Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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"What's there to prepare? Can't we just go directly there?" Nora asked, somewhat confused.

However, her words earned her a glare from Elise. Watching Elise return to her room, Nora blinked. In her opinion, Elise was already very beautiful and shouldn't need any further preparation, right?

Another soft sigh rang in her ears.

Nora couldn't help but complain, "Stop sighing. I know sometimes I can't think straight, but it doesn't seem to have much to do with you, does it?"

"I was just wondering why she would fall for a blockhead like you." The ethereal voice carried a hint of sarcasm.

Although Nora was very annoyed, she couldn't do anything about it and could only grumble and complain. In the end, she squatted down at the door of Elise's room and began to wait.

This was the first time Elise had ever experienced being invited by Nora's mother.

After all, she and Nora used to have a lot of bickering relationship. Nora, being the blockhead she is, would never say anything nice about herself in front of her parents, so there was no such thing as an invitation.

This change might be due to Nora having some memories from her past life.

Elise spent a considerable amount of time preparing.

When she reopened the door, she found Nora sitting in front of her, asleep with her knees drawn up to her chest.

Elise kicked the other person in an annoyed tone and said, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Bad, about the same."

Nora chuckled dryly. She had just taken advantage of some free time to browse the exhibition hall deep within her consciousness, hoping to find some memories that would help her understand Elise better. However, she was woken up by Elise before she could find any.

Nora slowly stood up, looking at the exquisitely made-up Elise in front of her, and couldn't help but reveal a look of amazement in her eyes.

Seeing Nora's reaction, Elise's lips curled up slightly: "How is it? Does it look good?"

"Hmm, it looks pretty good."

"Didn't you notice anything unusual?"

"Extra beautiful?"

Elise couldn't help herself and lightly kicked Nora twice more, then pointed to her shoes and said, "You forgot? These were the ones you gave me back then."

Nora scratched her head a little sheepishly: "I really didn't notice until you pointed it out. It looks pretty good though~"

As for whether she meant the shoes were beautiful or someone's legs were beautiful when she said "beautiful," only Nora herself knows.

"It's just a little unsuitable. You gave it to me, so you'll have to take responsibility for it."

"Oh, no problem," Nora replied casually. It was just giving Elise a foot massage, nothing to her.

"Is there anything else we need to prepare?"

"No, I've already prepared a gift."

"What have you prepared?" Nora asked curiously.

"You'll know then."

Although Elise hadn't had much contact with Nora's mother, when she played the game before, if she chose Nora as the protagonist, she would have had more contact with her. After having more contact, Elise naturally knew everything about Nora's preferences.

Seeing Elise's mysterious demeanor, Nora realized she wasn't planning to tell her. However, Nora didn't mind; she'd find out once Elise gave out the gift.

"Then let's hurry up and go. I've prepared the carriage." Nora grabbed Iris's hand and hurried downstairs.

Volume 1: Chapter 492 Miss Nora Feels Innocent

"Why do you seem even more nervous than me?" Elise looked at Nora, who was sitting opposite her and couldn't hide her nervousness at all, with a smile of pleasure in her eyes.

Nora glanced at Elise and said, "I'm just worried you'll say something inappropriate. If my mother finds out I'm running around everywhere, she'll definitely give me a lecture."

At this point, Nora cleared her throat and began to mimic the mannerisms of her mother lecturing her: "Nora, how many times have I told you to act like a noble lady? Look at the state you're in now..."

Watching Nora's performance, Elise couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly.

Seeing Elise laugh out loud, Nora didn't mind, but just sighed with a touch of melancholy: "You see, that's pretty much it."

"Don't worry, I don't think I'll say anything wrong, but how it actually turns out will depend on your performance."

"Miss Elise, how about I give you a foot massage?" Nora never expected that she would say something like that; it was so embarrassing.

"Let's talk about it after we meet your mother."

Generally speaking, Elise would never bother attending such small gatherings among nobles, but since she was Nora's mother, she felt it would be interesting, so she readily agreed.

