Chapter 51-5: complex relationships (2)

At that, Lelouch couldn't contain himself for a moment and burst out laughing at both of them.

"Ahahaha... you two really are a perfect match for cat and mouse," he muttered, stifling a laugh that drew Mark's attention. This poignant moment in itself was special and unique, compared to him and Taylor, when they fought, every time.

"Look who's jabbering and sneering here," Mark turned to him with a fierce expression, then compared him to Taylor with a purposeful, twisted tone, pounding him mercilessly.

"If I'm the copy here, then you're the original, and the rest is imitation," he commented, provocatively mocking, causing Lelouch's lips to twitch in strong reaction before he finished with a retort.

"Oh my God! Enough of that." She covered her face with her hands for a moment, embarrassed and frustrated, then sighed, withdrawing them before swallowing the rest.

"And here we go, again!"

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//In another, almost secluded corner //