I Didn’t Lull You to Sleep Only for You to Be Obsessed With Me - Chapter 40

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Chapter 21.1

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“What’s the snack for today?”

Asher, who had come to find April, followed her to the kitchen. The child seemed excited as everything she gave tasted delicious.

“We’re going to eat chocolate cake today. By the way, Asher, you must be tired from visiting the imperial palace today, so why don’t you take a rest in your room?”

“I’m not tired! I want to eat cake with sister!”

Asher’s eyes were half closed as he uttered so. It was a natural result since he had been tense since the morning when they went out. However, since he insisted on coming, she couldn’t stop him. Instead of sending the child back, April had him sit in a kitchen chair.

Unexpectedly, when she brought Asher, Hans, the chef, showed a puzzled expression when he saw Sophia, whom he had never met before.

“Hey, Miss April. Who is this person…?”

“Oh, this is Sophia Sacher, who will be working as a baker at my cafe from now on.”

Only then did Hans smile brightly.

“Oh, if you’re a baker, that’s a different story. Welcome! What are you doing today?”

“We’re going to eat cake! Chocolate cake!”

Asher quickly raised his hand and replied instead. This startled Hans.

“Young master! I’ve told you not to use honorifics with me several times…”

“Though aren’t we supposed to use formal language with adults?”

April listened to the child’s words and was impressed. She couldn’t help but wonder how he grew up to be such a well-mannered child under Sarah’s care. Perhaps he learned it from the adults in the neighborhood.

Then suddenly, a sad thought crossed her mind.

‘Ah, he probably got scolded rather than learning.’

Thinking about the people in the village who weren’t particularly friendly to Asher, there was a possibility that someone had told him he should use formal language. She patted the child’s head with a sense of sadness at the thought. Nonetheless, as Hans had pointed out, Asher, who would soon become the official heir, couldn’t use formal language with employees.

She carefully explained to Asher, who looked puzzled.

“That’s right, Asher. You should use honorifics with adults, but soon, you’ll become the heir to the Winterville Duchy. When that happens, you’ll be a noble, and you’ll have to let go of using honorifics with Winterville’s employees.”

The child bit his lip and hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking.

“Even to sister?”

“Huh?”

“I don’t like that…”

April hesitated for a moment.

Normally, Asher, as a commoner, should speak informally to her, and similarly, she should also treat Asher with courtesy. However, it seemed that if she did that, the child would burst into tears.

‘Will… will it be okay, though?’

Currently, she was employed as Claude’s barista, but the people in the mansion still thought of her as Asher’s nanny, as she was brought to take care of the child, who might have a hard time in an unfamiliar place.

‘Normally, we speak informally to nannies, but since I’m more like a sister than a nanny, wouldn’t it be okay for him to speak respectfully to me?’

Besides, Claude didn’t seem to be too concerned about it, so it seemed fine to let Asher do as he pleased.

‘If someone points it out later, we can change it then, right?’

She nodded her head as she thought so.

“You can continue to call me sister the way it is.”

“Waaah! Okay.”

“By the way, if you’re going to have cake, why don’t you stay in your room? I’ll have everything prepared and bring it up to you.”

When Hans, who was looking at Asher with a pleased expression, asked, April proudly introduced Sophia, pointing to her.

“The cake we’re going to eat today is a special one that we’ll sell at the café. It’s a recipe developed by Miss Sophia! So, I wanted to hear Mr. Hans’s opinion as well.”

“My opinion?”

“Yes. Mr. Hans is also very knowledgeable about desserts, too.”

Hans scratched the back of his head modestly and then let out an embarrassed chuckle.

“I wonder if I have the skills to do that…”

“You don’t need to be humble. I heard that even the imperial kitchen wanted to hire you, and I believe in Mr. Hans’s judgment.”

April clapped her hands together.

“Now, Miss Sophia, shall we eat now?”

“Ah, yes!”

Sophia, who had been listening to the conversation from a slight distance, calmly took out the cake from the box. The chocolate cake, made with even more dedication by her, looked incredibly delicious compared to the previously crumpled one. Especially the glossy chocolate glaze wrapping the cake, glistening enticingly, made anyone’s mouth water just by looking at it.

In fact, Asher audibly swallowed his saliva.

Sophia, who noticed that April and Asher were admiring, smiled shyly.

“…To be honest, this is the best cake I’ve ever made.”

“It seems like it. I’ve never seen such a beautiful cake.”

However, Hans, who had been silently observing the cake, tilted his head with a somewhat suspicious look on his face before he opened his mouth.

“Um, I’m sorry to say this, but isn’t this just a regular chocolate cake? Of course, I acknowledge that it’s well-made, but…”

“No! My cake contains apricot jam inside it!”

Sophia, who was about to cut the cake, fumed. She was already uncomfortable hearing the same comments during the day.

“Oh, apricot jam…”

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