Looking at Nora's fawning expression, Elise felt that her agreement this time was absolutely right.

Elise's manor wasn't too far from Nora's house; it took less than half an hour by carriage to get there.

She often visited Nora's house, but usually only Nora was home. This was the first time she had Nora's parents present.

It feels a bit like traveling back in time to meet someone's parents.

She had never experienced this before, but she never expected that she would have the chance to experience it again after she traveled through time.

As soon as Elise and Nora stepped off the carriage, they saw a richly dressed woman smiling at them. Although it was their first meeting since their rebirth, Elise felt very familiar with her.

After some pleasantries among the nobles, Nora's mother smiled and said to Elise, "I've often heard my daughter mention you, and now I finally have the chance to meet you."

"If Nora hadn't introduced you to me just now, I would have thought you were her sister."

Although it was a very vulgar form of flattery, the effect was surprisingly good.

With just a few simple words, Elise and Nora's mother walked into the house with smiles on their faces, leaving Nora standing there stunned.

Was this really the first time Elise had met her mother? It seemed like that wicked woman had her mother's preferences completely under her thumb, and they'd become so familiar with each other in such a short time.

Those who didn't know might think that Elise was her mother's daughter, and as for her... she didn't know whether she should be here.

Nora scratched her head, then quickened her pace to catch up.

In front of her parents, Nora behaved very elegantly, just like a true noble lady, even maintaining a faint smile on her face.

Although it looked very pleasing to the eye, Elise guessed that Nora was already feeling quite uncomfortable.

But Elise couldn't help the other party out of the predicament, so she could only continue to chat with Nora's mother with a smile, mainly about things related to Nora.

To be honest, Nora was a little nervous. After all, given Elise's wicked personality, who knew if she would cause trouble at this time?

Fortunately, perhaps because Elise was satisfied with her previous performance, nothing unexpected has happened so far.

"By the way, I haven't asked yet, how did your relationship become so good?" Nora's mother asked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Despite how well-behaved her daughter is now, she knows very well how her daughter behaves normally. And look at Elise, she's a typical noble lady. Logically speaking, the two shouldn't be able to get along.

"Actually, at the beginning, my relationship with Nora was terrible. She didn't like me, and I didn't like her either."

"Oh?" Nora's mother covered her mouth, her eyes shining with even greater curiosity.

"Later, we had to work together because of some things, and then I found out that she was actually a pretty good person. As for what she thought of me, I don't know." After Elise finished speaking, she silently looked at Nora.

Nora instinctively wanted to say something like 'it's alright,' but she quickly felt her feet being stepped on under the table, and by two people at that.

It's one thing for Elise to step on her, but why does Mother have to step on her too?!

Although this level of trampling was nothing to her, she was indeed somewhat innocent at that moment.

However, this also served as a reminder to her, so she thought carefully before answering the question, saying, "I think similarly to her. Although she can be quite annoying at times, she's a person I like."

Although the words were carefully considered, the language used was somewhat wild for a noblewoman.

Nora could clearly sense a hint of danger in her dear mother's gaze.

Fortunately, at that moment, Elise suddenly spoke up, "Nora has been showing off her room to me. I wonder if I could go and have a look at her room?"

“Of course, no problem.” Nora’s mother glanced at her daughter silently, her meaning quite clear.

Nora knew that Elise was trying to help her out, so she stood up decisively, took Elise's hand, and went upstairs.

Upon seeing this, Nora's mother narrowed her eyes, as if she had suddenly thought of something.

Pulling Elise back to her room, Nora immediately dropped her aristocratic lady facade and collapsed onto the bed without any regard for her image: "I'm exhausted. I really don't know how you always manage to stay like this?"

“You’ll get used to it.” Elise sat down next to Nora and said with a smile, “I’ve given you some time to relax, how are you going to thank me?”

"How about I massage your feet?" Nora suddenly sat up, her gaze involuntarily falling on Elise's feet.

"Sure, my legs are a bit sore too."

