The Male Lead Knelt Before Me - Chapter 106

“Hello, Mila.”

“Eonni.”

Mila then shoved Ryan, who was standing straight in front of me, aside and ran to hug me.

“It has been a long time. Eonni, I really missed you.”

It made me happy to see the child rubbing her face against my arm.

Mila raised her head and looked at me as I patted the back of her head.

“Ah, yes. Natalie eonni ordered me to let you in when you arrived. Eonni, please come in.”

Mila then reached out her fern-like hand and grabbed my hand. A delectable

As I walked into the house, a delicious sweet smell filled the air.

‘What is she making?’

I was looking around the house while I was smelling the delicious smell.

‘Where is Dame Seria?’

I couldn’t see Dame Seria anywhere in the house.

“Where is Dame Seria, Mila?”

“Eonni went out to buy eggs for a while.

“……Eggs?

“Yes. We’ve been making these since I heard you were coming to visit us.”

Mila pointed to the table.

There was a lot of food on the table, including roast turkey.

‘She made all of these?’

While Mila was saying, I was admiring the food on the table.

“I was making soufflé pancake batter for dessert but ran out of eggs. So eonni went out to get more. She will return shortly.”

Mila smiled broadly.

Later, I noticed that the dimple on her plump cheeks was full of flour.

I didn’t notice the flour on the child’s skin because her skin was so white.

‘So this is why she didn’t come out immediately after I rang the bell…… she’s been working hard making the batter.’

I was relieved that I didn’t rush back and instead waited a little longer.

While I was thinking this, Ryan, who had been following us from behind, frowned.

“You knew noonim was coming, but you didn’t tell me?”

“Do I really need to tell you?”

“Of course!”

“Why?”

“Because if I had known noonim was coming, I would have dressed up in the coolest outfit!”

Mila stared at the child, stunned.

“Why would you dress up when eonni was coming to my house?”

“That way, I’ll look even better to noonim.”

Ryan hit his chest with his small fist as he raised his head to the top.

“Even though my father believes that first impressions are important, he also claims that later impressions are important.”

“You… still like Elena eonni?”

“What exactly do you mean, like? I can’t express how I feel with just one word.”

Ryan proudly added.

“It’s love! I absolutely love noonim.”

Cough!

I felt choked up as I listened to the two of them.

I was coughing, as if clearing my throat, and was relieved that nothing was in my mouth.

It wouldn’t have ended with a simple dry cough otherwise.

“You?”

Mila responded as if she had just heard the most absurd thing in the world.

“So you  said you love Elena eonni?”

“Yes.”

“Yes, I see. But what can you do?”

Mila tilted her head sideways, her face innocent.

“I heard Elena eonni already has a lover.”

“Wh-what…?”

Ryan stuttered as if taken aback.

But he quickly regained his stride and shouted sternly.

“Lie! Noonim previously stated that she did not have a lover or a fiancée!”

“I’m simply relaying what I heard. You can ask her if you don’t believe me.”

Suddenly, the arrow returned to me.

“Noonim, Mila is lying, isn’t she? You don’t have a boyfriend, do you?”

Ryan inquired, a desperate expression on his face.

I’m at a loss.

That was obviously the response I gave him at the time.

I didn’t have anything to do with Caleb.

But now……

“I’m sorry, Rian.”

I made the decision to tell him the truth.

Ryan will find out regardless, so there’s no point in avoiding it this time.

“I now have someone I love.”

“…what? But you clearly stated that you had no lover at the time, didn’t you?”

“As you mentioned, this was not the case back then. But now I have a lover.”

A wonderful lover.

While thinking about Caleb, I told Ryan.

“I-is it true? You’re not lying because I’m annoying, are you?”

“Yes, it is the truth.”

Ryan’s face was flushed with surprise at my confirmation.

Perhaps because he was a child and wasn’t good at controlling his expression, the emotion was noticeable on his face.

“See, I told you the truth, didn’t I?”

At Mila’s triumphant words, Ryan looked at me and Mila alternately, as if he were at loss.

“That’s a lie……”

Tears began to well up in the child’s big eyes.

Oh, wait!

I didn’t know what to do with the ominous foreboding at the time.

Ryan, who was in tears, ran outside, scattering his tears.

The violently opened door slammed shut.

Everything happened in an instant.

So much so that neither I nor Mila could do anything.

“……he’s gone.”

“I know right.”

