When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 16

He leaned against a tree as he waited for her return.

It would take 10 minutes for Laritte to reach the town, and 20 minutes to sell the wood to the lumberjack.

Another 20 minutes to buy necessary items or food ingredients.

Then, finally, 10 minutes to return through the same path.

It was going to take an hour at most.

But it was pleasing for Ian to spend his time outside the villa once in a while.

Also, they quietly observed and sought the movements of wild beasts from the villa, which made it easy for them to spend the rest of their time until the arrival of the Foundation Day.

They even thought of what to eat for dinner every night.

Besides that, fortunately, no one had passed through their villa.

Suddenly, he could hear the light treading on the ground from afar.

‘She’s back.’

Ian focused on the sound.

It was clear that it was Laritte. He knew it was her by her unique way of walking and dragging the cart.

But just to be cautious, he waited a little longer before he slipped out his head from behind the tree.

He saw Laritte pulling an empty cart.

Again, he approached her only after looking around the roadway again.

“Please let me handle it.”

He instantly held the handle of the barrow.

It seemed that he wanted to ask her about the business and the ingredients she bought today, but his eyes fell on her hands.

“Your hands are red.”

“That always happens.”

Even though it was the end of winter, the air still felt cold.

Laritte, who dragged the cart all the way to the town’s village by herself, must be exhausted.

Yet, Ian couldn’t even help her even when he was a well-trained swordmaster.

The reddish-brown marks didn’t seem to match with the color of her skin, which was snowy.

“Let me see them.”

Ian took her hands and put them on his left palm, covering it with his right hand.

Her hands were cold.

Leaning down, he blew into her hands through his hands.

“It stings.”

bear with it

a few more times, his grip getting tighter on her wriggling

Laritte’s hand warmed up a little did he let

and unfolded her

wish everything goes well in

only the Duke’s fake charges are

things bother her

was on his mind was that the honor of the Duke should be returned.

prepared himself for the

***

would have to start heading

by wearing the robe that Laritte had bought.

outside greeting the cat named

“Bye, Butterfly.”

“Meaoow.”

catch a fish for a while,

“Meow.”

Butterfly yowled.

the villa and asked in a

that brown bear you’re

we go

walked calmly without even glancing at him.

bundle

villa, he thought he would have to live the rest of his life here. Even

Laritte

going to come

strategy was planned out like this.

accompany Ian into the

she would leave before he reveals himself to

back at

something went wrong or if someone came to get her, she

would be best if they

then started their journey and walked to the nearest village town.

had already made a good relationship with the market

quiet lady, where are you going? Wouldn’t

he’s not coming out now. He still doesn’t want to

who was hiding,

quite

seems very

greeted them briefly before she found the small carriage she had rented in

coachman asked

city of Osirah,

was situated halfway to the capital. Still, it was a long

reached out his hand as Laritte

escort

mind escorting the brown bear.”

a brown bear.”

but still captured his

other

“Neigh!”

set off with a

not the best but they had no reason to argue about it.

and Ian were quietly staring out of

was always like this whenever she traveled to a place

they finally