Chapter 533: A Home Should Be a Little Cozier

It sounded utterly miserable.

But apparently Siegfried had resigned himself to it too—precisely because of that, Mei could not suppress the thought of making it a done deal.

—It was actually a wager between husband and wife.

Well, with no one stirring things up, Kiana had offered herself up, so Cecilia had won.

—Though at this point, whether she won or not no longer mattered.

The new wager now concerned Bianka, but from the looks of things, Siegfried had no chance of winning at all.

"Guh... ngh..."

Under the covers, Herta, who had finished breakfast with Ruan Mei, let out a miserable sound.

"Damn it... damn it... why can't I be satisfied..."

Irritation, restlessness...

"Madam Herta, the research institute is waiting for you to come assign tasks."

Asta knocked on the door.

(Damn it... why can't I even... even make it there once...)

Herta felt like she was about to break.

"Madam Herta, are you in there?"

Asta knocked lightly, unhurriedly.

There was someone outside, and it was Asta, her prized student.

(No, I can't let Asta see me like this...)

Herta's hand was completely at odds with her thoughts.

Asta's arrival only made her reaction even more intense.

"Madam Herta? Madam Herta?"

Asta called out several times.

After receiving no response, Asta seemed to think Herta was not in the room, and the footsteps outside gradually faded away.

"..."

No, she had to stop...

A large patch of the sheets in the new room had been soaked through.

Not to mention her clothes—fortunately, the purple-and-black color scheme made the water stains less noticeable.

"That Liu Bai bastard... and that Ruan Mei bitch..."

Herta panted heavily as she threw off the covers.

Her body was becoming stranger and stranger...

She... even felt an urge to be "used."

"What a