Should I go after him? And should I comfort him?

But how am I going to comfort him?

People have said that when we are confronted with something unexpected, our minds go blank.

That’s how I felt right now.

“Everything is fine, eonni.”

Mila was the one who helped me regain my composure.

“Ryan would have simply returned home. You don’t have to be concerned about him.”

“Will he be all right?”

“Of course. My priest-teacher told me. In their lives, everyone bears the scars of separation. That is how we mature and grow.”

Mila then nodded several times to herself.

‘Was Mila this kind of child……?’

What happened to Mila, and what did her priest-teacher teach her?

It was when I was looking at Mila, puzzled.

Squeak- 

As Ryan ran out, the closed door opened again.

‘Is it perhaps Ryan?’

I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be, but there was always the chance.

Since it hasn’t been long since Ryan ran out and the door opened again.

However, it was Natalie, not Ryan, who appeared through the opened door.

“Lady Oreu? Mila?”

Natalie tilted her head at us, holding a paper bag in her arms.

“What are you doing standing there?”

“Dame Seria, did you perhaps meet Ryan?”

“Ryan? I saw him briefly on my way here. He ran home, crying.”

Natalie stated, glancing at the full paper bag in her arms.

“I couldn’t chase him because I had too much in my hand, but did anything happen?”

“Oh, that’s……”

I told Natalie a glimpse of what had just happened.

Natalie nodded and opened her mouth as she heard the explanation.

“I see.”

“Should I chase him now and comfort him……?”

“Lady, I don’t think that’s necessary. I made certain that he went to his house, and this is something he must overcome on his own.”

Natalie finished coldly.

“This will be an opportunity for Ryan to mature and grow.”

At the time, what Natalie had just said seemed to overlap with Mila’s words.

Natalie did not receive education from the temple, so those were her true thoughts……

At times like this, I realized that they are both sisters.

Natalie offered me a seat as I was awkwardly laughing.

After lunch, I ate Natalie’s soufflé pancakes.

When I bit into the whipped cream-topped pancake, the smell, fluffy texture, and sweet taste filled my mouth.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes! It’s utterly delicious!”

I admired Natalie.

“You can even open a shop when you retire.”

“You don’t have to lavish praise on me, Lady.”

“I’m not kidding. Everything is delicious, from lunch to pancakes. Come to think of it, you cooked soup during the camp before, right? Back then, the soup was also delicious…… You really good at cooking.”

“What Elena eonni said was correct! Eonni, your cooking is delicious!

Mila repeated what I had said.

Natalie, in our words, smiled briefly and thanked us.

“However, I heard you had something to tell me, lady.”

“Ah.”

Right! I came to give her an invitation!

If she hadn’t told me, I would return without handing her the invitation.

I asked her to wait a moment while I took an invitation from my purse.

“Take this. Dame Seria, this is for you.”

“……It’s an invitation to the engagement ceremony.”

Natalie said that as she took the invitation from the envelope.

“Other Royal Knights will receive it as well, but I requested your time because I want to give it to you personally.”

“Thank you for your interest. It’s nice to be treated specially.”

“You’re a special person to me, so it’s natural to treat you specially

“I see.”

Natalie, who responded, bowed and smoothed the invitation.

Is it just my imagination? I think Natalie’s face turned red.

It was when I was blinking and staring intently at Natalie’s face.

Mila, who was sitting directly in front of me and silently listening to our conversation, pulled Natalie’s sleeve.

“Eonni, what’s the engagement?”

“It’s a promise that in the future, the loved ones will be together and celebrate in front of others.”

“Is it similar to marriage?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, does Elena eonni will dress up like a bride?”

“I guess so”

“Wow… I’d like to see Elena eonni in a wedding gown. Can I go too?”

“Why are you asking? Of course, you can come.”

Mila had asked Natalie, but I was the one who replied.

“Can I really go?”

“Without a doubt. I would have been disappointed if Mila had not shown up. So you must come. Got it?”

Mila smiled brightly and nodded in response to my words.

My room has been extremely crowded since the morning, which is unusual.

Because today was my engagement ceremony.

I was reminded of what had happened in the past as a result of it.

On the morning of the emperor’s birthday banquet, I had to deal with something because of the crown prince.

Perhaps because I remembered that time, I didn’t feel nervous even though it was the day of my engagement.

Even after the maid finished helping me dress up and gave me a small bucket, I still didn’t feel nervous at all.