The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 213
Chapter 213
Translator: Yonnee
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“Marquis, please don’t be angry.”
“Why would I be angry? I’m not mad.”
“Come on, you are obviously upset.”
Yves shifted his torso back to remove Radis’s hand from his shoulder.
Radis pressed down on Yves’s cheek with her finger, urging him.
“Don’t be angry anymore, okay?”
“Ugh, you…!”
Just then, the carriage jolted as if a wheel had hit something.
Radis, who had been half-standing in jest, momentarily staggered.
She steadied herself by grabbing the carriage wall.
However, the problem was that Yves was caught between Radis and the wall.
“……!”
Through his disheveled black hair, Radis saw Yves blinking.
His pale skin flushed a rosy hue, and his fine lips quivered.
‘Wow…’
Her throat went dry as if she had swallowed salt water just by looking at those lips.
‘Marquis, how can you be so adorable?’
Radis stepped back with a gentle smile.
Even after she moved away, Yves remained pressed against the carriage wall, frozen as if he feared she might pounce again.
Radis laughed and said,
“I won’t bite.”
Finally, Yves seemed to breathe easier.
“Ugh… you…!”
“Why are you so startled? And why is your face turning red again?”
“……!”
Yves turned his flushed face away.
But this time, it seemed more out of embarrassment than annoyance.
Leaning her shoulder against Yves’s, Radis looked up at him and said,
“Marquis.”
“……”
“You’re busy only on the day that Robert will spar with Sir Xenon, right? Shall we play chess together again?”
Yves didn’t respond, seemingly not disliking the idea.
Seizing the moment, Radis continued to talk.
“Remember the tea you made last time? It was delicious. Make it again, please.”
“……”
“Oh, right, Marquis. Want to see this?”
Radis pulled a locket from inside her shirt.
It was a locket where you could fit a small portrait inside.
“What’s inside it?”
Prompted by her words, Yves sneakily turned his head to look at her.
Radis opened the locket to show him the inside.
Yves’s lips parted in surprise at what was inside.
“What… is this?”
“It’s the one you picked for me.”
It was a small honeysuckle flower that Yves had carefully selected from the garden, saying it was the prettiest.
“I couldn’t put it in a vase, so I dried it and pressed it in a book, and Berry found this locket to fit it in.”
“……”
Yves gazed at the locket for a moment, then stepped back, murmuring in a low voice.
“Why would you carry something like that around? You have jewels. You should wear something more fitting.”
“It’s cute. Jewels aren’t cute.”
At her words, Yves’s lips loosened into a smile, seemingly in a much better mood.
Yves grumbled,
“I can make tea any day, not just on my days off. If you want some, just come.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Anytime?”
Yves chuckled and nodded.
“Anytime.”
Seeing him smile, Radis finally felt at ease.
She liked the way he smiled.
Whether it was a slight twist of the lips into a faint smile or a snicker as if trying to hide his feelings, she liked it all.
Though it was a bit off when he chuckled darkly at some grim thought… lately, even that seemed endearing to her.
But, of course, the best was when he genuinely laughed with joy, his bright smile lighting up his face.
Radis inwardly calmed her heart and thought,
‘Seriously, appeasing the Marquis is no easy task.’
A while later, the carriage stopped.
Yves said,
“I’ve arranged to meet with His Royal Majesty Luntier shortly. Would you like to come along, or you can wait in the greenhouse’s tearoom.”
After checking the time on the clock tower, Radis replied,
“I plan to visit my old mentor for a short while. It’s not far from here, right?”
Just as Yves was about to alight from the carriage, he hesitated at her words.
“Sir Sheldon, you mean?”
“Yes.”
“Are you sure you’ll be alright on your own?”
Radis burst into laughter.
“This is the imperial capital, and I am a formally appointed knight, going to meet an old teacher. Of course, I’ll be fine.”
Her reasoning was sound, so Yves could do nothing but nod in agreement.
After stepping down from the carriage, Radis waved to him slightly and said,
“See you here later.”
“Yeah, alright…”
As Radis strode away, her back turned to him, Yves realized something.
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