I Didn’t Lull You to Sleep Only for You to Be Obsessed With Me - Chapter 29

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Chapter 15.2

Unable to resist, April picked up one of the cookies, and as she expected, it cracked and broke into three pieces. Nonetheless, she handed the slightly warm cookie to Asher, who eagerly grabbed it and took a bite.

“It’s chewy right now, but it will have a fluffy texture once it’s fully cooled. So, wait until it’s completely cooled to eat more.”

For today’s cookies, she used a type of flour called ‘medium gluten flour,’ which was between all-purpose flour and bread flour. Unlike the usual flour used for cookies, this one had some gluten, giving it a slightly different texture.

That was the appeal of the cookies.

On the following day, April and Asher packed the fully-cooled cookies and left the cafe.

Their first stop was the bakery.

Despite only knowing each other for a few days, the bakery owner and Anne had grown fond of them and gifted an armful of freshly baked bread.

“Come visit again sometime. I’ll bake you some delicious bread.”

“Thank you. Oh, by the way, this is chocolate. If you melt it and mix it with milk, you can make hot chocolate. Please give it to Anne.”

Anne, who was watching them, laughed happily.

Subsequently, they strolled through the village, sharing the cookies with their neighbors. The villagers expressed their disappointment upon learning that the cafe would soon be gone, as they had only recently discovered the joy of coffee.

Even after going around the entire village, there were still cookies left.

“Whose is this?”

As the child asked, April responded as she gazed at the man waiting in front of the cafe.

“It’s the Duke’s.”

When Claude turned his head in their direction and made eye contact with her, she waved at him.

‘It will be fine.’

Many things had already deviated from the original course. Not only had she ended her engagement with Zenon Olsen, but she had also encountered Asher. It was clear that their journey would diverge from the path of the original story.

‘…Yes, everything will turn out well.’

Reassuring herself, April took Asher’s hand.

Now, it was time to head to the capital.

3. The Baker, Sophia Sacher.

A month ago, when April came to Saran estate, she traveled by carriage and the journey took a whole two days.

‘The road wasn’t very good, so it was quite difficult.’

However, since her financial situation wasn’t great, it was an inevitable choice. On the contrary, the situation was different when they returned to the capital. Claude used the mana gate as if it were the most natural thing in the world. With so many people traveling, it undoubtedly meant higher costs.

‘Money surely made things more convenient!’

Thanks to that, the journey from the Saran estate to the capital took less than a minute.

“Wow.”

Asher, who had never used a mana gate for the first time in his life, was completely stunned.

In fact, April was equally surprised. In her past lives, she had seen and used various means of transportation, such as cars, high-speed trains, and airplanes, but instantaneous teleportation was an entirely new experience.

‘…Magic is truly amazing. It’s unbelievable I can use such incredible magic like that.’

Of course, white attribute mages were specialized in healing and weren’t particularly skilled in magic like instantaneous teleportation. Nevertheless, healing wounds in an instant was also an incredible feat!

April gazed down at her own hand, admiring the power of magic.

During that time, the carriage bearing the Winterville family crest traveled from the mana gate in the capital to the townhouse in the Winterville estate. And after about twenty minutes, the carriage came to a stop.

Claude got off first, holding Asher gently in his arms. Naturally, April was about to step out of the carriage on her own, but she was taken aback when a large hand suddenly extended towards her. The hand had a few calloused spots, but it was surprisingly long and delicate, quite different from what one might expect from a knight’s hand.

As she glanced up with a surprised expression, to her surprise, Claude was indeed extending his hand to her.

‘…Why is he offering his hand?’

She never expected him to do such a thing.

While he had the typical arrogance of nobles, she couldn’touldn’t find any signs of delicacy in him. If she were a noble lady attending the party as his partner, it might be understandable, but no one would imagine he would offer to escort a hired employee who came to the mansion. In reality, even the employees who glanced their way were subtly surprised, though they tried to manage their facial expressions as best as they could.

“Right now, this is…”

Before April could finish her sentence, Claude twisted the corner of his mouth upward.

“Yes, I’ll personally escort you.”

“But…”

Although ‘April’ was a noble lady in this world, the person inside her was a typical university student from South Korea named Yoon Min-ah. Never having been in a relationship before, the idea of holding a man’s hand felt foreign to her, so she stood there awkwardly, unsure of how to respond to Claude’s gesture.

But before she could react, he swiftly reached out and gently took her hand.

His rough hand touched April’s smooth hand. Despite the fact that she had always thought his hands were long and elegant, she now realized they were larger than she had expected. Even though her own hand wasn’t small, it fit perfectly in his. Just from the simple act of holding hands, her cheeks turned bright red. She could feel Claude’s low chuckle above her head.

“Why are you so embarrassed? Are you being shy now?”

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