Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 24

Opening her eyes, the first thing Ophelia saw was a man standing with his head turned away from her.

Recognizing him as Idren—the tall man with black hair—she furrowed her brow.

“Why are you standing like that?”

His body faced her, yet his head remained turned away; it looked uncomfortable no matter how she saw it.

Ordinary people didn’t stand like that. While Ophelia blinked away her drowsiness and pondered this, the man gave a small cough and handed her something, still keeping his face turned aside.

“What’s this?”

Idren didn’t answer. Since she could see for herself without needing his reply, Ophelia opened the paper bag he’d given her.

Inside were four or five glass vials, each about the size of her fist. Ophelia took one out. Wrapped in thin paper inside the vial was something resembling a colorful bead.

“It’s candy.”

Idren, who had somehow seated himself beside her, spoke. Ophelia glanced at him. Aside from slightly reddened ears, his expression was as usual.

“Why did you buy candy?”

“…Is saying ‘thank you’ really that difficult for you?”

Where on earth had that come from?

Ophelia addressed the man whose train of thought she couldn’t follow.

“Thank you.”

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