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Chapter 207: jaxon's arrival

ARGENT ended her chat with White and accepted the call coming from Jaxon. What appeared on the screen of her light brain was a very haggard looking man. His medium length dark blond hair that was usually tied in a queue was disheveled. He had stubbles on his face. There were dark circles under his emerald green eyes. In short, he was the very image of the words 'tired' and 'stressed out'.

It was quite obvious that he hadn't had any rest for the past two days since her mother told him about Janea's existence. He probably flew here without any rest. Which was understandable. If a man who had been living his life as a single man suddenly found out that he had a son, that person would probably react the same way as Jaxon.

"Argent, we're nearing your island. Can you put down the shield covering it so it could be visible to us and we could enter?" Jaxon said.

Jaxon had been here on this island a couple of times before in the past. So, he knew its location. He never really understood how the stealth technology in this place worked. So he just always assumed that it was some kind of shield that made the island invisible.

Argent stared at Jaxon. One could see the haste on his face. His expression clearly told everyone that he truly wanted to enter the island as soon as possible. He must be feeling really anxious right now. 

"There would be an opening soon. You could drive the carriage you're flying in immediately."

"Okay. I'll be there in a few minutes," Jaxon said. He seemed to want to say something. But based on the look of hesitation on his face, it also seemed like he didn't know how to say it.

Argent already had an idea what it could be though. About his newly found son Janea. But she wouldn't say anything. Because aside from the fact that she's not good with pep talk, she doubted that anything she said right now would even help. So, she could only say, "We'll be waiting for you."

Jaxon nodded and ended the call.

She then connected to Black and told him to tell Aurum and their mother that Jaxon would be here any minute now. She stood up from her bench seat and stretched her body a little. She could hear her bones making a cracking sound. Her whole body was so stiff. Especially her back. Mostly because she spent most of the past two days bent over her workspace. 

She probably should do some sword exercise tomorrow. Maybe she should ask Lei Feng to spar with her. Speaking of whom, White did mention that Lei Feng was just outside the lab and was planning to deliver breakfast to her. 

She opened the door of her workshop. She was too tired and just walked out with her eyes close. But because of that, she suddenly collided with something solid. Because she didn't expect it and add that to her tired state, she quickly lost balance. She expected to fall but a strong hand suddenly held her arm preventing that from happening.

"Are you alright?" asked a very familiar baritone.

Argent opened her eyes and just as expected, she saw Lei Feng gazing down at her. Because of his sudden pull, their bodies almost collided. Even the distance between their faces were only about a few inches. 

At this distance, she could clearly see how dark his eyes were. Like some high-grade black pearl, dark and lustrous. Aside from that, she now only noticed how good his skin was. She couldn't even see a tiny speck of pores. This guy probably had better skin than her. But she must admit, Lei Feng was indeed very handsome.

Then she saw his ear tips suddenly turning red. He quickly put distance between them by retreating a couple of steps back. He even looked in another direction, not meeting her gaze.

Argent raised one of her brows. Was this guy being shy again?

"I brought you food," Lei Feng said, showing her some kind of pod. 

She looked at the pod. Her gaze was probably full of curiosity, because he said next;

"Any food put in here would retain the temperature you set it to. That means an ice cream wouldn't melt and a hot soup would stay warm."

"I see." What a convenient magical tool. 

She never really thought of making appliances before. Maybe she should create a new department in Silver Corporation that mainly focused on that. His company's revenue would definitely increase. Should she talk to Finn after all this was over?

"Please eat first then rest a bit before you proceed on doing any activities. It won't be good if you collapsed due to hunger and fatigue."

Argent stared at Lei Feng and saw the genuine worry in his eyes. Because of that, she couldn't bear to refuse him.

"I'll eat but I can't rest just yet." She took the thermal pod from Lei Feng then walked back inside the room. She placed it on top of her work table. "How do I open this?"

Lei Feng walked towards the table and opened the thermal pod. The delicious scent of porridge filled the room. The smell caused Argent's stomach to constrict, a sign that she was indeed hungry. 

"How come you can't rest?" he asked.

She turned to him. He was looking at her earnestly. He didn't even bother giving a curious glance to the items that were scattered around the room. That somehow brought amusement and admiration to her. Because wouldn't that mean that in Lei Feng's eyes her well-being was more important than her inventions? 

If this was any other person, that would definitely be not the case. She wondered why she seemed to be very important to him. Even she who could barely understand these kinds of emotions could see that Lei Feng was treating her differently. Almost as if she was someone very special. 

But she didn't have time to ponder over that now and she didn't really want to interrogate Lei Feng about it. It's his personal feelings, she didn't want to pry on it. It's enough to know that he didn't hold any negative feelings for her.

Argent took the bowl of porridge, scooped a spoonful and ate it. Delicious as always. The taste was exactly as she liked it. She raised her head and answered Lei Feng's question.

"Because a guest is coming."

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A carriage being pulled by four gryphons flew inside the opening made by the stealth shield covering the island. It entered the island and slowly landed on a clear path.

Jaxon opened his eyes. Those emerald green depths were filled with determination. It's time. He would finally meet him the boy named Janea.

He took a deep breath and walked out of the carriage.