Dr. Prosch couldn’t understand how things had suddenly taken this turn. As he looked at Larisa, William quickly picked her up and stepped back.
Guinevere’s presence dominated the room.
“Dr. Prosch. What are you?”
“Yes, yes?”
“I asked what you are.”
Dr. Prosch was not a fool. He knew this question was not philosophical. He also knew what kind of answer would satisfy Guinevere.
“I am the family physician of the Rodante household.”
“Then isn’t William Rodante a part of the Rodante family? Are you denying my son?”
“No, of course not…….”
Seeing Dr. Prosch trembling and pale, it seemed he didn’t underestimate Guinevere.
‘He thought I didn’t care about William.’
Guinevere watched Dr. Prosch’s face coldly for a moment before speaking sharply.
“I’ll be watching.”
“Yes, yes.”
Dr. Prosch, sweating coldly, glanced at Larisa. The little girl munching on chocolate seemed oblivious to everything.
‘I should have been more careful with my words in front of the child.’
He blamed his past self. But he failed to notice Larisa sticking out her tongue at him as she left his room with William.
Outside Dr. Prosch’s room, Larisa chattered in William’s arms.
“Mother, do I really need to have a health check-up?”
“Yes. From now on, you must have one every month.”
“Ugh, again?!”
“Every month?”
William asked, surprised. He himself didn’t have health check-ups that often.
“It’ll scare Lara if she has to have her blood drawn so often…….”
“This is non-negotiable. It’s a promise I made with Marina.”
Larisa held back her tears at the mention of a promise with Marina.
“It’s to make sure you’re healthy, so crying won’t help.”
Guinevere spoke sternly.
“Sniff, okay…….”
William was a bit surprised but didn’t oppose his mother’s thoughts. Larisa didn’t look healthy, being so thin.
“Then I’ll head to my lab.”
Before Guinevere could leave, William quickly spoke up.
“Mother, what about the test results?”
“They should be out by tomorrow. If you’re curious, come to my lab.”
‘It’s fate.’
William’s care for Larisa’s health indicated he already had deep feelings for her, but he seemed unaware of it. Guinevere sighed inwardly. As long as Larisa was with him, William wouldn’t run away or harm himself.
“Anything else?”
“No.”
As soon as William answered, Guinevere disappeared with a teleport.
“William, you can put me down now. Isn’t your arm tired?”
“Not really.”
“Still, put me down.”
William, who had been consistently training his physical strength, could carry Larisa for a long time if she wanted. But he put her down as she wished. Before he could even set her down properly, Larisa jumped down energetically and exclaimed,
“Let’s prepare for the birthday party now!”
“Birthday? Whose birthday?”
“Whose else? William’s birthday!”
Larisa momentarily panicked. Did I get the birthday wrong? Didn’t Daisy tell me? As she pondered this, William calmly replied,
“We don’t do birthday parties in our house.”
“Why?”
“I guess because Mother doesn’t do them……?”
No one knows the exact age of Guinevere Rodante. It’s only guessed that she’s over a hundred years old.
Larisa was shocked by William’s response.
“Why don’t you have birthday parties? Then you can’t make a wish?”
“Wish?”
“You have to make a wish while blowing out the candles!”
“I’ve never done that.”
Larisa momentarily struggled to remember a word she had recently learned. Then, with a snap, she clapped her hands and said,
“William, you’re missing out!”
“Ha ha, what a loss…….”
“Your 14th birthday is coming up soon, right? It’s okay. You can make 14 wishes all at once.”
’14 wishes?’
William thought to himself with a smile.
‘I hope Larisa stays healthy.’
He didn’t quite understand why that was the first wish that came to mind. Not his own health, not his mother’s, but the health of a little girl he hadn’t known for long.
‘Is it because we just had Larisa’s health check-up?’
William thought it was trivial and moved on to his next wish.
‘Maybe become an alchemist later and travel with Larisa, helping people…’
The second wish also involved Larisa. It seemed his recent aspirations were influenced by her.
‘Wait, I shouldn’t think about this anymore.’
William started to sweat as he rationalized his thoughts.
“William? Willy?”
“Huh?”
“Are you in pain? You look upset.”
“No, no. I just had a bad thought.”
“What were you thinking?”
“I wasn’t thinking anything.”
William desperately denied it.
‘I’m not thinking anything. Not thinking anything at all.’
Regaining his composure through self-brainwashing, William said with a smile,
“Instead of planning a birthday party, how about we plan a wholesome runaway?”
“No way. We’re planning the birthday party first.”
“Who’s going to come to the birthday party? Let’s just not have it.”
“I’ll write invitations. I’ll help. Should we invite Mother, Uncle Hedel, and Daisy too?”
“They are all busy people…”
“But they will come for sure. It’s not just any birthday, it’s William’s birthday.”
‘That’s unlikely.’
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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