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Remembering what had happened then, Hestia unconsciously bit down on her lip again.
Seeing Hestia suddenly fall silent, Noah and Bell exchanged a glance.
"What's wrong?" Noah keenly sensed that Hestia seemed to have something on her mind.
"Did something happen?"
Hestia said nothing. She merely raised her head and gazed at Noah before suddenly throwing her arms around him.
"—!"
Hestia's sudden action not only made Bell's eyes widen and his face flush bright red, but even Noah was startled, uncertainty appearing in his eyes.
It couldn't be helped. The impact of Hestia's petite body paired with her lovely figure was simply indescribable.
No matter how much time passed, Noah could never get used to that gap between her appearance and her body.
Under that barely suppressible agitation, even Noah's tone became annoyed.
"I'm telling you, didn't I say not to keep throwing yourself into my arms..."
Before he could finish, Noah's voice suddenly weakened.
That was because Hestia's delicate body, tightly embracing him, was trembling slightly.
And in Hestia's eyes, which were fixed firmly on Noah, an intensely deep unease had surfaced as well.
Noah had never seen that kind of unease in Hestia before.
The moment he saw the unease in Hestia's eyes, the agitation in Noah's heart was thoroughly suppressed, leaving him speechless.
"Noah..."
The slender arms wrapped around Noah tightened further, and Hestia's voice became thick with unease.
"You... won't leave me, will you?"
When those words left Hestia's mouth, both Noah and Bell returned to normal.
"Lady Hestia..." Bell opened his mouth. He seemed to want to say something, but he was too awkward to know