CH 102

The more I talked, the more I felt comfortable, so I said whatever came to my mind. Father didn’t interrupt me or scold me, but he calmly listened to everything with occasional nods.

“Did you like having tea time with Captain Hertman’s daughter?”

With that one word, all of my anxiety disappeared. Everything the little child said was right. I could say anything like the little child said. I didn’t have to try to look good.

Still, Father looked straight at me. There was something annoying about being small and indifferent, but the little child was smart about other things.

“Yes. I like it.”

Somehow, it seemed that I would no longer be afraid of the time I would have with Father in the future.

After that, I had regular time with Father, and tea time with the little child continued. The more I met the little child, the more comfortable she behaved. At first, she seemed to be looking at me, but after meeting her a few times, she opened her eyes and asked why I kept calling her ‘hey’.

“Then you can talk casually, too. You can do the same.”

That’s why I told her to speak casually. Then the little child carefully spoke casually, and from a certain moment on, she treated me very comfortably. That’s not bad, but strange complaints piled up. Maybe it was because she was more comfortable than I thought. But it wasn’t like meeting the person she liked. It was like meeting a classmate.

Come to think of it, I haven’t been slapped once since then. When will she say she likes me again? I hinted from time to time, but I couldn’t beg because I was scared. It was very difficult to become a nice guy who could wait.

The little child was sensitive when she was young. I tried to wait as much as she was sensitive, but the little child’s nonchalant attitude sometimes made me angry.

“Hi?”

She greeted me in such a blunt way and looked away, then she twisted her body gently and smiled at Sir Henry, who became my new escort knight.

“Hello.”

And the tone of the conversation also changes subtly.

“Good to see you again, Lady Aide. You look cute today.”

The knight would of course greet you! The little child’s cheeks dyed red and her eyes twinkled.

“The knight is even cooler today.”

I’ve never been praised like this before! She was looking at Sir Henry and exchanged eye smiles!

I was angry at the way they pretended to be friends. Annoyed by the little child’s erratic attitude, I deliberately put the fork down. And I sent a warning look at the little child, telling her not to keep doing that.

“Why?”

Look at that. She answered me bluntly and even ate the cookie as if her conversation with me was not important? I have to be patient, though. If I get angry easily, it would not be attractive. I decided to put up with it because I would look unattractive if I kept bursting out.

“Today’s dessert was very sweet, so I decided to make the tea darker. How was it? Did I use too much?”

But the little child’s discrimination was not limited to Sir Henry.

“It’s fine. Anything that Mrs. Seryl gives is delicious.”

This time, the little child smiled and replied in a soft voice. She even made eye contact with Mrs. Seryl.

“I’m glad you think so. Then I will bring you something more delicious.”

“Wow! I look forward to it!”

A cheer! The little child erased her smile when Mrs. Seryl left. Why only me! The child definitely said she only liked me! Why was her attitude different only to me?

Feeling unfair, I gripped my fork tightly.

“What’s wrong?”

Again, again! A blunt voice!

“Who the hell are you here for tea time with?”

“With you.”

“Do you know that?”

“What did I do?”

Even though the little child was being difficult, it was too difficult. So I was angry. Was it true that she really likes me? But why does she care more about other people? Take care of me too!

“You really…”

If you’re going to have tea time with me, look at me, not anyone else! At that moment, the little child’s eyes turned to the door. I’m already annoyed to death, but she looked away again as I speak. Why do you keep not paying attention to me! As soon as you said you like me, only care about me, only pay attention to me!