Nora didn't even need Elise to say anything; she immediately took off Elise's shoes.

Looking at those fair and tender little feet, Nora skillfully began to knead them. She had to admit that the feel was really nice. She hadn't played with or kneaded them for a while, and she was starting to miss it.

Volume 1: Chapter 493 Then I'll ask you

"Although you're kneading very comfortably, could you perhaps control your eyes a little?" Elise said with a smile, covering her skirt.

Nora, caught looking in the eye, chuckled dryly. She would never have done something like this before; it must be because of Elise that she changed.

"I just glanced at it subconsciously, and it's not like I haven't seen it before," Nora muttered softly.

Elise rolled her eyes at her, regretting that she hadn't reacted in time. Otherwise, she could have used the image crystal to capture Nora's reaction and let her know just how perverted she had been acting.

"Alright, it would be very impolite to stay here any longer."

"Actually, I think we could stay a little longer." Although she said that, Nora still obediently helped Elise put on her shoes.

The two went back downstairs and continued their conversation with Nora's mother.

Nora noticed that Elise not only acted like a noble lady, but she was also very familiar with the topics that noble ladies talked about. It seemed that no matter what her mother wanted to talk about, Elise could say a few words about it.

Anyway, she couldn't do that.

"Miss Elise is so beautiful, she must have many suitors, right?"

“Hmm.” Elise wasn’t embarrassed at all; she just smiled and glanced at Nora without making a sound.

While her mother wasn't looking, Nora made a face at Elise. With her powerful reflexes, she could easily revert to being the dignified noble lady before her mother even noticed her.

This continued until the end of lunch, when Elise made an excuse and left.

Standing at the door, Nora watched Elise leave before silently letting out a sigh of relief.

But at that moment, she heard her mother's kind and gentle voice: "Tell me, what exactly is your relationship with Elise?"

"Huh?" Nora looked at her mother with a puzzled expression, seemingly not understanding why her mother would suddenly ask this question.

"You don't think you could hide the flirting between you two from me, do you?" The young and beautiful woman gave a soft snort.

"We're just very good friends."

"Then let me ask you, why do you smell like her?"

"I... I accidentally got it on her when I was showing her around the room."

Nora's mother tapped her daughter on the head in exasperation, wondering how she could come up with such a lame excuse.

She sighed helplessly. If her daughter could perform even half as well as Elise, no, even a third of her usual behavior, that would be good enough.

"Um, I suddenly remembered I have something to do and need to go out for a bit!" Feeling unsure of what to do, Nora decisively chose to run away.

Watching her daughter's retreating figure, Nora's mother chuckled softly, then turned and went back inside.

Meanwhile, Elise, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly heard a knock on the door, and then Nora opened the carriage door and got in.

Seeing Nora's somewhat nervous expression, Elise couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?"

Nora didn't hide anything and simply told Elise what had just happened.

After hearing this, a pleased smile appeared on Elise's face: "Who told you to make faces at me? You deserve it."

"That's because you looked at me strangely, that's why I chose to fight back," Nora muttered.

"What should I do now? Maybe I can stay at your place for a while."

“You can’t just stay away forever, can you? And based on what I know about your mother, even if she knows about our relationship, she should still support you.”

"Really... wait, what do you mean by that? Do you know my mother well?" Nora looked at Elise with some doubt.

If she remembered correctly, this was the first time this wicked woman had ever met her mother.

Wait a minute, did Elise already have contact with her mother in her past life? Is that why she said this with such confidence?

"If you want to stay, then stay. My house is quite big anyway."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." As Nora finished speaking, her elaborate long dress was replaced with clothing that was easier to move in.

That dress was pretty, but it was so inconvenient. I feel much more comfortable in this one.

Just then, Nora's gaze also fell on Elise. Looking at the other's body wrapped in elaborate clothing, she couldn't help but wonder if Elise felt restricted.

"You don't intend to do anything strange to me in the carriage, do you?" Elise silently crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes filled with disdain as she looked at Nora.