CHAPTER 530: CONFESSION

Alhai and Coco descended the stairs with the mediator’s arm wrapped around Coco’s waist, lending her support as they made their way down.

Coco leaned into his body, her steps unsteady and uncertain because her legs were shaking and weak from their earlier and the previous night’s activities, but she didn’t regret it.

Not when she finally got rid of her virginity!

Despite the pain all over her lower half, a small smile tugged at the corners of Coco’s lips, her expression filled with exhaustion, but contentment.

Alhai, meanwhile, remained quiet and focused, ensuring that she descended the stairs safely, his gaze occasionally flickering back to her steps to make sure she wouldn’t stumble.

He had carried her, bathed her, dressed her, and made sure that she was comfortable before they left her room, but he still felt worried that he might have pushed her too far because he was too greedy.

Alhai was slightly upset with himself when they entered the kitchen and was immediately greeted by the sight of Zaque preparing breakfast.

The air was filled with the pleasant aromas of freshly baked bread and brewed coffee— but they couldn’t stop themselves from noticing Heiren’s absence, no sign of him in the kitchen or its surroundings.

"Good morning, Zaque." Coco greeted him, the corner of her lips quirking up.

Zaque quickly perked up and looked away from the pan, ceasing his stirring of the fried rice that he was previously busy with.

He turned towards Coco with a cheerful smile lighting up his face, but it froze in place when he noticed the way she was walking— her limp was hard to miss, an action that he didn’t notice last night.

Concern flickered in his eyes, his gaze shifting between Coco and her legs. "Goodness, Coco! Are you okay? Did you sprain your ankle?"

Sprain? Boy, I got fucked so good that I’m limping! This is better than a sprain!

Coco thought, answering Zaque’s question in her mind, but outwardly, she merely shook her head.

Alhai shot a quick glance at Zaque and offered an explanation for Coco’s limp. "It was my fault why Coco is like this. I had sex wit—"

He attempted to say something, he really did, but his words were abruptly cut short when Coco suddenly stepped on his foot, making him double over to grab his foot, but he remembered that he was holding Coco so he decided against it.

"That hurts." The mediator grunted, wincing from the sudden pressure.

He glanced down at his foot, then back up at Coco, his eyebrows furrowed in pain and surprise. "What..? Do you not want them to know?"

Instead of answering him, Coco turned her attention to Zaque, her voice firm and unapologetic. "I asked Alhai to sleep with me last night. That’s why."

She took the initiative in addressing the topic and left no room for misinterpretation.

I can’t let them know through Alhai. It might cause an argument between the four of them, and I don’t want that. Coco mused inwardly, her eyebrows creasing together in a grimace.

The very bluntness in her words left no doubt about what really happened which left her statement hanging in the air like a nuclear bomb.

Then, before Zaque could react to Coco’s words, a sound of something heavy hitting the ground echoed through the kitchen, grabbing everyone’s attention and abruptly shattering the previous silence.

Thud!

They all turned their gazes towards the door frame and found Quizen standing there with wide eyes.

"You.. You slept with her?" Quizen asked, his voice quivering as his finger shook while pointing at Alhai with an unreadable look in his eyes.

Alhai met the blue haired mediator’s gaze, his expression still blank, but there was a flicker of defensiveness in his eyes, accompanied with triumph.

"Yes, I did." He responded flatly, not denying the words thrown his way.

Coco quickly stepped forward, positioning herself between Alhai and Quizen, acting as a barrier just in case a physical fight broke out.

However, she was caught off guard by the unexpected turn in the conversation when Quizen suddenly burst into tears and exclaimed quite loudly a confession.

"That’s not fair! I want to sleep with her, too!" Quizen cried out, his hands balling into fists by his side.

Coco’s expression morphed from guarded to one of surprise and confusion, her eyes widening at the unexpected outburst because she would never have thought about him liking her.

Quizen’s quest was the first one she cleared, after all.

Coco’s surprise was evident in her eyes as she blinked and struggled to process the words he had just blurted out, her mind struggling to comprehend the situation.

"What?" She managed to stammer out, her voice laced with shock and disbelief. "What do you.. Wait, you like me?"

Coco’s jaw dropped when she finally comprehended the mediator’s confession.

On the other hand, Alhai could only let out a heavy sigh, his hand coming up to massage his temples, an exasperated look etched on his face.

He looked at Quizen, his tone firm and final as he spoke. "Don’t throw a tantrum. Coco chose me. I confessed that I like her so she is aware of that fact. What about you?"

The arm that was around Coco’s waist tightened slightly, drawing her closer to his side as if protecting her from Quizen.

Quizen’s lips trembled, his gaze shifting to Coco, his eyebrows creasing together with an obvious look of pain etched across his handsome features, not even caring if he looked quite pathetic for Coco’s eyes.

Actually, he would love to look pathetic for Coco’s eyes, if that is how it would make her feel something for him, then so be it.

"I like you just as much as Alhai does." Quizen muttered, desperation dripping in his voice as he tried to make his feelings known. "And I have liked you longer than he did, Coco.."

Coco’s surprise only deepened at his words as she sucked in a breath.

What the heck is happening?!