"Captain, what's wrong? Did she leave you standing out here?"
Not far behind him, Monet pushed open her door. She shared a room with Sugar and Baby 5. The three of them had belonged to the Donquixote Family, so they knew each other well and could look after one another.
"You..."
Seeing Monet tease him, Ye Chen snorted and turned to leave. Monet giggled, snapped her fingers, and invited him in. "Why not come sit for a while?"
Monet was beautiful, and her eyes were especially alluring and lively. She kept flirting with Ye Chen as she spoke, making it easy to see what she wanted. He took one look and hurriedly shook his head. "Be serious. I'm a respectable man."
"Hehe..."
Monet covered her mouth and laughed. "Really? Then I must have misunderstood you. But I remember that time at the Auction House on Sabaody..."
Before she could finish, Ye Chen hurried over. "You must have something important to discuss with me. Come on, let's talk inside!"
Monet's room was close to Robin's. Ye Chen did not want Robin hearing about what had happened back then, and regret washed over him.
At Doflamingo's Auction House, he had flirted with Monet on a whim. He had only been fooling around and had not meant anything by it. Besides, Monet had worked for Doflamingo at the time, so he had thought little of stealing a kiss. But now she had joined the Grim Reaper Pirates, and that old flirtation had become leverage in her hands.
Monet smiled, deliberately glanced toward Robin's room, then shut the door behind them.
Once inside, Ye Chen gave her an annoyed look. "I apologize for what happened back then. It's over, so why keep bringing it up? Whatever you do, don't tell Robin!"
Monet smiled and