Chapter 409 193: Elise

"Mr. Sean~"

"Stop!"

The cry caught Sean completely off guard. He reflexively clamped a hand over Elise's mouth, glaring at her. "What are you doing?!"

"Keep it down!"

Elise: "Mmmph, mmmph~"

Sean: "..."

'Damn it, that sound makes it even more convincing.'

Elise blinked, signaling for Sean to let go so she could speak.

But how could Sean dare to let go?

Having known Elise for so long, he had a pretty good understanding of her. This woman was truly capable of making any sound imaginable.

Elise's eyes said: Let go!

Sean: I won't.

Elise: Are you sure?

Sean: Positive.

And so, with a liquid glimmer in her eyes, Elise stuck out her tongue and licked the palm covering her lips.

Sean: "!!!"

The wet, slick sensation sent a jolt through him. Sean snatched his hand back as if electrocuted. Then, seeming to feel his reaction was rather undignified, he flushed and said, a little flustered and annoyed, "Elise, do you have any idea what you're doing?!"

"What am I doing?" Elise played dumb. "I just licked my lips, didn't I?"

Sean wanted to loudly reprimand Elise for her scummy behavior of teasing an innocent young man like him. But then he remembered they were still at the door, and if Elvire overheard, he'd never be able to explain. So, he lowered his voice and said menacingly, "Woman, you're playing with fire!"

Elise's eyes were bewitching. "Then burn me."

Sean: "?"

He took two wary steps back and said sternly, "I'm warning you, Elise. Don't push me."

"You know what I'm like. If I get pushed too far, I'm capable of anything."

Elise blinked. "Including doing me?"

Sean: "..."

'Okay, okay, okay. This conversation is impossible.'

He wanted Elise to put in a good word for him with Elvire, to whisper some sweet nothings in her ear—not for Elise to come whisper sweet nothings in *his* ear.

"I'm going back. Help me or don't, I don't care."

Sean turned and fled.

Elise's tone was mocking. "Giving up already?"

"It seems the great author's usual tough act is all for show. And here I was, planning on coming over tonight for a more... detailed chat..."

Sean scoffed. "You wouldn't dare."

"Try me."

Elise blew Sean a wink and a kiss from across the space. "Remember to have your Maid wash you up nice and clean tonight. I like a man who smells good."

Sean turned his head and snorted coldly. "Come on over, if you're not afraid of Elvire chopping you in half."

Men are all the same. They know it's a taunt, but they still have to act tough.

You can lose anything, but you can't lose face.

After saying his piece, Sean ignored Elise and took out his key to open the door.

But as it turned out, the door was a bit heavy; a normal pull wouldn't open it.

His expression darkened. He paused deliberately, pretending to check the lock, then suddenly gave a powerful yank.

"Oof..."

Two little Maids holding brooms immediately tumbled through the doorway, falling at Sean's feet.

Sean's smile was dangerous. "Enjoying the eavesdropping, were you?"

"Hear anything good?"

"It was... No, we weren't eavesdropping!"

Elise protested, "We just happened to be cleaning this spot, Master! You have to believe us!"

Eleanor nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice. "Yes, yes."

Sean: "Heh."

He channeled his Magic Power and, with one kick each, sent them flying back into the living room.

"Ow, ow, ow..."

Elise cried out in pain, clutching her backside.

Then her expression shifted to one of blissful satisfaction. "Master is so strong. It feels so good."

Sean: "?"

'Is she schizophrenic or something?'

"Did you skip lunch today?" he asked.

"Nope," Elise said, tilting her head. "None of us have eaten, right?"

Sean roared, "Then what are you waiting for? Go make it!"

"Oh, oh, yes, Master." Seeing that Sean was about to explode, Elise quickly pulled her sister and ran to the kitchen. Before disappearing inside, she didn't forget to imitate Elise, blowing a kiss to Sean. "Don't you worry, Master. My sister and I will be sure to wash you up nice and clean tonight."

Sean: "?"

'Believe it or not, I could wash the two of you clean too.'

The sound of vegetables being washed came from the kitchen.

Sean had ten thousand retorts he wanted to scream.

He glanced at the handmade calendar on the coffee table.

Spring had arrived in the last couple of days, and the weather in Siracle State was noticeably warmer than before.

'So is this what happens when winter ends and spring arrives? Everyone's full, warm, and thinking of... other pleasures?'

'One of them would have been manageable.'

'But with three of them at once, and Elise joining in on the chaos, were they really not afraid he'd pull out the rod and teach them a lesson?'

'...Forget it.'

Sean sat on the sofa, took a sip of water to calm down, and thought, 'I'm a grown man. There's no need to bicker with a bunch of girls.'

'For Elvire's sake, I'll let them off the hook this time. Hmph.'

However, while he might have thought that, Elise did not.

It was still uncertain who would be begging whom for mercy.

As she had said, women are very vindictive creatures.

「After dinner that evening.」

Sean and the Eleanor Sisters were in the living room, watching TV.

The gubernatorial election that had caused such a stir a while ago had ended. Pulente, with a landslide lead in approval ratings, had successfully defeated all his opponents to become the first Governor in Siracle State's history to be re-elected. Now, every channel was filled with news about this Governor, the one "favored" by the "Master."

It seemed the bullet that had grazed Pulente's ear back then had left a deep impression on the public consciousness.

When all voices of doubt are silenced, what remains becomes the truth.

In the eyes of the people now, Pulente was the man sent by the "Master" to make Siracle State great again.

"This old guy's actually got some skills," Elise commented.

Deceive one person, and you're a con artist. Deceive ten, and you're a criminal. But deceive hundreds of thousands at once, and you become a leader of the people.

Pulente knew very well how to exploit the faith of the Church Court.