novelraw Chapter 584: If It Bites, It’s Surely Delicious and Tasty
Chapter 584: If It Bites, It’s Surely Delicious and Tasty
Delphine came out after her bath to find Nicholas and Benjamin already asleep, the two little ones curled up together, sleeping face to face. Her expression softened, and she kissed both children, then came out to see Kyla Zamora and Desmond Wood still standing around without going to rest. She was instantly surprised and asked, "Why are you still up?"
"I’m afraid to sleep," said the baby-faced man with a frown.
In this house, he was the only man, and although he was cousins with little Delphine, they were distant relatives. What if Ignatius Leclair had someone beat him to a pulp and throw him out in the middle of the night?
Kyla Zamora hurriedly nodded, saying, "Ignatius is still waiting downstairs, it’s been quite a while. Delphine, you should go and take a look."
Kyla Zamora was also a bit panicked. After all, although in the Imperial City, Ignatius’s grandmother’s family was a prestigious one as well. If Ignatius stomped his foot, he could obliterate small fry like them.
Seeing this, Delphine frowned slightly and said, "I’ll go take a look. What’s going on with staying at my door?"
Kyla Zamora: "Ah?"
Desmond Wood had already ducked away, clutching his head. He’d better sneak over to Finnian’s place. Little Delphine’s place was simply a minefield.
Delphine went downstairs and opened the door to find a man standing in the night, leaning against his car. It was hard to see his expression, with only the dim streetlights around.
Ignatius Leclair had put away his phone. Seeing her approaching, his eyes darkened slightly, feeling that the night in the Imperial City was becoming increasingly dry and irritable, as if sparks of fire were about to fly from his heart. Perhaps just freshly showered, the man could smell the scent of fresh bath soap, lotus, and mint on her. As she got closer, his body tensed slightly, leaning back a bit.
"Benjamin is already asleep. I will take Nicholas and Benjamin to school early tomorrow. Mr. Leclair doesn’t need to wait downstairs at my house." Delphine stood still and spoke blandly. With such a terrifying beast squatting at her doorstep, she couldn’t sleep well, let alone Desmond and Kyla.
The man’s phoenix eyes were as deep as an ancient pond, bottomless, and under the night, even more profound. His voice, as if coming from deep in his throat, was unusually low: "You mean Benjamin is going to sleep at your house?"
"She’s already asleep," Delphine raised an eyebrow and said, "And I need to rest too." So you’d better leave quickly and not disturb others’ peaceful sleep.
The man stood up, seeing the woman completely enveloped in his shadow in the night, and said lowly, "I just brought Benjamin over to take a look, never said she would stay overnight. Go pick her up."
Delphine widened her eyes, looking up at Ignatius Leclair, who was a whole head taller than her, and said coldly, "If you want to pick her up, do it yourself."
Ignatius looked at her cold little face, recalling those women during matchmaking who looked at him as if they wanted to devour him in one bite, his gaze deepened, and he reached out to touch her palm-sized face, capturing her chin, he said lowly, "Miss, it seems you quite dislike me, hmm?"
Delphine reached to slap his hand away, but the man swiftly caught her hand. Ignatius whispered hoarsely and seductively, "Don’t move."
Delphine’s body stiffened. Noticing that his mood seemed to be in a state of gloom and his complexion was poor, she didn’t dare provoke him. Who knew if this man would suddenly do something crazy?
After all, given his family background, even ordinary prominent families in the Imperial City had to show some deference to him.
The skin under his hand was delicate like silk. Seeing her glaring at him with big, dark grape-like eyes, daring to be angry but not to speak, the man couldn’t help but feel that if he were to taste, it would certainly be fresh and delightful.