Sofia and James strolled towards the coral room, finding the door unlocked. They hesitated to peek inside, unsure if it was appropriate.
"Why don't you open the room, James?" Sofia nudged James forward.
"No, my love. It wouldn't be appropriate for a man to check a teenage girl's room. It's better if you take a look," James replied, without changing his expression.
"Well, then I'll do it," Sofia exclaimed as she opened the door, expecting something different from what they found.
Sofia: (つ≧▽≦)つ
Seeing her delightful expression, James couldn't resist and peeked into the room, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Is that my son?" His eyes grew wider.
Inside the coral bedroom, Alexander and Coral were actually fast asleep, cuddling together.
What surprised them even more was the small smile on their son's face as he tightly hugged Coral. The blanket lay on the ground, and they were finding warmth in each other's embrace.
"Is this the love between siblings?" James spoke, his emotional intelligence always being on the lower side.
Sofia playfully tapped his head. "Are you such a fool! Call Butler Alfred and ask him to stop searching. Let them be like this, and let's go to our room," she said, pulling James with one hand as he called Butler Alfred.
**
Alexander woke up, feeling a sense of warmth enveloping his body. He slowly opened his long eyelashes, his dark eyes momentarily blank before the memories of the previous night flooded back. He couldn't recall falling asleep somewhere.
"Ummm..." He heard a sound and lowered his head. He felt a fluffy head against his neck and caught a pleasant fruity scent. When he looked, all he could see was the profile of a little girl snuggled against his neck. Her eyelashes were long, and her skin seemed to glow when the sunlight hit her face.
The girl's eyelashes fluttered as her big blue eyes slowly opened, revealing a beautiful greenish hue, reminiscent of an island surrounded by water. Her eyes were still watery and confused from waking up.
She rubbed her eyes with her soft hands and tried to sit up, her hands inadvertently putting weight on Alexander's chest.
Suddenly, she realized something—she found herself in Alexander's arms.
Coral: ! (ﾉ*0*)ﾉ
How could she have slept without noticing someone in her bed? Even the slightest sound used to wake her up when she was in the ocean. But now...
It must have been the fault of the soft bed.
"Alexander," she didn't know how to react to the situation, and when she saw him looking at her with an unfamiliar expression, she started feeling uneasy.
"What are you doing in my room?" he suddenly asked.
Coral was confused. "This is not your room... Look, it's mine," Coral said, pointing at the pink doll on the bed's headrest.
"Sorry, I made a mistake. I was drunk and thought it was my room," Alexander lied, his expression unchanged as he stood up from the bed.
If Assistant Gu and his employees heard him lying so effortlessly, they would surely be surprised.
"It's okay. These things happen sometimes," Coral replied, waving her hand. She had seen some fishes and mermen act foolishly after drinking wine, so she wasn't surprised.
Alexander nodded at her, his gaze lingering on her adorable figure as she sat with her legs folded, smiling at him like a little sun, brightening his dark heart.
He turned away, and when Coral wasn't looking, she failed to notice the smirk and the glimmer in his eyes.