Chapter 26
Lafel was genuinely curious about what was going on in Annette's head Her Her.The woman in front of her Her eyes Her Her was like a small bright sunlight, and her big, sullen self Her Her she couldn't help but stare at her with her frosting eyes her.
Annette's eyes her turned worried as Lafel's expression her as she looked at herself was not very good Apparently, he did n't sleep well last night either Annette recommended it as calmly as possible even though she knew that Lapel would be cruel.
“Would you like to have a cup of tea with me? I'm drinking herbal tea, and it's said to be good for headaches and fatigue.”
Rafel didn't say anything and turned her around. As expected, she seemed to be ignoring her own words and leaving. Rejected, Annette's shoulders her drooped a little so as not to be seen. Harsh tone without looking back.
“What are you doing? Let's have tea.”
Unexpectedly, Annette stared at his large back with her eyes wide open.Then she strode towards her as if Lapel did n't want to wait.He went over to the sofa near the window where Annette had just been sitting and sat down .
'Why am I like this?'
Lapel was confused inside. She put herself down anyway, she was only a Bavarian daughter, and she did n't know why she felt sorry for her drunkenness of her. As was her husband's duty her, to have a cup of her tea her.
Annette, unaware of Lapel's inner conflict, smiled and poured her a cup of tea.I was just happy to spend time with him without quarrelling.She intended to ask Rafel insinuatingly if he knew what his parents she wanted at this time.
Shivering-
Fragrant tea flowed from a pretty antique teapot. It felt like her mind was completely refreshed when she smelled the strong scent of herbal tea. Lapel saved her hot tea, enjoying the relief of her long-awaited nerves. She was reaching her hand toward the book she was reading earlier.
“You seem to like books, don't you?”
Lapel asked, remembering Annette reading in the garden before. Then Annette smiled softly and replied.
“Yes. Rather than liking it…… I don't have many hobbies to do indoors. As you know, Deltium prefers white skin, right? That's why I haven't been exposed to sunlight since I was a child. When I went outside, everyone was nervous that my skin would be tanned or that I might fall and scar my knee. It was inconvenient, so at some point I stopped going out very often.”
Lafel's eyes were still gazing at Annette. Her slender limbs, snow-white skin, and delicate face made her look like a porcelain doll carefully crafted by an artisan. However, Annette, who talks about her past memories of her with a vague expression, is clearly a living person.
'I guess living as a Bavarian maid is tiring in its own way.'
Lapel, who she thought indifferently, soon hardened her expression. Whatever she was, she was from Bavaria, so Annette would never have had the experience of going hungry or shivering in the cold. Rafel gritted her teeth as she recalled her own filthy past her It was a grim birth issue that she could not reveal to others even if she proud her Rapel her died.
Fortunately for her, her father her, King Selgratis, was in power, so nothing about his maternal side his is known. If it were known, the nobles of Deltium, who still despise him with white eyes, would go crazy because they like it .
Lapel's manly angular chin was slightly strained. He spat out something he didn't even want to say to get rid of this dirty feeling.
“I don't really like white skin because it looks painful.”
“…Is that so?”
Annette's gentle eyes her drooped in disappointment She lowered her head to look down at her own arms and hands her which were bloodless and white Because of this Rafel could not see her expression of her her, so he was nervous inside her.
'Why do I keep saying useless things like this?'
It seemed that she had a troubled youth club. Rafel, dissatisfied with himself, clicked her tongue and turned her head away. Looking at Annette's downcast face made me feel guilty.
Just then, Annette reached out and gently took his hand. And she asked him with trembling eyes as if shy.
“Then Lapel, if I tan… Will you like me at least a little then?”
Annette's rose-like eyes her her, framed by golden eyelashes, blinked and looked up at him.Rafel's heart seemed to sink at the innocent yet provocative question.
“… You say all sorts of nonsense.”
Rafel said he couldn't remember what he said last night. That's why I had no idea what kind of feeling Annette had when she said, “I don't like you,” When she asked such a question. Even though she knew it would hurt her, she desperately mustered up her courage to face him squarely.
Rafel's heart suddenly felt cold when he met Annette's trembling eyes in her. He hated to admit it, but it felt like a kind of fear. He felt a vague uneasiness that one day he would collapse in front of that little woman. .
