Raising my Fiancè with Money - Chapter 48

Raising My Fiancé With Money

Chapter 48

A Terrible Coward

TL: Jasmine

From today……? His words were a bit strange, but Lilia accepted the consent and nodded her head.

Lilia and Karhan immediately left the museum. Lilia took them to a restaurant at the entrance of the alley. The wooden restaurant had half the walls open, giving it an open feel. There were traces of the years everywhere, as if it had been a while since the site was established. Still, it was quite elegant and moderately quiet.

While Karhan was looking around the store, Lilia settled down first. It was in a corner, but when she turned her head, she could see the outside. Around sunset, the riverside seen even from this far away was beautiful, so she often visited it.

“It’s a restaurant that I come to from time to time.”

At Lilia’s words, Karhan blinked curiously. Lilia had the wealth to buy a store on the spot or to have a highend dressing room as a closet.

Despite having such tremendous wealth, she often introduced simple stores. Even the restaurant where the two of them were now was not a shop favored by a normal noble lady.

“Why is your face like that?”

“I’m just curious…..”

“How do I know about this kind of restaurant?”

Karhan, who’s mind had been read, looked aways, perhaps surprised. Lilia smiled a little and answered,

“You can’t always seek to experience only good, things.”

Lilia was a noble lady, but she had more experience than anyone else. It was due to the conflicting education of the family. Her father and brother gave Lilia the best. On the other hand, her mother carried Lilia around and helped her gain experience step by step from the bottom.

-There’s no law that expensive things are always the best.

– Experience is everything.

Her mother’s words still remained deep in Lilia’s heart. Thanks to her, she didn’t hesitate whenever she started something. It’s an adventure, but sometimes she would look for a simple but perfect store like now.

“Are you uncomfortable? Shall we move?”

“No, I like this kind of atmosphere.”

Karhan smiled very lightly as if he were comfortable. Lilia wiggled her fingers without realizing it. She had only seen it a few times, but whenever Karhan smiled, she felt itchy for some reason. It seemed to be because the atmosphere around him changed completely.

“Do you want to order?”

The employee approached and gave them the menu. At that moment, the employee and Karhan’s eyes met. However, rather than being scared or surprised, the employee’s cheeks slightly reddened.

…..Why do I feel so weird?’

It was very good that the employee was not afraid of Karhan. It was worth a toast, but she wondered what this subtle feeling was.

Lilia shook off her thoughts and fixed her gaze on the menu. While the two put their heads together and thought about what to eat, the staff spoke,

“If you don’t mind, I’ll recommend something for you. If you look at the bottom…….”

The staff secretly encouraged them to order expensive items. However, the portion was too large, and food that she didn’t like was included.

Karhan looked up and glanced at Lilia. Lilia shook her head softly. When the employee finished speaking, Karhan politely refused.

“It’s okay. I’ll look at the menu more and order.”

The employee nodded without further coercion.

“Please call when you’re done choosing.”

When the staff put down the menu and left, Karhan looked at Lilia with a proud face. Lilia smiled at his puppy-like appearance hoping for praise.

“It seems like just yesterday that he was forced into a purchase because he couldn’t refuse…’

Compared to the first time they met, it was a major development.

“Haven’t you become good at refusing? You don’t need me anymore.”

Karhan hardened at Lilia’s compliment. His proud appearance disappeared, and he looked down at the table with a serious face,

“That wouldn’t happen…….

The faint murmur was buried by the noise of the restaurant.

Lilia set the menu vertically and chose the menu with Karhan. For Karhan, who likes vegetables, she chose a tomato salad, and Lilia chose a sausage.

“Pick what you want to eat, too.”

Lilia told Frances, Malek, and Tession, who sat a little far away. Frances and Malek were still working, so they only chose food instead of alcohol. Tession ordered light beer on their behalf.

Soon after, the ordered food came out one by one, Finally, when a large bottle of liquor was placed by his chin, Karhan looked at Lilia with embarrassed eyes. Lilia naturally opened a bottle and asked.

“But you haven’t drunk in awhile, have you?”

“I didn’t stop drinking overall, I was refraining from drinking.”

“Why? Because of your health?”

Karhan explained why he kept away from alcohol. On the battlefield where he fought, alcohol was taboo due to military rule. Because they had recognized that alcohol should not be drunk for a long time, he naturally refrained from it even after being discharged from the military.

“So it’s been a few years since I’ve had a drink.”

“This is a bit strong. Will that be okay?”

“I don’t know much about alcohol, but I’ve never been drunk yet.”

From his looks, he seemed to be a very good drinker. Lilia poured a little alcohol into the glass just in case. Sweet fruit wine was filled in hers and Lilia picked up the glass.

“Cheers.”

