Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 372 Jealous?

After she heard his confession, Anna was silent for a while, a serious look on her face.

Seeing this, Max became even more nervous. He didnʼt want the fact that he liked Flavia to affect his budding relationship with Anna. However, what could he say now?

ʼWell, she already knows about Lilly, Belen and others, so it shouldnʼt be much of a problem.ʼ Thinking this, he felt a little better.

Seeing that he grew nervous because she wasnʼt saying anything, Anna felt sweet in her heart because this showed that to him, her opinion mattered.

She curled her lips into a smile and giggled, ”Hehe, I had already guessed this.”

”You did?” Seeing that she didnʼt seem to mind it, Max took a breath of relief.

”Yeah. Given how much of a playboy you are, it would be a miracle if you werenʼt attracted to an outstanding lady like Flavia.” Anna teasingly remarked.

Hearing her words, Max scratched his nose and smiled wryly, but didnʼt say anything in response. Even if he wanted, what was he supposed to say? Say that she was wrong?

Seeing his reaction, Anna let out a sigh inwardly and thought, ʼWhy am not feeling any anger or sadness about this?ʼ

Shaking her head, she pushed these thoughts aside and then continued to tell him how she became friends with Flavia.

Max sighed in relief after finding out that Anna and Flavia were now friends and Anna seemed to like her.

Even after they were done talking, they continued to lie there, embracing each other.

Growl~

Suddenly, Maxʼs stomach growled. He was hungry because he didnʼt have lunch in the afternoon because little Scarlet, after having the beast blood essence, was full of energy and didnʼt want to stop mid-way and because Max also wanted to return as soon as possible, they didnʼt stop mid-way for the lunch.

”You must be hungry after traveling all day, right? Let me prepare dinner for you.” Anna said and reluctantly got out of his embrace.

…

After an hour later, both Anna and Max were sitting across the small wooden table and were having their dinner.

Anna glanced at him and teasingly asked, ”How is it? It must be bland for your taste after Elvin delicacies for days, right?”

”Nope.” Max shook his head. Taking another bite of a piece of meat, he spoke with an intoxicated expression, ”Although the Elvin food was pretty delicious, I like your cooking more. Ah… you donʼt know how much I missed your taste.”

Hearing him praise his cooking, Anna felt happy. However, when she heard his last sentence, her expression froze.

She looked at Max stiffly. But seeing that he didnʼt seem to notice just what he had spoken and was immersed in enjoying his food, she thought she was reading too much into his words and mumbled under her breath, ʼThatʼs right. No way he meant t-that since we havenʼt done it yet.ʼ

”Done what?” Maxʼs voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

”Huh?” Annaʼs brain short-circuited when she realised, she had unconsciously blurted out what she was thinking, and he had heard it.

Flustered and embarrassed, she hurriedly shook her head, ”N-Nothing. I was t-thinking about something e-else.”

”Oh? Itʼs alright. Letʼs eat before the food gets cold.” Max calmly nodded.

Seeing that he didnʼt pay much attention to what she said, Anna sighed in relief and started eating after her nerves relaxed.

A playful smile played on Maxʼs lips. Unlike what she thought, he had used ʼyour tasteʼ instead of ʼyour foodʼs tasteʼ on purpose to rile up her emotions so her imagination would run wild and she wouldnʼt be as passive as she is now about their relationship.

After a while, they finished having dinner.

Max glanced at Anna, who was still silent. Just as he was about to say something, someone knocked on the door.

Knock! Knock!

”Hello, Anna. Itʼs me.” A soft, feminine voice travelled inside the room.

”Itʼs Flavia.” Annaʼs face brightened, and she hurriedly went to open the door.

Even without Anna telling him, Max had already identified her as Flavia. He also stood up and walked toward the door to greet her.

Whoosh!

Anna opened the door and saw Flavia. She wore academyʼs white uniform and a veil that covered her scarred face.

”You are late today.” Anna said with a smile.

ʼMm?ʼ Flavia raised her delicate brows. She was surprised to see her in such a cheerful mood. Suddenly, she thought of something and her eyes flickered in pleasant surprise.

”It seems sir Max has returned.” She gently said.

Anna pouted slightly, ”Tsk, I was going to surprise you.”

”You shouldʼve controlled your expressions, then.” Max slowly walked over, chuckling.

Thump!

Flaviaʼs heart thumped loudly when her eyes fell on Max. However, she quickly calmed down and lightly bowed in greeting, ”Hello, sir Max. Youʼve finally returned.”

Max smiled and extended his hand toward her. As if on instinct, Flavia also extended her hand, which Max gently grasped by her fingers and kissed the back of her palm.

”Hello, miss Flavia. I seem to recall asking you to call me just Max.” He smiled at her.

Anna raised a brow. Feelings of annoyance and displeasure creeped over her heart as she watched the interaction between them.

ʼA-Am I feeling jealous of her right now?ʼ Realization struck Anna, which left her flabbergasted. She had thought that she would be alright with their relationship since she was quite fond of Flavia and because even though she knew she loved Max, she didnʼt know if she wanted to become his woman.

She shook her head. She didnʼt want to feel jealous of Flavia at all.

”Mm.” Flavia nodded and then asked, ”So, …Max, did you find your friend?”

”Yes. We did.” Max nodded and then gestured her to enter the room, ”Letʼs talk inside, shall we?”

Flavia hesitated a little and glanced at Anna, who had sorted out her emotions by now. She grabbed her hand and pulled her inside, ”What are you hesitating for? Come inside.”