The Smiling Death

Chapter 445: Gifts From Amon

Amon carefully held her right wrist. Then slowly... He put the bracelet around it.

Selena’s red eyes widened slightly. The silver bracelet fit perfectly against her pale skin. Her ears turned slightly red.

With a proud smile, Amon said, "Looks good on you, Senior."

Then he turned toward Seraphina.

"With you too. Let me help."

Seraphina hesitated slightly before nodding softly.

A faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

Slowly, she moved strands of her golden hair behind her ears.

There were already piercings there, though she normally never wore earrings.

Amon carefully moved closer.

His fingers gently brushed near her ears as he placed the amber earrings on both sides.

His touch was warm, yet it made her flinch lightly.

Her ears were not sensitive, but for some reason, his touch felt strangely sensitive to her.

He carefully settled them into place.

The orange crystals reflected beautifully beside her golden hair.

Selena quietly observed the scene with amusement and a slight blush herself. Her red eyes couldn’t believe what Amon had just done so naturally.

Once Amon finished, he stepped back proudly.

"You looked beautiful Seraphina."

With a sincere smile, he said, "These gifts are my thank you to both of you. You helped me a lot. As gratitude, I gave you these gifts."

Selena and Seraphina looked at each other briefly. Then both looked back at Amon.

Amon couldn’t understand why they were silent again. He waited for them to say something.

Suddenly, Selena grabbed Amon’s ear and pinched it hard.

"Owch ow owch!!"

Amon immediately cried out in pain.

With a wronged expression, he looked at her.

"What was that for?!" His eyes asked what wrong he had done.

Selena narrowed her eyes dangerously. With a flat tone, she said, "Yes, you gave us gifts. But don’t you think this looked kind of... romantic?"

Amon blinked.

"Huh?"

Selena continued calmly,

"With the way you gave them personally like that, anyone would misunderstand."

She pointed at him accusingly.

"And if that wasn’t enough... you are giving jewelry to two women at the same time. Well, it doesn’t make anything look good... it just makes you seem more like a womanizer."

Amon looked genuinely wronged.

"But I was just thanking you! And it’s not like I brought them in some box, knelt on one knee, and gave them to you two."

Selena continued staring at him.

Amon quickly continued defending himself.

"Also, they aren’t even that expensive! They were pretty cheap!"

Selena looked speechless.

With a tired sigh, she replied,

"That’s not the point. It doesn’t matter how you give it... especially when you are giving them to women who were never in relationships... this looks very wrong."

She sighed deeply before finally releasing his ear. Then her eyes moved toward the bracelet on her wrist.

A small smile slowly appeared on her face.

"...Regardless. Thank you for the gift. I like it."

Beside her, Seraphina gently touched one of the amber earrings.

A faint blush still remained on her cheeks. With a soft smile, she said quietly, "Thank you, Amon."

Then after a brief pause, she added honestly,

"This is the first time a man has given me jewelry as a gift aside from my family."

This time, Amon became embarrassed instead.

"H-Huh..."

He was totally innocent here.

He did this with a pure heart.

Yet somehow he was the wrong one here.

And Seraphina’s words actually made him feel like he had truly done something strange.

Seeing his awkward expression, Selena suddenly wrapped one arm around his shoulder like a close friend.

With an amused smirk, she said,

"Junior, don’t worry. We won’t tell your lover about this little deed."

Selena couldn’t bear seeing her cheerful junior suddenly become quiet and depressed like that.

Seraphina quietly chuckled beside them. With a gentle smile, she reassured him,

"It’s alright, Amon. Don’t worry. I am really happy to get this from you."

Amon groaned helplessly. "You two are impossible... but I’m glad you two liked them."

After that, Seraphina led them toward one of the best restaurants nearby.

And of course, Amon paid for everything.

The three of them spent the rest of the night eating delicious food, talking, and enjoying themselves peacefully.

At one of the city squares, there was a group of performers dancing while several musicians played lively music nearby.

Many people surrounded them while enjoying the performance.

The trio stood together watching the show.

Above them, the beautiful moon hung in the starry night sky. The lights of Helior City illuminated the streets below while laughter and music echoed softly through the bustling roads.

And beneath that peaceful night. The trio simply enjoyed their time together.

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Meanwhile, back at Duke Luminous’s Palace.

Inside a huge luxurious chamber.

With an angry expression, Bertram yelled, "I am telling you this!! That boy Amon is seducing Seraphina!!!"

Lucia tried to calm him down with a worried smile. "Dear, calm down. That’s not the case."

Bertram shook his head and looked at her seriously.

"What do you mean that’s not the case? Seraphina went to the vault and took a strengthening potion without asking my permission."

With a helpless expression, Lucia replied,

"She just wanted to help her friend break through. Nothing else."

Bertram immediately refused.

"No way... no one would go that far and give something from their family’s treasure to a friend for free."

"You are overthinking, dear."

With a frustrated expression, Bertram continued,

"We must do something about it!! We need to do something!! Or this might go the wrong way... I won’t let my daughter get taken away by some random boy."

Suddenly, Lucia hugged him gently from behind.

Her soft chest pressed lightly against his back. With a husky voice, she whispered near his ear, "Dear~ can you please focus on me tonight?"

Bertram stiffened instantly.

"L-Lucia... wh-what do you think you are doing... I am talking about something i-important here..."

He started stuttering immediately.

The anger in his voice vanished as if it had never existed.

Lucia rubbed her cheek softly against his shoulder.

With a seductive smile, she whispered, "Let’s go to bed. It’s already late night."

Bertram weakly tried to resist.

"B-but my daughter is s-still out there with that boy..." Now his voice carried almost no resistance at all.

Before long, the Duke was silenced masterfully by his wife.