Chapter 143 - His World Just Stopped Rotating

"What's this… A mole?" Levi mumbled as he repeated the recent conversations he had extracted between Rui and Xander through Rui's bugged phone.

"Huh?" Mia was sleepy. But upon hearing those words from Levi, she immediately grabbed the headphone and listened.

"What? Shane Li?! I know her!" Mia gasped as she removed the headphone.

Levi turned at her, interest piqued. 

"She's with us. You know, 'Shadow Beauties' training. But unfortunately, she didn't pass the health exam, so she luckily escaped the horrendous training at an early age. However, that girl was a hacker. Well, not as good as me, of course, but she has the talent," Mia could not help but voice out her observation. 

"We should tell Boss about it, that Xander's planning to plant a mole in the Moon Clan. Damn, I can't believe how Xander's team is improving with the help of the military. That General Zach Lim is very competent at his job." 

Technically speaking, there was also a very tight security detail around Xander and Yera now. That was including their family, that Dan and the other squad members were assigned to at country D to keep Xander safe. Plus, she and Levi were having difficulties hacking into the military system of country D. It was the toughest security system they had encountered so far.

"He's taken," Levi suddenly scoffed.

Mia raised an eyebrow as she snorted, "Where did that come from? Your comments seem out of tune… Duh… Who cares if he's taken. It's not like I want to marry the guy. I'm simply admiring his good qualities."

Levi scratched his head. He didn't know what came over him as he suddenly said that. He honestly felt annoyed, seeing how Mia was smiling at the mention of the young General.

'No way!' he inwardly barked as his eyes widened.

Mia yawned, "Well, I'm going back to sleep now. Wake me up if there's something important…" 

Levi only nodded as his eyes followed Mia's back as she walked out of the control room. He looked at the screen, but quickly turned around with a smile on his face as he heard the door open again, "You for-"

He paused, his smile fading quickly. It wasn't Mia that he was seeing. Instead, it was Aire.

Aire giggled and teased, "Uncle, you look disappointed to see me. Did you expect Aunt Mia to enter instead? She's on her way to her room already."

"Don't start with me," Levi growled with a pout. "Why are you still awake, huh? I thought you wanna rest early?"

Aire approached him. Grabbing his wrist, she put a bracelet around his wrist.

"What's this? Levi asked with a frown.

"Ah… Can't you tell that it's a bracelet, Uncle Levi?" Aire coyly answered while still putting the bracelet on.

"I know, but why give me a bracelet all of a sudden?"

"You all have been good to me, so I asked Daddy Tyrone to accompany me in buying presents as a token of my gratitude," Aire smiled. "I already gave Draki to Mom, and this is for you. I also gave one to Aunty Mia earlier."

After a few moments, Aire finished putting the bracelet on Levi. He raised his wrist, looking at the new accessory.

The little girl at her handiwork, "See? It suits you. I got Aunt Mia the same design, and it looks good on her too. This way, you two will look good together."

Levi's face flushed. He didn't expect that as a benefit.

"Aire, stop teasing me," he complained.

Aire only chuckled, "But I'm not teasing you. Aunty Mia likes you too, and I think you like her too. Life is short, you know… And the kind of life you two both have, it's better not to waste time and seize the moment…" 

Levi stammered out in disbelief, but Aire only giggled at him.

"Ah, how about some milk and snacks? You're probably hungry, right? Do you want me to get you something?" Levi nervously asked, trying to change the topic.

"I'm not hungry, Uncle. I'm gonna sleep now. Goodnight," Aire said, yawning as she then quickly left the room.

Levi let out a frustrated sigh. Aire had a point, but he was still unsure about what he was currently feeling. And besides, he didn't want to ruin what he currently had with Mia. 

Standing up from his chair to do some stretching, he looked at the monitor screen. He had finished up all of his pending work, and he soon left the control room to go to his room and get some sleep.

He was walking into the hallway when he suddenly stopped. Frowning, he noticed Mia going out of her room before walking towards the opposite direction.

"Mia?" he called out. However, Mia kept walking. 

Silently, Levi followed her, and his eyes widened at the sudden movement. Moving quickly, he lunged towards her and caught her as she almost fell. 

"Mia!" he grunted as he pulled her closer to him, holding onto her waist tightly. "Are you sleepwalking?!" he snapped. 

She seemed as if she was far from him, to the point he had to shake her shoulders to try and wake her. However, she didn't not budge. Instead, she put her arms over his neck and pulled him for a sudden kiss. 

Levi froze. He felt as if his soul had just left his body. To think that it was only a peck… Eventually, Mia suddenly broke the kiss. She had lolled her head away from him. Not having enough, he had to lean to catch her lips as they got away from him.

However, Mia suddenly blinked, looking at Levi with questioning eyes, "Levi?"

'Shit! Is she awake now?' Levi panicked to the point that he suddenly removed his hands off Mia, causing her to slump to the floor. "I'm so sorry!" 

Levi quickly helped her get back on her feet, while inwardly, he cursed himself for his clumsiness.

"Oh my God… Don't tell me I was sleepwalking?" Mia burst with disbelief.

"Wait, are you alright? Nothing hurts?" Levi asked worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine, but I'm fully awake now… I sleepwalked?" she wondered in disbelief. "I guess I did, seeing as I don't even know how I got out of my room when I'm supposed to be sleeping. Ugh… I should've locked my door… damn…"

"Yeah, you did… Does it happen often?" Levi asked as his mind wondered if Mia was even aware that she kissed him?

"Oh, not really. Just when I'm fatigued or sleep-deprived," Mia murmured.

It was true. Mia indeed needed a lot of sleep since she was often more awake than asleep for the past few days.

"How about you rest more? I'll cover for you on some of your work, okay?" Levi offered.

Mia's face lit up. With a wide smile, she hugged him tightly, "Oh! You're so kind! Thank you!!!"

Levi gulped. His world just stopped rotating right at that moment.

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A/N: Know about Zach Lim's funny love story. I promise you there's not a dull moment and it's very light.. Something you will truly enjoy so kindly search the book and add it to your library. The title is The General Who Hates Me