The Last True Female (Lexie) (by Sylvia Vance) novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Arthur said. “Austin, I just heard someone say an artificial female bot showed up in your room.

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“Let me take a look at her and see what kind of bot she is. Let me check the serial number on the back of her neck and figure out who her original master was.”

As Arthur finished speaking, he stepped into Austin’s room and immediately spotted Lexie huddled in the corner.

When their eyes met, Arthur was stunned for a second.

He saw sparks in this artificial female bot’s eyes, almost like she was a real female.

Wait, could she actually be a real female?‘ Arthur couldn’t help but wonder.

At that thought, Arthur shook his head, thinking, ‘No way she’s a real female. Thanks to that damn Clyssia Virus, females have been kept in sterile pods since the day they were born.

‘Now that Ms. Graham is gone, there’s no way any females are left in this world.

‘Even if there were any out there, they’d be living in sterile pods not showing up right in front of me.’

Suppressing those unrealistic thoughts, Arthur walked up to Lexie and took a closer look at her face.

In Arthur’s eyes, this artificial female bot was incredibly well–made. She looked almost like she was truly alive.

Her skin was smoother and more perfect than any female Arthur had ever seen.

He couldn’t figure out how her master pulled this off. In the sunlight, every tiny hair on her face was clearly visible.

He could even see the tiny veins beneath her skin, and they seemed to be moving.

Looking at her, Arthur felt like he was staring at a real female, not an artificial female bot.

‘Seriously, this is just way too realistic, Arthur thought.

Pushing aside the weird feeling inside, Arthur looked at Lexie.

He asked in a gentle tone, “Little bot, would you mind telling me your name? Who’s your master? And what’s your serial number?”

Lexie stared blankly at Arthur, totally confused by his questions She could only shake her head, clearly having no clue what he was talking about.

“Can’t you speak?” Arthur asked, pointing at his throat with a pu led look.

Seeing Arthur do that, Lexie pointed at his lips, then shook her ad, making it clear she didn’t understand him.

Lexie’s soft finger brushed Arthur’s lips, and the gentle touch male him pause, caught him completely off guard.

He couldn’t help but scream inwardly, ‘Geeze! Her skin feels un lievably soft. She smells so sweet and fresh

Arthur lowered his head and met Lexie’s uncertain, anxious eyes Just that one look, and his heart turned to mush.

He couldn’t even explain why. He just knew that seeing Lexie mle him instantly like her, more than he could say. She was just way too adorable.

When Arthur fell silent, Lexie pointed at his lips once more and shook her head.

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Seeing Lexie’s gesture, Arthur hurriedly asked, “Hey, are you really unable to speak?”

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Lexie stared at Arthur, still clueless about what he was saying. Bu then a thought popped into her head. Maybe he could understand her.

Nervously, she cleared her throat and spoke, her voice soft and a little raspy, “Hi, I’m Lexie Goodwin. I wandered in here by accident. Sorry for my forwardness. Please forgive me.”

Hearing Lexie’s sweet voice, Arthur and Austin exchanged a glance, both totally baffled.

Clearly, whatever Lexie said was just gibberish to them.

“Austin, can you understand what she’s saying?” Arthur asked.

“Not at all. I’ve never heard a language like that anywhere in the etherion Interstellar Zone. Maybe her language converter’s broken? Is that why we can’t understand her?” Austin replied.

Arthur said, “Maybe. But that’s not really a problem. Wait a sec. Ive got the latest language converter in my lab.

“It can handle any language. I never had a chance to use it before It’s finally going to come in handy.”

With that, Arthur flashed Lexie a reassuring smile before hurrying off to his lab.

As Arthur left, Lexie, still totally confused, caught Austin’s scrutinizing look. She instinctively curled up a little, not daring to meet his eyes.

After all, Austin’s was just too intimidating. She was an uninvited intruder, and with the language barrier between them, she had no clue what kind of guy he really was.

So when Austin looked her over like that, Lexie felt nervous and guilty.

Seeing Lexie flinch under his gaze, Austin furrowed his brows, thinking, ‘This artificial female bot is actually scared of me?‘

For some reason, that left Austin feeling strangely uneasy.

Come on, I’m not a monster. What is she so scared of?‘ Austin grumbled inwardly.

Trying to make Lexie feel more at ease, Austin dug out a high–grade energy crystal from his storage space and handed it to her, motioning for her to eat it.

When Austin handed her the crystal, Lexie could hardly believe her luck. She accepted it with both hands, her eyes wide in surprise.

She asked, “Is this really for me? Thank you so much.”

Austin couldn’t understand a word Lexie said. When he saw herst holding the energy crystal instead of eating it, he reached over, took the crystal from her hand, and tried to feed to her himself.

Austin’s sudden move startled Lexie.

Is he trying to choke me with this rock–hard crystal?‘ she though. Even if he’s mad at me for barging into his room, he can’t possibly kill me in such a vicious way!

Scared out of her wits, Lexie instinctively backed away, dodging Austin’s hand while staring at him, her eyes wide and wary.

Seeing Lexie react like that, Austin was left scratching his head. He wondered, ‘Did I mess up somehow? Aren’t all artificial female bots supposed to eat energy crystals?

I just gave her a high–grade energy crystal, but instead of being excited, she is eyeing me warily, like I’m up to something.

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Seriously, where did I go wrong? Why is this artificial female bot acting so guarded around me?‘

Just as Austin was still scratching his head, Arthur came back.

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