Volume 1 Tarot Apostles Chap.34 Mellisa's Secret
After lunch on Sunday, Mai found Mellisa's office address and sent the location to Lesna.
"It's... Actually near Shantaloye Boulevard? It's quite close to my house. Seeing the address on her phone, Lesna blinked in surprise.
"Miss Mellisa is on duty today, let's go, I still have to sort out the information sent by Commander Beson, we will go to the school early on Monday for a small meeting, and I will hang up first." During the video call, Maine crackled the laptop in his hand.
"Okay, got it, see you on Monday." With that, Lesna hung up the phone and walked out of the house towards her destination.
She took a taxi and soon came to the door of Mellisa's company, and when she got out of the car and looked up, there was a magnificent tall building rising from the ground, although it was not as tall as the watchtower, but it was also quite imposing.
β¦ Yongsen Company...? The name sounds rustic, and Lesna walks into the company with her hands in her pockets.
The huge hall was filled with only a few black-uniformed employees walking around, the sound of leather shoes and heels tapping on the floor echoed through the hall, and she walked in front of the receptionist.
The receptionist was staring at the computer and saw Lesna standing in front of the counter, she smiled and asked politely, "Hello, little sister, what do you need help with?" β
"Oh, I'm coming to Melissa for something to tell her." Lesna looked at the receptionist's young face and said straight to the point.
"Ah, she's our executive, her office is on the tenth floor, and the third room on the left is her office, and the elevator is over there." The receptionist pointed to the elevator on the left.
"Okay, thanks." After a short answer, Lesna turned and walked briskly into the elevator.
After reaching the tenth floor, she came out of the elevator and looked left and right, the corridor was so quiet that there was no sound, maybe it was because there was no one on the rest day, she slowly walked to the left, and guessed in her heart.
Coming to the door that the receptionist said, Lesna knocked on the door gently: "Mellisa, are you there?" β
"Yes, come in." After receiving a response, she opens the door and enters, finding Melissa sitting at her desk writing papers.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Mellisa immediately raised her head and looked at Lesna with a smile: "Welcome to my office, come in and sit." β
"Oh, good." Lesna nodded, walked over to the gray upscale sofa and sat down, Mellisa also stood up and took out a can of ice juice from the refrigerator and placed it in front of Lesna.
"Do you have anything to do with me?" Mellisa asked, sitting down on the single couch across from her.
"About Wallace, can you tell me about those gem fragments, I, as Wallace's protector, hope to know something." Lesina looked at her with her back hunched, her elbows propped over her legs, her chin crossed with her fingers crossed, and her expression serious.
"Well, it's not the right time, the source of this gem block, Commander Beisen didn't ask, and I was responsible for it all to the big sister, not to mention you, do what you should do." Mellisa crossed her legs and smiled and waved at her.
Don't you even know that Commander Bessen is... This answer surprised Lesna.
Even so, Commander Beson had put her in charge of Wallace's affairs, and seemed to have a lot of trust in her, and having come to this conclusion in her heart, Lesna continued to ask her, "Will this gem be a danger to Wallace?" β
"No, the answer is no, judging from his compatibility with the magic of the gods in the gem fragments, it feels like they can even be fused, which is not only not harmful, but very helpful to Wallace, I plan to observe for a while, if there is no negative reaction, I will take you with him to the location of the gem." Melissa winked happily at her as she finished.
After hearing these words, Lesna expressed her gratitude from the bottom of her heart, and even had a sense of intimacy: "That's it, thank you." β
"I thought you were asking me something, it's like this." Mellisa leaned back on the couch and played with her long hair curling her fingers.
"Because I... I'm a little worried that he'll become dependent on gems and you... So... Just ask. Lesna's hands clenched into fists on her thighs, and she stammered, not noticing that her cheeks were flushed with nervousness.
This answer caused Mellisa to stare blankly at her for a few seconds, and then burst into laughter, filling the entire office with Melissa's laughter.
Seeing her like this, coupled with her laughter that sounded like mockery, Lesna was ashamed and angry, and she slightly amplified her voice: "Is it that funny!?" β
"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you said that Wallace is dependent on gem blocks, I can understand, why do you say that you are dependent on me..."Mellisa wiped away her tears with her fingers, her eyes suddenly became sharp, she instantly approached Lesna, and asked her in a low voice, "Are you... Love Wallace...? β
Hearing this, Lesna felt as if she had been hit in the abdomen with a straight punch in her heart, and she couldn't get up again, she blushed and shouted at Melissa: "No! I just care about Wallace! Because he's my most important friend! β
She shouted stubbornly as she pulled open the juice can with trembling hands, raised her head and drank most of the juice, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Melissa tried desperately to suppress her urge to laugh, she kept coughing to keep her composure, and then said to Lesna, "You're so cute!" Don't worry, big sister, I have someone I love, and he's right here. β
"Huh?! What?! Is your lover here? Why didn't I see him? Lesna held the can in her hand and hurriedly looked around.
