You’re Insulting My Character With Money!
Henry felt as if someone was tickling his nose with a feather in his dream. It felt really itchy.
“Lilith, stop it. Let me sleep a bit longer.”
Henry rolled over, wanting to continue sleeping. Who doesn’t love sleeping?
“Henry, if you don’t get up soon, Lilith is going to take all your money~”
A girl’s cheerful voice sounded by Henry’s ear.
Henry froze for a moment. What was with this flat-chested voice? A busty woman definitely wouldn’t talk like that!
He snapped his eyes open and turned over. He saw Sherisa sitting by his bed, holding a feather and waving it in front of him. After seeing Henry awake, she blinked, then calmly put the feather back in her pocket.
“Sherisa? Why are you here?”
“Lilith let me in. She said you usually like to sleep in, so she asked me to come in and wake you up.”
Henry sat up from the bed, and the quilt slid down with the movement. To put it bluntly, Henry had a habit: he always liked to sleep naked. Of course, he still needed a piece of cloth to cover his lower body. But he was so used to being with Lilith, who didn’t care whether he wore clothes or not—in fact, Lilith preferred Henry not to wear any. This made Henry momentarily forget that the person in front of him wasn’t Lilith.
Sherisa watched as the quilt fell off Henry, revealing his toned arms and well-defined abdominal muscles. She unconsciously swallowed and stared intently. Seriously, who doesn’t like a muscular man? Could it be that someone would prefer a scrawny frame or a fat one? Obviously not! Sherisa considered herself to have high standards, but facing the impact of Henry’s muscles, she almost couldn’t hold back her nosebleed.
Seeing Sherisa’s gaze, Henry was momentarily stunned, then silently pulled the quilt back over himself.
“Sherisa, could you go out so I can change?”
“Can I touch your abs?”
Just listen to that. Is that something a human should say? Henry pressed his lips together, showing a professional fake smile. Facing a patron, he had to maintain a good service attitude.
“Sherisa, I must remind you, we are not in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.”
“I know.”
A bag of gold coins was casually tossed onto the bed by Sherisa. Some of the spilled gold coins even scattered out. Henry’s mouth slightly opened, then he swallowed hard.
“Sherisa, you are insulting my character! I must restrain your actions.”
Another bag of gold coins was thrown onto the bed, and this time, some gold coins even landed on Henry’s hand. Henry was baffled. Could it be that Sherisa had some kind of spatial magic, able to hide money where he couldn’t see it? She looked so petite, and her chest wasn’t padded either. How did she manage to carry so much money? Henry couldn’t figure it out.
While Henry was lost in thought, Sherisa had already reached out to touch them.
“Ugh! This texture!”
Sherisa’s furrowed brow showed no sign of relaxing. She felt her fingertips gliding over something like steel blocks, and more importantly, the sensation was really something!
“Ah~~”
Henry let out an enthralling moan. But this action startled Sherisa! She quickly retracted her hand and saw Henry’s look of enjoyment, which made her laugh in exasperation. Clearly, she was the one paying to touch him, so why was Henry the one enjoying it?
“Henry, it seems this price isn’t quite worth it.”
Upon hearing this, Henry immediately rolled his eyes. He actively grabbed Sherisa’s hand and placed it on his abs, speaking seriously.
“Sherisa, you’re not feeling it with your heart! You need to touch it a few more times to get the real sensation. Who only takes one bite of food? Unless you’re the emperor!”
Henry, who had been somewhat resistant before, now had no reservations at all. Since he was already using his body to make money, why not lower his standards a bit more? After all, if a wealthy woman fell for him, wouldn’t his path ahead be smooth sailing? With the boost of money, Sherisa certainly got her fill of satisfaction.
But she had come here for an important matter. She withdrew her hand, still somewhat reluctant.
“I almost forgot to tell you, Mother wants you to come to my place this morning to discuss how to clear your name. By the way, we’re almost out of time.”
Last night, Lilith had already reported everything that happened yesterday to Lady Reina. Upon learning that Henry had captured the culprits, Lady Reina could proceed with the next steps. Lately, the Empire had been pressuring the Noel family too aggressively, as if they had forgotten how the Noel family had achieved their current status. Since some people weren’t showing any respect, Lady Reina decided to give Joseph a slap to wake him up.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Henry hurriedly put on his clothes, his expression panicked. He dared to be late for anyone’s class, but not Lady Reina’s. He knew she would really come to his home and teach him a lesson. Henry wasn’t sure if he currently had the means to contend with Lady Reina, but he was very clear that he couldn’t possibly take action against her!
“Weren’t you busy making money? You have to pay some price, right?”
“You could have touched me in the carriage! Isn’t carriage play exciting?”
“Huh? You have a point.”
Henry’s words woke Sherisa up, and she seemed to genuinely consider the idea.
“Henry, what a coincidence to run into you here. Perfect timing—half an hour ago, a guest stood me up.” In the restaurant, Reina was using a knife and fork to repeatedly slice into a steak, as if the steak on the plate had been replaced by Henry.
Just hearing this made Henry break out in a cold sweat. He looked at the clock on the wall; it had already been half an hour since Lady Reina’s invitation. No wonder she was dissatisfied with his tardiness.
“Uh, sorry, Teacher. I was delayed on the way.”
“Oh? It couldn’t be that Sherisa was harassing you, could she?”
Teacher, you hit the nail on the head! Indeed, the one who knows your daughter best is you! Sherisa calmly sat down at the dining table and began to eat her breakfast. Originally, she didn’t need to personally go and fetch Henry. It was just that she insisted on going, which was why she ended up at Henry’s house.
Henry wanted to sit but didn’t dare, so he could only stand silently to the side.
“What are you standing there for? Waiting for me to invite you to sit down?”
Reina raised an eyebrow slightly, the smile on her face growing brighter. But in Henry’s eyes, this probably meant thunder and lightning were coming! He quickly sat down and then hurriedly started eating his breakfast.
Watching Henry’s unrefined behavior, Reina found it hard to believe he was a child from a great family like the Rumelters. How could he lack even the most basic table manners? She then looked at her daughter. At this moment, Sherisa was secretly making eye contact with Henry, as if trying to convey some message. This troubled Reina greatly. It was all the fault of that Rumelter family!