Chapter 118
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Elegance and sharpness ran through his bones.
Just by standing there, Jasper seemed to emit an aura of blades and steel.
It made people instinctively nervous.
“Jasper, what I meant was…“.
Cough cough cough .
“I meant–after we eat, we’ll walk Pixel home together.”
The hand on his shoulder slowly retracted.
“Alright.”
Jasper agreed.
Jack went quiet.
Bro , I’ll die for you one more time .
Scarlett watched their exchange.
A twinge of envy crept up in her chest.
So this is what real brotherhood could look like.
Even when one of them radiated crushing pressure, the other knew it was just in good fun.
Not like pretending to be nice while the other misread it as manipulation.
This was… nice .
She looked down and zipped her bag shut.
“Let’s go. I’ll lead the way.”
Jasper walked up beside her.
The robot cat leapt onto his shoulder.
“I want to go too.”
Scarlett couldn’t help laughing. She reached out and cradled the cat in her arms.
“But you can’t eat anything.”
“I can still take you sightseeing,” Scarlett said. “We’ll upload all of Trenwyn into your database.”
She gently scratched its head.
“Mr. Fletcher, can we bring it along?”
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Jasper gave a slight nod.
Jack looked sour.
“Ever since this robot eat started talking and making facial expressions, its status just keeps rising , hate
Robot cat: You’re just weak.
Jack went quiet.
At dusk-
On a street usually filled with tired office workers heading home-
A man appeared who clearly didn’t belong.
He wore a tailored dark suit. His eyes were distant, cold.
His looks were outstanding.
But no one dared to say hello.
The aloofness he carried pushed everyone away before they even tried.
However! This man-
Had a girl next to him wearing a bright orange jacket.
Her high ponytail showed off her smooth forehead, and her delicate features were all strikingly beautiful.
Impossible to look away.
Just then-
The neon lights blinked on for the evening.
Splitting the two of them in half.
One side lit warmly like spring.
-The other shrouded in cold, black shadow.
Yet somehow-
Their shadows on the ground were tangled together.
Blending the warmth and cold between them.
“Granny!”
Scarlett beamed and waved toward the old woman who sold flower cakes.
The granny had just turned sixty. Her kids lived in another city.
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Not wanting to burden them, she opened a shop to make cakes.
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Her children even their jobs to come help.
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It was still a little early dinner, so the shop was nearly empty, Granny smiled as she walked over .
“Come for some flower cakes? Ah, what bad luck–my mold broke. I’m fixing it right now.”
Scarlett froze.
“How long will that take?”
She’d just promised to treat them.
If she couldn’t deliver….
She might as well move to another planet from embarrassment.
How would she ever show her face again?
Granny looked a little apologetic. “Not sure. Everyone’s out buying supplies–I can’t fix it by myself.”
Scarlett immediately rolled up her sleeves. “Let me help you!”
Granny’s smile deepened.
“Pixel, I was just about to call you! If you hadn’t shown up, I would’ve dialed you for sure.”
Only now did Jasper realize-
Everyone on this street seemed to know Scarlett.
And they all looked at her with genuine warmth.
He strode inside the shop.
Scarlett was already sitting down, fiddling with tools with rapid clicks and clacks.
The orange jacket hung loosely on her.
When she leaned forward, it revealed her skin–snowy pale, like porcelain.
Soft enough to break with a touch.
Jasper’s throat bobbed with a hard swallow.
He quickly looked away.
He hadn’t expected Scarlett to be a repair tech , too.
Since the moment he met her-
She always found new ways to surprise him.
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His world wasn’t so stagnant anymore.
Maybe it was the sensation of someone watching her.
Scarlett froze mid–motion.
Then slowly turned her head.
She looked right at Jasper.
But he’d already turned his gaze toward the door.
As if waiting for Jack, who had gone to chase after the robot cat.
His expression was calm and steady, not a flicker of emotion behind those sculpted features.
Maybe he felt her gaze too
Because a moment later, he looked back at her.
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Scarlett smiled. Probably because she’d fixed the mold and was in a good mood.
Her skin looked even more luminous. Like sunlight through a blooming peach tree.
He didn’t know why-
But he spoke up.
“You fixed it? Not bad.”
Scarlett blinked, as if snapping out of a daze.
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“Ahem, yep! I guarantee you’ll get the most authentic flower cakes today!”
She stood up and handed the mold back to the granny.
That was when the granny finally noticed Jasper.
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