Too strange.
Felyn frantically searched his mind for why Adeline was showing an expression like she'd fallen in love.
After brief consideration, Felyn gave up.
Someone who could hold a kindergarten grudge until now—how could he possibly comprehend such a bizarre thought pattern?
Adeline was abnormal to begin with, so having strange expressions was normal, right?
After freezing for thirty seconds, Adeline pulled her hands away and pushed Felyn aside.
"Who told you to touch my hands?"
Felyn was pushed to the ground as intended. Though his brain still couldn't figure out what was happening, years of professional instincts made him react subconsciously.
"I'm sorry, Lady Adeline. I know I'm still not worthy of you now. I'll work hard, as long as you give me a chance..."
Seeing Felyn like this, Adeline suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
Being pushed away by her, he was actually this sad.
He really loves me so much.
"Is dinner ready?"
Adeline slowly stood up, unconsciously hugging the white pig head tightly.
"Almost. There's still a stew dish, about half an hour."
Felyn carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on Adeline's clothes, his hands inevitably touching Adeline's tender skin.
Such physical contact was one of the secrets to increasing client affection.
Felyn had deliberately practiced not revealing the slightest hint of mockery or frivolity in his expression—that would definitely ruin his favorability.
Adeline's breathing almost stopped. She stood there stiffly. Felyn was clearly just doing what he often did before, but today she saw the love he couldn't hide in his eyes.
"What are you standing there for? Have you trimmed the lawn in the yard?"
Adeline suppressed her emotions, crossed her arms, and turned her head away.
"I'll go right away."
Crazy.
Viloti was one, and Adeline was another.
Such unstable emotions.
No wait, Viloti's emotions were very stable—stably cold.
Felyn took the grass-cutting scissors and trimmed the lawn from 3.5 centimeters to 3.48 centimeters.
In other words, he didn't cut anything at all—just slacking off.
Getting high pay while not having to face the boss.
I love cutting grass!
Felyn shouted this in his heart.
Adeline stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Felyn's determined gaze.
His movements were slow, as if he were trimming a work of art.
Her casual orders, even something like cutting the lawn—he was doing it very carefully without being perfunctory.
He loves me so much!
Adeline shook her head, twirling her rose tea-colored hair in her hands.
She had hired him to vent her anger, but continuing to think like this would be dangerous.
She wouldn't forgive him—she needed to teach him a proper lesson.
But at least, she shouldn't be too harsh on him.
In the past, he had to work at least five hours a day for her with no weekends off.
Facing her unreasonable demands, he got only a measly 100,000 crowns per month, and she often forgot to give him bonuses.
She'd never arranged paid leave or health checkups for him, let alone overseas trips.
She was inhuman!
When Adeline came back to her senses, she found only the house's lonely shadow remained on the lawn, and panic flashed in her eyes.
"Lady Adeline, dinner is ready!"
The stew was finally done.
At the stone dining table, Felyn could feel like he was a schoolgirl in a miniskirt who'd encountered a train pervert.
Adeline bit her fork while using terrible acting to hide that she was stealing glances at him.
What was wrong with her?
Had that boring, tasteless brain program finally broken down?
"Lady Adeline, is tonight's dinner to your taste?"
Pan-seared lamb chops, cream mushroom soup, potato beef stew, lemon butter seared scallops, and Adeline's favorite crème brûlée.
These were all from his compiled "Adeline Dietary Guide," which recorded her food preferences for the past week.
"Ah? Oh, delicious, delicious."
Hearing Felyn call her, Adeline suddenly startled and nodded frantically.
All her favorite foods.
He loves me so much.
"About Sunday's banquet, I don't think I've asked your opinion yet."
Adeline twirled her hair with her right hand, looking at the golden lamb chops on her plate.
Ask my opinion?
Ask me?
Me?
Felyn's motion of cutting beef stopped entirely.
He could only ever follow Adeline's arrangements, doing whatever she told him to do.
What was this sudden change about? Very abnormal!
Adeline wouldn't want to play something big at the banquet, would she?
Like making him loudly confess to Adeline in front of everyone.
That would be too socially devastating.
"Of course I want to go with Lady Adeline, but is it okay for me to go? Someone like me..."
Felyn's expression was truly heavy now, not acting at all.
"If I go, it'll definitely damage Lady Adeline's reputation and cause trouble for Lady Adeline's family."
The fate of Felyn's family was known to all the nobles in Seiwa.
The eldest son of the former "Light of Seiwa" had now fallen to depending on others' charity.
If Adeline really chose to attend with Felyn, she'd definitely face criticism.
Felyn slightly turned his head toward the window, showing carefully prepared sorrow.
He had "don't mind me, I'm just a burden" written all over his face.
Looking at Felyn like this, Adeline gripped her fork tightly.
He must have had such a hard time these days, right?
Family destroyed, parents gone, even survival was a problem.
I used money to humiliate his dignity as a noble and threw inexplicable tantrums at him.
Oh no, I want to hug him. What should I do?
"It's fine, I don't care," Adeline said.
