The Node of Fate - II
Miss Wolf was seething with rage, nearly unable to resist the urge to seize Helen and hurl her eight hundred meters away, then nonchalantly seat herself on Ansel's lap. However, Marlina's cautionary gaze and her own somewhat matured intellect restrained her from causing a scene right then and there. Instead, she could only suppress her frustration, sitting discontentedly in her chair.
— Despite the fact that she spent every night in fierce, prolonged encounters with Ansel, while Helen remained secluded in the alchemy workshop, never truly neglected, Seraphina still could not bear to see anyone else cozying up in Ansel's embrace.
"The time has come, Father."
After a moment, Helen suddenly spoke, "I should head to the workshop now, would you...?"
She paused, her voice tender, "Would you join me?"
Ansel glanced at the visibly upset Seraphina, who, despite her displeasure, honestly stated, "I... I need to go train, Marli, come with me!"