Chapter 616 Simple-minded


    Penny kept telling him to go and enjoy his youth as if she was an olddy. But as time passed by, although she was repeating that like a broken record, her alcohol intake hindered her from actually shooing him away. So, ude just watched her mumble gibberish as if she wasn''t after some dangerous people. "Ah... now that I think about it..." Her finger that was pointing at him swayed, narrowing her eyes while staring at him. "Did we meet before? I think you look a bit familiar."


    "Maybe? I usually roam around." He shrugged. This was also what baffled ude. Everyone whoid their eyes on the Earl of Monarey never forgot what he looked like. But this woman didn''t recognize him. He actually thought she would remember when she took off that mask, but instead, she raised a different question. Now, she was wondering if they had met before. Not that it displeased him, since he could use it to his advantage. He snapped his eyes when Penny suddenly hit her head on the table, passing out after having too many drinks. ude cupped his cheek, eyes on her. ''Is she certain she will bring down that organization that even the Earl had to step in to deal with it?'' he wondered. ''How can she drink until she passes out?''


    Just then, he raised his gaze at the person close to their table. ude sported a smile, seeing us, who was blending in click his tongue. ''He''s probably pissed and thinks I am simply flirting in the middle of fulfilling my duties,'' he thought, peeling his eyes away from his uncle. ''Now, now. What should I do with her?''


    A shallow breath slipped past his lips. What else could he do? He didn''t want to stay in here all night. They could just find an inn where she could restfortably, and he would continue tracking down the transaction that would happen tonight. But just as ude walked over to Penny, she suddenly grabbed his wrist as soon as he entered her vicinity. Slowly, Penny raised her head. She blinkedzily, huping while keeping eye contact with him.


    "I''m drunk, but that doesn''t mean you can touch me. What do you think you''re doing?" she asked in between her hups.


    "I will take you to the nearest inn. You can''t sleep here," he exined with a sigh. "This is the least I can do to the person who helped me."


    "No, no, no." She shook her head, nting her palm on the table to stand. Penny stumbled and wobbled slightly, but she managed to keep her ground. "I can walk. Let''s go!"


    Before he could react, Penny already leaped and draped her arm around his neck. She didn''t hesitate to drag him with her and ude had to walk while bending over. In the dark street they were walking through, Penny kept her arm around his neck while singing loudly. He winced, keeping his insults to himself. How could she shamelessly sing with this kind of voice? It sounded like a cat was scratching on a te! Even his uncles and auntie sounded better!


    "Drifting with the wind and..." Penny trailed off as the two of them stopped. Before them, was a group of rogue. She nced back with an arched brow and noticed a few more people slinked out of the shadows. "Hah..." she smirked. This wasn''t new to her. Since the organization settled in this ce, the crime rate was escting. ude knew this very well, so people like this were not a surprise. "What a lovely couple." A man snickered with eyes full of contempt. "A noble vampire and a lowly one. What a treat. Don''t worry, we don''t mean harm. We just want you to surrender your valuables."


    "Penny," ude called under his breath, brushing her arm away from him. "Just stay here. I will take care of it."


    Penny raised her brows with her lips closed. She just gazed at ude and noticed the determination in his eyes. Did he think she couldn''t fight while intoxicated? Well, since she was curious how this man could have such confidence, she raised her hands.


    "Uh... my lover is such a reliable man." She pped, making his face distort slightly. "Please don''t hurt us."


    With the anticipation of how ude would resolve it, her brows rose a momentter. She blinked countless times, tugging her earlobe just in case it would make her hear better.


    "This is all I have." ude raised a pouch while looking at the man calmly. "If you need money, then take this and go. There''s no need to exercise violence."


    "Hah! What an obedient person!" The man, who seemed to be the leader, grinned from ear to ear. "..." Her ears weren''t deceiving her for sure. ude believed these people would stop just by giving in. How naive, she thought. Even if these people would take his money and leave them alone, it was simply nketing the fire. These people would victimize more people.


    "Hah! What an obedient person!" The man, who seemed to be the leader, grinned from ear to ear. "Wait!" ude paused from tossing the pouch full of money when Penny held onto his sleeve. "Damn it, Third. What the hell? I know you''re young, but I didn''t think you''re this simple-minded."


    ''Simple-minded?'' ude blinked in disbelief, trying to convince himself that he heard her wrong. Penny clicked her tongue and shook her head. "Keep your money. If you can''t fight, then just stay there. I already know you''re a pushover. No wonder you are walking down to hell without you knowing it."


    "..." ude had received a lot of insults and those never grazed him. But this... her arrogance was slowly getting into his nerves. Still, he put this upon himself. He deceived her by acting like a coward and was still continuing this act until now. So, he couldn''t me her. "Now, now." Penny stretched her neck from one side to the other, producing a cracking sound. The corner of her lips curled up, revealing her short fangs.


    "Let''s y, shall we?" As soon as she uttered those words, Penny vanished from her vantage point. She was fast, taking others by surprise except for ude. He had seen more powerful people fight, so her speed wasmendable, but not untraceable. ''Years of training,'' he thought, watching the woman bully the bullies. ''Now I know why she''s that confident.''


    While ude was "distracted," someone came up from behind him. He nced over his shoulder, stopping himself from fighting back. But before anything could hit him, Penny already appeared to block the surprise attack.


    His eyes dted, staring at her back before she red back. "If you''re this slow, go to the corner and let me finish this! You''re such a burden!"


    "..." ude bit his tongue and averted his eyes to the side. "Sorry."