Saved Him, Now I'm Obsessed (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 78

Apparently, because the flavor of the food was so complex, even someone as skilled as me—an apothecary—found it difficult to discern everything at once.

But since Rene kept explaining each detail one by one, I couldn’t help but listen intently.

Then, suddenly, I noticed his fingernails were stained a deep purple, as if dead.

Of course, fingernails are prone to bruising if you bump your fingertips somewhere, but it was strange that all ten fingers were discolored like that. Rene’s fingers didn’t look bruised—they resembled the symptoms of poisoning.

Without thinking, I grabbed his hand to examine it.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

He jerked his hand away, causing the dish he’d been placing on the table to crash loudly onto the floor.

“Oh! I’m so sorry! I just wanted to check your nails, Head Chef.”

Ileina had always told me that nobles should never apologize first, and if an apology was necessary, it should be conveyed through a servant—but I couldn’t help it. Not only was it my fault, but seeing that expression, how could I possibly not apologize?

An angry Rene shouted, “Why my nails?!”

“It’s just… you seem to have been poisoned….”

He glared at me silently. His silence made his anger feel even stronger. At the same time, he hid his fingers behind his back, and honestly, his expression looked truly offended.

Though he didn’t say it aloud, his eyes clearly conveyed: ‘How dare you accuse me—a chef—of being poisoned? And right in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I’ve never been so insulted in my life!’

Ileina once mentioned that nobles, when faced with unbearable humiliation, might even issue a duel challenge and fight until they took the other’s life…

Surely Rene wouldn’t challenge me to a duel… especially against a noble lady like me, whose only experience with blades was using a small herb-cutting knife?

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