The two glasses tilted as if they were about to touch. It wasn’t long before Karhan took a sip of alcohol. Perhaps stronger than expected, Karhan’s shoulders shook as he frowned. And slowly, his pupils got a little bigger.

Karhan sipped the drink once again. Fruit liquor with a sweet finish seemed to be to Karhan’s taste.

Lilia and Karhan began to eat while drinking the alcohol. They tried it first and recommended it to each other if it was delicious. Karhan enjoyed soft vegetables and tomatoes. Lilia laughed inside because he looked like a vegetarian black bear.

At that time, the store opened and three men rushed in. When they sat at the opposite end, Lilia looked at them for a while and then moved back to her food.

Wind blew into the open space. Lilia sipped a drink as she saw the sky getting a little darker.

It was a very peaceful time. When she was with Karhan, she felt somewhat comfortable. When she met with Richard, she was nervous to match his mood, so she didn’t know what to do.

‘At first, I didn’t intend to be this close, but…’

To be honest, when she offered the deal, she was only going to take an appropriate advantage. However, as they continued to get entangled, they became closer and closer.

“If it weren’t for the contract, we could have been good friends forever.’

She already felt sorry to think about breaking up and even felt regret.

Karhan, who was drinking quietly, put down his glass. He opened his mouth with his eyes down with a worried face,

“….. also want to continue my conversation with others well.”

It seemed that he still had what happened today in mind. Lilia thought for a while and explained it based on her experience,

“Well, sometimes I keep the conversation going by asking about what the other person just said.”

“For example…..?

“If the other person says, ‘I met my friend yesterday,’ ask back, ‘With a friend?’ Then, the conversation often leads naturally to the other person again.”

“Oh…”

Karhan nodded as if he would keep in mind. Lilia put her glass down for a moment and asked quietly,

“You were upset earlier, right?”

Karhan slowly blinked and looked at Lilia.

“They were a little too much at the art museum.”

The old nobles treated karhan with a narrow perspective. The misunderstanding was resolved later but she still didn’t feel good about it. Karhan, who was silent for a while, shook his head.

“I wasn’t particularly upset. I thought I made a mistake…..”

“Aren’t you angry?”

“Anger…..”

Karhan hesitated. And he muttered softly as if he was confessing his secret,

“Actually, I don’t know the emotion of anger.”

“I know it’s unfair and sad.”

Lilia was speechless. Emotions are natural feelings. It wasn’t something someone could teach.

Sometimes, Karhan looked like a child. There were many clumsy aspects as if he had just come out into the world. But if she thought about it another way, she even thought that he was as pure as water without any impurities.

Lilia was in trouble. It was too vague to teach the feeling of anger.

“Other people don’t know, but when I’m angry, I get upset. My chest feels stuffy as if I’m wearing layers of clothes…. I want to pour everything out.”

“I call it anger.”

Karhan was expressionless. He blinked slowly like a child who realizes their first word.

“Anyway, if you look good to them like earlier, it will be very helpful later. It will be good to build a relationship with them to prepare for your succession to the Duke’s title.”

When the topic of the title came out, Karhan flinched. Not noticing him, Lilia continued as if she suddenly came to mind after a sip of alcohol,

“Anyways, isn’t it hard to take the successor’s classes? I’m sure you’re very busy…. Aren’t you overdoing it?”

Lilia asked if they had time to meet separately like this. Then Karhan looked only at the table without an answer. He licked his lips over and over again. Lilia waited silently and picked up the glass again.

Then Lilia made eye contact with the man sitting at the table opposite her. The man said something to the people sitting with him. She was trying to move her eves naturally, but she heard a rattling sound of the chair being pushed back.

“Lilia, ……..”

At the same time as Karhan moved his lips, the man began to walk this way. Although he was drunk and staggered a bit, he had an excited face. His purpose was obvious, to get closer and stare only at Lilia’s face,

And even before the man approached Lilia, Frances and Malek stood up at the same time. The two naturally held the man’s shoulders.

“Oh, you’re drunk”

“….huh?”

“Come on, let’s go home.”

Frances completely twisted the man’s body by force Suddenly, the man began to walk toward the door.

“Wait a minute…”

The man pushed him away with his arm, but Frances and Malek were not pushed out at all. Malek whispered something in the man’s ear. Soon, the quiet man was taken away by Malek.

Frances kindly opened the door. When Malek and the man left, they closed the door and glued their backs to it. Frances winked one eye at Lilia. Lilia, who watched it, belatedly asked Karhan,

“Sorry, what did you just say?”

Lilia’s purple eyes turned toward Karhan. Karhan couldn’t say anything for a moment. He barely had any courage and tried to confess to Lilia that he was not the successor. However, hisy mind came back late,

Even after bringing this up, will Lilia treat him as usual? He wasn’t sure about that.

“It was nothing.”

Karhan eventually swallowed the words that had risen to his lips. He was a terrible coward.