The supposedly romantic dinner turned into a culinary nightmare for Gareth as he found fault with every dish. Each bite triggered his picky taste buds, leading him to dissect and critique every aspect of the meal.

"This mackerel is so salty! Is this even edible?"

"Has this salmon been dead for ages? It tastes awful."

"This steak is way too overcooked."

Elisa remained silent, quietly enduring his barrage of complaints, unable to fathom what had gone wrong.

"Why would they assume we wanted a couple's meal? It's like they didn't even consider the possibility that we're not a couple," Gareth remarked, crossing his arms and wearing an annoyed expression. "And to make things worse, the dinner tastes absolutely horrible," he added, placing his knife and fork down with a dissatisfied shake.

Is this the reason why he's so frustrated?

Elisa couldn't help but wonder if Gareth's discontent stemmed from sharing a couple's room with her, leaving her with an inexplicable sense of unease.

"If you're not happy staying here, you can go. This room wasn't booked for you, anyway," Elisa said with a slightly strained tone.

eyebrow, suppressing his anger despite

of other men to

hands, and flung it onto

did it concern him whether she had someone else in

then Gareth turned around

to ignore him. However, Gareth walked over

matter?" Elisa

was light, yet his gaze

you have something to say, say it. Why

and reopen

carrying many things at the Medicine Market today. Although they were all medicinal herbs, the weight was substantial

while, Gareth said

of the time and considering his wounds and the early market visit the next day, Elisa wasn't keen

it's getting late, and we must hurry to the early market tomorrow. Considering your current condition, it's best to minimize unnecessary activities," Elisa advised, placing Julia and Gareth's well-being as

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