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.”

just bear with it a little

few more times, his grip getting

Laritte’s hand warmed up a little did he

and unfolded her

goes well in the

fake

let these things

Duke should be returned. Of course, Laritte’s safety was important to

the

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day had finally arrived when they would have to start heading for

by wearing the robe that Laritte had

outside greeting the cat named Butterfly

“Bye, Butterfly.”

“Meaoow.”

to catch a fish for a while,

“Meow.”

Butterfly yowled.

of the villa and asked in a ridiculous

bear you’re

go

calmly without even glancing

followed suit, carrying a bundle of

his

him, Laritte

not going to come

planned out like

Ian into

leave before he

back at this

wrong or if someone came to get her, she

be best

walked to the nearest

that particular village, Laritte had already made a good relationship with the market owners because

are you going? Wouldn’t

I? Haa, but he’s not coming out now. He still doesn’t want

who was hiding, muttered quietly.

I’m quite

seems very

before she found the

coachman asked

of Osirah, right?”

situated halfway to the capital. Still, it

hand as Laritte sat on the old wagon.

I escort you?”

you don’t mind escorting

always be a

so but still captured

placed his other hand

“Neigh!”

carriage set off with a powerful cry

not the best but they had no reason to argue

quietly staring out

eventually, Laritte fell asleep. It was always like this whenever she traveled to a place of long

after a long time, they finally