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.

suppressing his anger

lot of other men to consider.

snatched the nearby napkin, wiped his hands, and flung it onto the table

did it concern him whether she had someone else in mind to share this room with? How

then Gareth turned around

chose to ignore him. However, Gareth

matter?" Elisa

response was light, yet his gaze made Elisa furrow her

say it. Why are you staring at me like

reopen the wound? Is

carrying many things at the Medicine Market today. Although they were all medicinal herbs, the weight was substantial when combined. Elisa restrained her temper, recalling he shielded

a while, Gareth said slowly, "Come with

solemnity in his gaze. Aware of the time and considering his wounds and the early

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 her top

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