hand formed a sharp contrast with Avina's fair left hand.

Charles' hand just retracted a little, but Avina moved forward again at a faster speed and placed it directly on the back of Charles' hand.

"Avina..."

Charles looked at Avina's eyes with some confusion, as if he didn't understand her intention.

"I can see that, Ciel."

Avina looked at Charles' right hand. She held Charles' wrist and slowly lifted up his right hand.

After she placed Charles's palm against her face, she looked into his eyes.

"After healing your spirit, I will be able to see everything you can see."

Avina stared into Charles' eyes with her dark purple pupils and said seriously, "Do you think I'm scared?"

Charles looked into Avina's eyes, feeling the warm temperature on Avina's cheek with his right hand. For some reason, his heart skipped a beat.

Avina...

Whether in reality or in simulation, Avina's unreserved help to him made Charles trust her greatly. Because of this, Charles was even more worried that the incidents he encountered would implicate her.

But Avina herself doesn't seem to think so.

In just a few seconds, Charles re-examined his inner thoughts.

Before this, she was indeed a bit self-contained and could not reveal her true feelings to anyone, not even to her own sister.

Can this method really protect the people around you?

This sentence has now become a question in Charles' mind.

This method might hurt those who truly treat you sincerely...

Charles understood that Avina had very special feelings for him, but Charles himself was deliberately avoiding matters of the heart.

In the past, I might have used “the crisis has not been resolved” as an excuse to convince myself.

But now, it seems that there is no such shield to use, and she must respond to her own heart.

Just as Avina was feeling somewhat discouraged in silence and was about to let go of Charles' right hand, Charles looked up, met Avina's gaze, and slowly spoke:

"Can you swear that no matter what I become, you will never be afraid of me for the rest of your life?"

"Even if I become a different form, even if I become a monster...?"

The other form refers to the save transformation, which is an ability that Ciel will definitely reveal in the future and cannot be hidden.

The other is naturally the pollution of the other world.

Ciel didn't know how long her human body could last if she continued to come into contact with the other world or absorb "uniqueness", but what she did know was that as the "uniqueness" she possessed increased, she was definitely slowly deviating from the path of "humanity".

Charles' question was very serious, but it made Avina stunned for a moment.

lifetime?

How did it suddenly rise to a lifetime?

But looking at Charles' serious eyes, which didn't seem like he was lying, Avina took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

From the first moment she saw the red-haired girl in front of her at the police station, a seed quietly sprouted in Avina's heart.

And when the red-haired girl named Charles tore open her collar and bit her neck, Avina knew that she might never forget her for the rest of her life.

So, at this time, facing Charles' question, Avina had one and only one answer.

"I promise."

The dim light of the candle flickered on the table, casting the reflections of the two girls on the curtains. Avina stared at Charles' beautiful dark red pupils, and at this moment she couldn't move her eyes away.

For some reason, Avina leaned forward slightly, perhaps as a test or perhaps just accidentally.

But this small temptation made the red-haired girl in front of him, who was a little weak at the moment, subconsciously lean back slightly, but soon, the red-haired girl's body also leaned forward slightly, and the long hair hanging on her shoulders slid down in front of her body, swaying gently.

The girls slowly approached each other, but they didn't know what they were doing or what they were going to do. When their noses touched and they could even feel each other's breath, Avina came back to her senses a little.

What on earth am I doing...

A blush rose on Avina's face. She seemed to realize that the distance was a little too close at the moment, and leaned back slightly - at the last moment, she actually retreated a little.

But Avina's little resistance did not make the beautiful red-haired girl retreat. Instead, she turned over, climbed onto the bed, and took a few steps towards Avina.

"babble……!"

The girl's sudden approach caught Avina off guard. She fell onto the bed and made a delicate sound that she thought would never come out of her mouth.

The posture now... is almost the same as the previous posture in the bathroom.

Avina's heartbeat accelerated, and she instinctively wanted to close her eyes, but she was worried that the sensitive Charles would take this as a sign of rejection. She could only squint her eyes and watch the beautiful face approaching her little by little.

The girls' lips touched lightly.

For a moment, the whispers, the wind, the breathing, all the sounds disappeared in Avina's mind. She felt as if a steam train ran through her brain and opened the deflation valve when it passed over her head.

139

Chapter 139: Contrast.

The cool night breeze blew gently. Nia stood on the roof with her back against the chimney, looking up at the night sky above her head.

There were dark clouds in the afternoon, but unexpectedly the rain clouds drifted away, revealing the bright moon above our heads.

Through the light haze, you can still see some stars in the sky. If the smell of the street was not so pungent, it would be a cool night.

Suddenly, Nia lowered her head, her sight seemed to be attracted by a faint light. She looked at the window opposite, and through the curtains, she could see a candlelight lit inside.

In the candlelight, a figure holding another person appeared in the reflection of the curtains.

That's... Oh, Miss Charles is awake already? The eldest lady fell asleep instead...

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