LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 120 – Don’t you want to work for me?
I walked together with Jessica through the streets. Everyone stared at us, especially the adventurers who knew me. I'm sure they were thinking, "What is this guy doing hanging out with a prostitute around town?" Or something like that.
But I ignored all these disapproving looks. Those people had nothing to do with my life, after all. I will do what I want and don't care what they think. As long as those people are not people close to me.
If it is Hestia or Lili, I will consider their opinions.
"Are you sure it's a good idea to take me to your Familia home? I don't think it's a good idea..." Jessica said once again. We were already close to arriving at my house.
"I already told you everything is fine, don't worry about it. Hestia won't despise you or anything; she's an amazing Goddess. And you're not part of any Familia, are you?"
"No."
"Even better. We won't have any problems getting you into the Hestia Familia."
"Do you intend to ask the Goddess to let me into her Familia? No, I'd better not. Give it up." Jessica let go of my hand. She was perturbed about that.
"I told you not to worry about it. We're almost there." I took Jessica's hand and started walking again. We arrived at Hestia Familia's home sometime later.
As soon as I arrived, I opened the door and went inside. Jessica stood outside, but I pulled her inside. There was no one downstairs, so she breathed a relieved breath.
"Bell left this morning to go to the dungeon, and Lili must be upstairs. Maybe the Goddess is in her room too."
"Right..."
"Don't be nervous. Sit on the couch over there. I'll make some tea. I warn you that my tea is not as good as the Goddess."
"You don't have to worry about that. I can't prepare a very good tea either."
"Hahahaha." I giggled and went to the kitchen, where I brewed some tea. I put in a lot of sugar, as I feel that Jessica is quite fond of sweet things. I put two glasses of tea on a tray.
"Here you go. It's hot, so be careful." Jessica took one of the glasses and tasted some of the tea. She grimaced.
"It's a little too sweet." She smiled.
"Damn, and I thought you liked sweet things..."
"But it's fine, don't worry." Jessica took another sip of the tea.
"So, what happened there in the entertainment district? Why did you get fired?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"I'm not going to force you to tell me. You don't have to get so defensive."
"..."
"Well, as I promised you, I can get you a new job. How about you work for me? Work as a maid here at my house. It's a little dirty, as you can see. I'll pay you a fair amount."
Hestia cleaned the house infrequently, and Lili didn't like to clean the house. Not that I care much about that... I just want some justification to help Jessica.
"Are you sure you want to hire a woman like me?"
"What do you mean a woman like you?"
"A prostitute..."
"I don't care about that. So, will you take the job? You don't have to join the Hestia Familia if you don't want to."
"Can I think about it some more?"
"Sure, think about it all you want."
"Thanks."
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A few minutes later, I served cookies to both of us. They were some cookies that were stored in the kitchen. I don't know who bought them, but I don't care.
While we are eating the cookies and talking more about Jessica's life, Lili came downstairs. As soon as she saw us sitting together on the sofa, I could see her expression turning sour.
Jealousy again?
"Who is she?" Lili asked. She sat next to me and took a bite of one of the cookies.
"She's a friend of mine. I met her some time ago. She's going through some problems, so I brought her here to stay with us for a while."
"Stay with us? You intend to let her live here?"
"What? She can't?"
"It's not that... It's just that there's no other room available. There are only three rooms."
"As for that, you don't have to worry. I can sleep on the couch, and Jessica can sleep in my room. How about that?" I looked at Jessica, and she was silent. She was nervous about Lili.
"If you want to do it, I can't stop you." Lili shrugged and pouted. I handed her my glass of tea and smiled.
"Don't worry about her. Jessica won't try to take me away from you. I already told you I'll never leave you."
"Hey!" Lili's face turned red. She looked at Jessica as if to say, "Forget about it," But Jessica just gave a weak laugh and drank some of her tea. I put my hand on Lili's head and messed up her hair.
"Then don't worry about Jessica. She'll only be with us for a few days."
"I have a house, you know."
"I thought you didn't have a place to stay. I was wrong; I'm sorry."
"No, that's all right. But I'd like to stay here for the day. I want someone to keep me company. It's so lonely at home."
"Of course, you can stay here. You can use my room."
"Thank you very much."
Lili continued in silence as she watched the two of us talk. She seemed annoyed at first but then calmed down. She realized that we were just two good friends.
Friends...
