Nora broke into a frown. She disagreed with her statement.
Life should matter more than anything else.
Even if Solo came along with them to capture Barbarian, someone like him wouldn't be of any use at all. If she brought him along, he would really just be throwing his life away.
Nora retorted, "As if you've ever been in love."
The next moment, Queenie gave her a smack on the head.
Nora was taken aback.
Queenie hadn't put a lot of force into the smack. Also, Nora clearly could have dodged it, but she didn't.
As for Queenie, she looked at her hand and suddenly broke into a grin. She said, "This is for your mom. Your mom once asked, 'Is there any child who has never been disciplined by their parents?', and told me to smack you once on her behalf. Now that I have, even if I drop dead, I'll have something to say when I meet your mother."
Nora:"..."
She felt that Queenie was doing it on purpose, deliberately using her mother's identity to take advantage of her, but she didn't have any proof.
Queenie then asked, "Who says I've never been in love?"
Nora asked curiously, "You have? With whom?"
"Heh, who says being in love must always involve another person?"
When Solo saw that Nora did not refuse his request, he started following behind the two of them obediently. When he heard Queenie's response, he immediately remarked in surprise, "1 didn't expect you to be so narcissistic, Mdm. Schmidt. Are you actually in love with yourself?"
Queenie:"..."
The corners of Nora's lips spasmed.
The trio got into the car and returned to the highway.
Nora asked, "Who were you secretly in love with? Does he know?"
If she wasn't dating someone, then there was only one explanation—it was unrequited love.
Nora was really curious about Queenie's romantic history.
Queenie smiled. "He doesn't, but there's also a chance that he does."
By then, Solo had also realized what she meant. He asked, "Didn't you confess?"
"No, I didn't."
Queenie said, "If I do, I'm afraid that we won't even be friends anymore."
Solo:"?"
He immediately realized something. "The person you're in love with must be your best friend's husband, right?"
Queenie raised her eyebrows but did not deny it.
Solo said with great respect, "There are so many women who steal their best friends' husbands, but for your best friend's sake, you actually suppressed your feelings. That's really admirable of you!"
Nora's mind, though, was already starting to wander.
Queenie was a loner.
She made friends everywhere when she was doing business, but Nora had been with her all this time during the past five years. She hadn't seen any friend of hers that could be considered close.
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