“I finished drinking the tea, so let's go.”
Rafel jumped up from his seat and coldly shook Annette's hand her.And he just turned his back and left as if he were running away.Although unintentional, his ruthless attitude his hurt Annette again.
Left alone in an empty seat, Annette lowered her eyelashes sadly.A white hand trembled in the air fell helplessly under him.Having lost all her courage her, she sat down in front of her empty table, left alone.
Lapel had finished drinking, but the teacup was still steaming. The smoke that wafted in the air seemed to sway and laugh at Annette. Looking at this quietly, she finally decided to accept the painful reality.
'I guess we can't either. As for Lapel, he…… They hate me.'
In fact, thinking about it, it was only a pity to Rafel. Because of his origin as an illegal child, he was forced to marry himself. With she herself, she who she was caught up in bad rumors and could not become the Crown Princess because she was promiscuous.
It must have been a really uncomfortable marriage from Lapel's point of view, but even the sensitive issue of his birth her was stumbled upon and insulted at every step. How disgusting it must be for a wife like that to fret over not being able to take something from herself. Because of this, Lafel's eyes that look at her are bound to be cold.
'If Lafel had been a bad person at all, he would have been able to hate him to his heart his' s content his, just like when he did n't know anything.'
Annette's face her contorted. The reflection of her face in the tea water in the teacup looked like she was crying or laughing, so it was really strange. She was well aware that Rafel's nature her was not so bad. Survive in a harsh environment.
Rafel was willing to stay by Annette's side when Annette was ill and shunned by her family her.And her her Annette she nursed her until her death her.Even though he did not love her Annette, her loyalty to her to her faithfully protected her until the end.
In the end, the problem wasn't the lapel. The enmity around him constantly haunted him, making him a sharp-tempered man who could not trust anyone. And most of the enmity used to be shot at Lapel using Annette as a bowstring.
Annette is the first to admit that he can only be happy if he leaves Lapel.After sitting in her seat for a while, lost in thought, she slowly got up.She had a lot of work to do to figure out her new path. From her now on.
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The beauty, with her gorgeous purple hair hanging down her, tapped her table with her fingertips. Her white skin her, provocative cat-like eyes, and the mark on her mouth made her feel absolutely bewitching. Surprisingly, however, the identity of this beautiful woman was a man, not a woman.
The man's ruby-red eyes stared at Annette sitting across from her.Annette, although her facewas hidden by a hat with a long veil,she could not fool his eyesher her.The man noticed at once that Annette was a very precious body.
“Hmm.”
Lailin, the head of the Sacred Guild, cleared her throat after clearing her throat a couple of times. He took off his rhyme first in a soft voice.
“Looking for a reliable job abroad? Have you thought about which kingdom you will go to in advance?”
“Yes. If possible, the Kingdom of Osland would be nice. I hear it's a great place to live.”
Annette answered in a calm voice. Osland was a kingdom with fairly stable security and a well-established legal system. I haven't made up my mind yet, but there's nothing wrong with finding out in advance. Because Annette had a thoroughly prepared personality .
“Oslandra… It's a good place. It's a place with a very well-established legal system, so security is good. Well, crossing the border is tricky, but not impossible. You have to figure out your ability first.”
Raileen smiled brightly and asked as if tearing up. It was a question that would make a nobleman feel offended. However, Annette did not waver and calmly listed the things I knew how to do.
“For starters, I know how to read and write four characters: Deltium, Continental Common Language, Chapel Empire Language, and Oslandic Language. So, maybe you can work in translation or ghostwriting.”
Annette had the audacity to leave out the fact that he had bad handwriting. Well, the handwriting wasn't pretty, but it wouldn't be uncomfortable to read. Annette believed in the readability of her handwriting her. Would be better off appealing to his other strengths.
“Embroidery is also proficient in flat embroidery, three-dimensional embroidery, drone work, Hardanger embroidery, cut work, and smoking. Aren't the dressing rooms in Osland pretty high? And um…… I am familiar with business administration and accounting documents. So I think it would be nice to work at the top. Of course, if they are willing to hire me.”
“Huh.”
Rylin rested her chin on her chin and stared at her.Even so, there was no way I could see her face behind the veil of her.But she felt that Rylin was quite attractive as this mysterious woman.She must have been quite clever.
