第03章 旅途與自動手記人偶（6/8）
薇爾莉特·伊芙加登 ever after
「Only in this kind of situation, right?」
「All the time. Always. Little Lux, you』re still young, will probably keep working with us… and you』re such a good secretary… I』m the happiest CEO in Leidenschaftlich.」
「Are you going to hire me for life?」
「Eh?」
「Is that a no?」
「No, I could. But that』d mean working with me for life, y』know?」
「Is that bad? I have nowhere else to go.」
When asked with such an innocent look, Hodgins faltered.
「I won』t say the stuff Benedict does, like wanting the company for me.」
「Well, I might… end up giving it to you if you say that, so don』t ever. Hahah… Of course, keep working for us forever and always at my place. Huh, this is kinda like a marriage vow… Wanna take this opportunity and marry me in the future? Just kidding…」 Upon thinking that the jest that came out incidentally was an unsavory one right after saying it, Hodgins looked at Lux』s reaction, only to find her staring back at him blankly. He had made himself into a caricature of an old man bothering a girl. 「No, it was a prank! But hey. Little Lux, you might be the only one who can go along with me, so having this kind of small talk is… I-I』m not looking at you with dirty eyes, really! We』re too far apart in age, after all! We』re c-close enough that we can crack this kind of joke to each other, right?」
Lux pretended to think for just a few seconds. 「Huhu, I can tell. That it』s a joke, at least. But not happening. We』re not getting married.」
And then, she flat-out rejected him.
「Ah, yes.」 Although Hodgins would have been at loss if she had accepted it, his shoulders dropped somewhat.
「But President, I』m prepared to nurse you if you ever become unable to work.」
「Don』t… suddenly thrust such a cruel reality at me.」
「Eh, is it? From my point of view… this is quite a deep form of love. President, you』re the first decent adult who accepted me. I』ll devote my whol……（內容加載失敗！請重載或更換瀏覽器）