Adele quietly looked at the basket he was holding. Noah gently held out his hand.
“Do you plan to sit there the whole day?”
Adele took his outstretched hand and stood up slowly. Noah clasped her small, delicate hands as he strode forward. Even if she asked him to let go, he wouldn’t release her.
Adele, now tired of arguing with him, gave up and just soundlessly followed him. Then she thought of something, “Where are we going?”
“Why? Do your legs hurt?” Noah turned back and looked at Adele. She shook her head as she saw the faint concern in his eyes. “Tell me if it hurts.”
Adele nodded and looked at Noah’s broad back, their clasped hands, and suddenly thought of summer two years ago.
The deeper the stream, the slippery the stones became. She grabbed the man’s hand tightly. He stopped in his tracks and looked at back at her.
“No. It’s just a bit hard to walk in these. You must be more tired than me.”
When the man smiled instead of answering, Adele felt her heart pound for some reason. Why was she so excited about something like this? However, his smile did seem kind of nice and also kind.
As she blushed, she came down from the last stepping stone and her feet were placed on solid ground, she saw his calves were all wet.
“Oh my… I’m so sorry. It’s my fault you were drenched.”
Instead of answering, the man took the lead again. There was a fence surrounded by roses, and there were stems along the way that haven’t been cleaned up yet. He motioned for Adele to get a bit further away.
As Adele took a step back, the man drew his sword and cut the stems. She swept away the fallen stems with her feet when it brushed past her, then she followed him.
“Why did you come here?” He asked.
The man turned and looked at Adele. She was happy with his question and smiled brightly. He stared at her face and then turned around.
“As of today, I will become the fiancée of the Maktus family. I have visited the castle for this reason.”
The man abruptly stopped walking and glanced back at her. She blinked at his sudden stare.
“Yes. I will be meeting my fiancée for the first time today.”
The man raised his red lips at Adele’s words.
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Oh, how beautiful. How could a man’s smile be this dazzling? She looked at him and bowed her head to hide her blushing face.
“Saved my time of not having to find you.”
Unable to fathom his words, she spoke out. “Sorry?”
He didn’t give an explanation and just continued to silently trudge forward.
Adele took note of the surroundings and asked, “By the way, is this the right way to the castle? I don’t think we’re going in the right direction.”