But I care a lot!
Felyn sighed inwardly. It seemed he couldn't easily dispel her notion.
After speaking, Adeline put down her knife and fork, thought for a moment, got up and brought out a seal card from her room.
"You need to dress nicely for the banquet. There's 100,000 crowns here—go buy a formal outfit."
Felyn looked up in panic, and after confirming multiple times, carefully accepted the seal card with both hands.
Adeline raised a storm in her heart—she definitely had to treat him better in the future. Too pitiful!
"Even though I was wrong first, Lady Adeline is still so gentle with me."
"Cough, cough, let's eat."
After dinner, Felyn, having received his bonus, diligently cleaned up the dishes alone.
Adeline's house had high-grade ingredients delivered regularly, and he benefited by eating a lot of good food too.
Each day he just talked with Adeline and did some housework.
And Adeline was indeed very beautiful with a not-too-bad personality. Spending every day with such a beautiful girl without being abused wasn't bad.
Felyn felt even the cleaning cloth in his hands looked pleasant.
Was this the charm of money?
Adeline sat on the sofa with her arms around her legs, watching Felyn happily humming a tune.
Was this guy getting a bit too carried away?
My casually released kindness made him so happy?
He loves me so much.
Seeing Felyn's happy appearance, Adeline felt a bit annoyed.
Making her unable to eat properly, yet this guy was still so happy.
"Lady Adeline, I've warmed some milk for you and washed some strawberries."
"Strawberries for me to eat? Do you see me having time to wash my hands? Don't you know to bring a small fork?"
"Here it is."
Felyn pulled out a delicate set of cutlery from his chest.
"Don't you know strawberries become less tasty when eaten with a small fork?"
Felyn's expression remained smiling, maintaining patience. Adeline would often have episodes, and this was when he needed to take the initiative.
"Lady Adeline, my hands are very clean. Do you need me to feed you?"
"Fe-fe-fe-fe-feed me?"
A blush quietly crept up her cheeks.
"Who wants you to feed me? Are you getting a bit too carried away?"
"Then let me help wipe your hands."
Felyn tore open a tissue. Seeing Adeline didn't refuse, he gently took her hand.
The girl's hand was pale and slender with just the right amount of softness.
Felyn carefully wiped Adeline's hand with the tissue—every crevice, every inch of skin.
Watching Adeline gradually quiet down, Felyn smirked slightly.
Wouldn't this have her completely under control?
Adeline was just emotionally unstable, not perverted.
Not asking him to feed her strawberries with his feet already made her much better than many clients his colleagues encountered!
Adeline saw that Felyn's gaze wasn't frivolous but like he was treating a sacred deity.
He loves me so much.
It was time to give him a little reward.
"Help me take off my ring."
Felyn carefully removed the ring from Adeline's middle finger—clearly valuable.
"Tonight's dinner was delicious. I'm giving this to you."
Adeline turned her head. This excuse shouldn't be too casual.
Seeing Felyn's delighted expression, the corners of Adeline's mouth gradually relaxed.
What she didn't know was that every professional cell in Felyn's brain was working.
Dinner was good so she's giving him a ring worth hundreds of thousands?
Fooling a child?
What was wrong with her today?
She wouldn't really make him loudly confess to her in front of everyone at the banquet, would she?
Then she'd cruelly reject him in front of everyone, and after getting her thrill, immediately end the contract and completely cut ties with him.
That would make him a suicide bomber truck.
"Let's end here today. You can go."
Adeline's voice returned to its usual gentleness.
There were still twenty minutes until 10 o'clock—she never let him leave early.
Felyn blinked and smiled sweetly at Adeline.
"Lady Adeline, see you tomorrow!"
Damn, I'm going to be fired!
Felyn roared silently in his heart.
Adeline hid behind the curtain gap, watching Felyn turn back three times with each step.
Even knowing she wasn't watching him, he still couldn't bear to leave.
He loves me so much.
Only after Felyn's figure disappeared did Adeline slowly stand up, rubbing her sore knees.
The hot milk Felyn had made for her remained on the table, with a note under the cup.
"Good night, young lady. Tomorrow I'll strive to let the world see you sooner."
"Always writing these things."
Adeline said this while pursing her lips and placing the note in the table's compartment.
At this time, a message came through the communication seal. Linda had already written the list of students from their school participating in the joint hunting activity.
Felyn Sorester.
Adeline keenly noticed this name.
A few years ago, she still remembered visiting the Sorester manor, where tall knight guards stood neatly at the entrance, each wearing the Sorester family's honor badge on their chest.
Now their eldest son had fallen to participating in commoner activities.
Rain began falling outside, raindrops hitting the glass with delicate sounds.
The bedroom light was dim, with only the desk lamp radiating warm light.
Adeline curled up on the sofa, holding a steaming cup in both hands, the milk's fragrance slowly spreading in the sound of rain.
She picked up the communication seal and slowly typed.
"Linda, I wonder if I could be in charge of the day after tomorrow's grouping?"
(End of Chapter)