Lona was momentarily dazed.
In front of her eyes was the smooth chin of Elleon touching her forehead, and below it, the attractive Adam’s apple. Despite his chest, which was touched by her hand, being covered by three layers of clothing a shirt, a vest, and a jacket, she could still confirm his sculpted physique.
And beneath that, she could feel his thighs between her legs, giving her a sense of stability as if she was sitting on a barrel.
Elleon’s embrace was pleasant and comfortable. The subtly wafting scent of sandalwood from his body and the birdsong echoing in the park. Unconsciously, Lona almost closed her eyes.
“Are you okay?”
Lona came to her senses only when she heard Elleon’s voice.
“I’m… I’m sorry.”
“Uh.”
When she hastily tried to get up, she pressed his abdomen with her hand, causing Elleon to wince.
“Are you in pain? I must have accidentally hit you somewhere.”
“No, don’t worry about it.”
Elleon, who had sat up, seemed uncomfortable. If not, why would he change his posture and keep his knees up, letting her lean on him for such a long time?
Lona felt dejected.
“Elleon, should we go back to the mansion?”
It seemed he was very upset. She was pondering what to do when he spoke.
“We haven’t been here for long, and you want to leave already?”
Elleon turned his body toward where she sat. His face looked as usual. It was only then that Lona felt relieved.
“There are a lot of things you like in the picnic basket.”
“What’s there? The smells are mixed up, I can’t tell.”
Lona quickly pulled out some food from the basket.
“It’s inconvenient without a table.”
Come to think of it, laying food here and there on the ground, there wasn’t much he could eat by himself.
“Just stay still. I will take care of it.”
Suddenly, Elleon’s face turned red.
‘Why is he like that?’
Lona was perplexed for a moment before she realized.
This wasn’t the Imperial Palace. A grown man like Elleon would probably feel embarrassed to be fed like a baby in front of others.
“Oh, I can do this.”
Lona placed roast beef and salad between the slices of bread, wrapped it in a napkin, and handed it to Elleon.
“With this, you can eat by yourself.”
“What is this?”
“It’s called a sandwich. It’s when you put different foods between the slices of bread. We used to eat a lot of these where I lived.”
Lona also put ham and vegetables in her own slice of bread. The taste of a sandwich after a long time suddenly stirred up the nostalgia of her previous life.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Here it is.”
Lona finally arrived at the Harrington Earl’s house after asking around. The earl’s house, built with deeply colored oldfashioned bricks, looked opulent just by looking at it.
The Harrington Earl and his wife were known to be quite decent people. So, they would have gladly adopted a distant orphan cousin.
But to Carina, even such kindness would be suffocating due to her unfamiliarity with city life. If they were bad people, she could have coldly refused them, but it would be hard to say no to their kindness and favor. Lona could understand that sentiment.
‘All the things Mom said were good for my health, I hated.’
Because she could empathize.
Anyway, since she came all this way, she was hoping to meet Carina today, but seeing the red sunset sky, she let out a sigh.
“What if they don’t let me meet her because it’s late?”
There was a problem when they were returning from Trapel Park. Elleon insisted on going together when Lona mentioned she had some business.
“Go with the butler first.”
“Why?”
“I have some business to attend to.”
“Business? We can go together.”
Whenever Elleon did this, Lona found it a bit difficult.
“Ah, that’s…I thought about getting Shone some clothes because he looks so ragged.”
“I will accompany you that far.”
“No, there’s no need. If you bring a man to a place where women are picking out dresses, everyone will think we are dating!”
Elleon’s favorite butler, Bernard, quickly intervened.
“That’s correct. Moreover, you’ve been out for two consecutive days, you should rest.”
Lona, who wanted to go alone, and the butler, who prioritized his master’s health, joined forces.
So, she had come after a considerable time had passed, leaving Elleon behind.
“Ah, what is this.”
All this is for opening your eyes, Elleon. It’s all for you.
And yet you don’t understand and want to follow, you’re not six years old.
At the doorstep of the Earl’s house, Lona neatly adjusted her clothes. As she was going on a picnic to Trapel Park today, she was wearing not her maid uniform for duty, but her outdoor clothes. Of course, she dressed with some care, knowing she might have to visit the Earl’s house.
“Hello. My name is Lona Harafelis. May I see Miss Carina?”
“Miss Carina?”
There would have been no visitors to the Earl’s house looking for Carina. Soon, Lona was guided to a small building near the entrance. The reality was that visitors with uncertain identities couldn’t go as far as the main reception room where the head of the house stayed.
A little while later, an elderly butler entered.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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