"Follow me." Mellisa managed to stabilize her emotions, then got up and led her to another room behind her.
The moment she opened the door and saw the scene in the room, Lesna was dumbfounded, her narrowed eyes fluttering in surprise.
The portrait of Paladin Percival painted by Andoros is actually placed in this room!
"It's... Isn't this the painting painted by Andorosβ" Lesna pointed at the painting with trembling fingertips, and was so surprised that she was already a little embarrassed.
Mellisa smiled and walked to the side of the painting, leaning on the frame with her hands on her chest, as if she was snuggling in her lover's arms, with a sweet and serene expression on her face.
She looked at Lesna with her eyes and replied with a smile: "That's right, it was painted by Andoros, and I bought this painting from him, Andoros and Lulu are both strange thieves, and they are the descendants of Percival, I didn't expect him to be able to paint the ancestor's face so restored, it really makes me happy." β
"You... Love Percival...? Lesna asked a little strangely.
"I know it's weird, I'm in love with a dead historical figure, but there are many kinds of love in this world, isn't it?" At this, Mellisa's eyes looked a little lost, and she turned her head to look at the paladin in the painting.
This sentence reminded Lesna of Zhao Yongya, who was in love with that Pikrit's model.
They all have a love for inanimate things, and this unreciprocated love makes Lesna feel great pity and sympathy for them.
No, wait, she said dead historical figures, that is to say ... Didn't she know that Parcival was still alive and sleeping on Mount Mosmail!? Lesna reacted suddenly.
"Have you ever been to Mount Mosmail? It was the place where Percival fought his last battle. She asked Melissa tentatively.
"Mount Mosmail, the place where he fought the Divine Serpent Girl, but unfortunately I have never been there, I have been busy with work and the affairs of the Tarot Guardian Society, and I don't have time to go at all, let's talk about it when I have time, thank you for listening to me, I must be a very strange person, right?" Mellisa turned her head and gave her a wry smile.
Lesna shook her head with her hands in her pockets, looked at her and said seriously: "No, there is a classmate next to me who is a bit like you, she has a love for the assembled model, just like you said, there are many forms of love, and your love with her is also one of them, you must be chosen by the lover card because you understand love." β
"Oops, thank you for your understanding! It's a bit sad to others, but I'm happy! Mellisa then smiled liltly and poked the portrait with her fingertips.
Then she walked up to Lesna with her hands on her chest and whispered embarrassedly, "So, you must keep it a secret for me?" After all, not everyone is as comfortable with this kind of thing as you are. β
"No problem, but why not keep it at home, wouldn't it be better?" Lesna looked up and asked curiously.
"Because my eldest sister is very busy, I spend most of my time in the office, but don't worry, even if someone sees it, it will only sigh that my taste is very high." Mellisa led her out of the room and back to the office.
Lesna stood at the door of the office, scratched her cheek with her right hand and replied awkwardly: "In this case, then I will go back first, thank you really for today." β
"Don't thank me, oh, I'll give you a little advice about Wallace, if you want to go further with him, you can try to soften your personality a little bit." Mellisa crossed her left hand on her waist and raised her index finger with her right hand, and said this to her with a pleasant face.
Of course, Lesna could understand the meaning of this sentence, but she looked embarrassed, grinned and picked the back of her neck with her left hand, and whispered to her, "I know... But it's too hard. β
"It's okay, since you can realize it, it's much easier to do later, I'm sure you can do it!" Mellisa happily gave her a thumbs up.
ββ¦ Oh, thanks, then I'll go first, goodbye. Lesna hurriedly turned and left the office.
When she came out of the building, the golden sun had already set over the earth and the tall buildings, and she decided to go to a common ramen shop to eat a bowl of ramen noodles before going home.
On the way to the ramen shop, Lesna pondered what Mellisa had said all the way.
What can I do to become soft? Really, I don't want to! There will definitely be a way later, and it's important to fill your stomach now! With her teeth bared and her hands tugging at her two ponytails, she walked briskly towards the ramen shop.
She was standing in front of the store, and when she was about to push the door in, she heard a familiar voice coming from the store: "... Thank you for telling me so much about Lesna, Aunt Lee. β
β¦ Wallace ββ!? Her hairs stood on end in fright, and she hurriedly took a few steps back.
"Hahaha, it's okay, I didn't expect that child to have a gentle friend of the opposite sex like you, she has been fighting since she was a child, don't look at her love to fight, but her personality is very kind, but she is too strong and has a strong self-esteem, and I hope you can tolerate her temperament more." Li Shulan's friendly voice came from the store, and the sound of the noodle bowl touching the table.
"Yes, thanks for the suggestion, then I'll go." Lesna heard the sound of wooden chopsticks being broken inside.
Lesna's hand on the doorknob began to hesitate.
No, let's go inside! She still decisively pressed the doorknob and pushed the door in.