Chapter 646: Chapter 646: Will You Form a Formal Bond with ?
Scarlett Jennings never imagined that Stella Gibson would go to such lengths for the Undying Bone.
Originally, pairing her with the Undying Bone was simply because she seed like the right choice.
Furthermore, with the Undying Bone’s strong combat power, having him around would compensate for Stella Gibson’s lack of strength.
To this, Stella Gibson only told her,
“I know how much I gain from the contract with the Undying Bone. Precisely because I know, I can’t just think about benefiting without considering my responsibility.”
Everything in the world has a reciprocity.
Especially when it cos to forming contracts.
Scarlett Jennings sent everyone back to their rooms, with the other three Security Bureau mbers also staying in other rooms of the villa.
The success of the contract wasn’t just their word; it needed to be confird by the Capital Security Bureau Headquarters.
Moreover, capturing the Undying Bone was such a major event that Scarlett Jennings and her team needed to report back to the Capital tropolitan.
When Scarlett Jennings stepped out, she saw Samuel Chalrs waiting at the end of the corridor.
“I’ve arranged for a private plane tomorrow morning. You’ve had a long day; get so rest tonight.”
Scarlett Jennings nodded, looking at the faint golden light surrounding him, suddenly stepping forward and grabbing Samuel Chalrs.
“Co here.”
Samuel Chalrs raised an eyebrow slightly but looked at her hand on his arm and willingly followed her.
Then, he was pulled into her room.
The guest rooms in the villa were designed with a neutral simplicity but with her belongings inside, the room unexpectedly had more of her own colors.
Samuel Chalrs looked at her, assuming she was worried about Stella Gibson and the Life-sharing Spell,
“Her choosing to use the Life-sharing Spell with the Undying Bone is not your responsibility; it was her own choice.”
But he could promise her that even if one day the Undying Bone lost control… when it must be exterminated, he wouldn’t let Stella Gibson sacrifice herself.
He would save her life for her.
“I know.”
Scarlett Jennings was indeed surprised by Stella Gibson’s actions, but what was done was done, and she respected Stella Gibson’s choice, and more so, admired her decision.
But that wasn’t what she wanted to discuss.
After pressing her lips together, Scarlett Jennings suddenly reached out and held Samuel Chalrs’ hand with the Peach Wood Mark.
As their palms touched, Scarlett Jennings’ mind flashed with Stella Gibson’s words.
[Since I’ve decided to contract, I must take responsibility for him.]
Even though their contract was not a deliberate choice at first, Scarlett Jennings felt she should also take responsibility.
And the foundation of that responsibility was honesty.
“Earlier, when I told you that this Peach Wood Mark is an amulet, I was lying to you.”
After deciding to be honest, Scarlett Jennings spoke straightforwardly without any hesitation,
“This isn’t a Protective Mark, but a… marriage contract mark.”
Samuel Chalrs: …
“Earlier I asked you if you would mind soone making you contract an unsuspecting fiancée. That question wasn’t hypothetical either.
The Master said, those who successfully plant the Peach Wood Mark on each other represent fated partners. I’ve been keeping this from you because I didn’t want to admit it…”
As Scarlett Jennings spoke, she saw no surprise on Samuel Chalrs’ face, and she just asked,
“You’d already guessed this, hadn’t you?”
She should have known Samuel Chalrs was sharp enough to guess the truth when she made such a suggestion in the past.
Samuel Chalrs looked at her quietly for a while, then slowly nodded.
Seeing the faint trace of frustration in her eyes, Samuel Chalrs slightly narrowed his stern gaze but said,
“Whether you deceived on this matter is not my concern. What I care more about now is what you just said…”
He said,
“You said you kept it from because you didn’t want to admit it. So, what about now?”
His voice, low with a slight huskiness, fell into Scarlett Jennings’ ears like a startling glimpse falling into a lake.
She looked at him and responded seriously,
“I am a Master, and I believe in so-called destiny.
If you don’t mind having as your fiancée, then I won’t mind that person being you.
I am willing to acknowledge our relationship, but I hope it’s not solely because of a contractual mark.”
She paused for a mont, then suddenly opened her palm, solemnly asking him,
“Samuel Chalrs, setting aside this Peach Wood Mark, would you formally contract with ?”
Samuel Chalrs’ gaze abruptly quivered, and as her words fell, the golden light around him began to flow as if conscious.
Scarlett Jennings was always sensitive to the golden light on Samuel Chalrs and couldn’t help but widen her eyes slightly.
Because the way that golden light danced gave an inexplicable sense of joy.
Did this golden light… have its own emotions?
Or was it Samuel Chalrs’ emotions?
Scarlett Jennings’ almond eyes trembled slightly as she looked at Samuel Chalrs.
He, however, seed unaware of the change in the golden light around him, simply watching her, his expression focused and earnest.
He spoke with the sa solemnity as she had just done.
He said,
“I am willing.”
As those words landed, Scarlett Jennings saw the golden light swirling around Samuel Chalrs, which had been slightly dim, seem to visibly… brighten in that mont.
Though not as bright as before, it was indeed brighter than just now.
Scarlett Jennings suddenly looked at Samuel Chalrs.
She could still clearly see his face, and naturally, she also clearly saw the seriousness in his eyes at that mont, along with the deeply hidden… hint of a smile.
Is he happy?
Scarlett Jennings thought of this and naturally blurted out,
“Are you happy to be contracted with ?”
Samuel Chalrs paused first, then the corners of his lips lifted slightly, and he responded to her in a low voice,
“Mm.”
Because it was her, he was… happy.
Scarlett Jennings felt her heart tremble again, even though Samuel Chalrs had once said he didn’t mind that person being her.
But because he had always been restrained in his emotions, she had never felt fervent feelings from him.
Except for this mont.
She genuinely felt his joy and truly realized…
He likes her.
Regardless of the contract, simply because she is her.
A warmth seed to spread from her chest, silently creeping up to her palm.
She curled her palm slightly, as if infected by the emotions emanating from his golden light, and the corners of her mouth unwittingly tilted slightly.
For just a mont, her attention was drawn back to the golden light in front of her, and she asked him,
“What’s going on with the golden light around you?”
Scarlett Jennings pointed at the golden light continually swirling around him.
Watching its movents, Scarlett Jennings couldn’t help but think of Liora Gold dancing.
“It not only restores itself but also…”
Dances???
Samuel Chalrs saw her attention shift back to the golden light around him and felt a sense of silent helplessness,
“Actually, I’m not entirely sure either.”
He was telling the truth.
Because he hadn’t tried this before.
But judging from these two experiences.
His golden light seed, as if by her given emotions, to undergo changes.
As if these changing golden lights were brought about by her.
As if thinking of sothing, he suddenly looked at her,
“Perhaps, we could conduct an experint.”
A hint of confusion flashed in Scarlett Jennings’ eyes, “What kind of experi…”
Before she could say the word, she suddenly saw Samuel Chalrs take a step forward.
The swirling golden light surged towards her; in the next second, Scarlett Jennings found herself suddenly engulfed in a warm embrace.
At the sa ti, the brightened golden light flooded her vision.
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