Chapter 81 Date with Flora
Chapter 81 Date with Flora
We walked out of the imperial palace door holding hands.
While I was coming this far, the maids looked at me with such fervent eyes… ….
I felt a little burdened by that gaze. Flora, on the contrary, seemed to enjoy it.
A magnificent white wagon was waiting outside the door. As soon as I saw it, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of wonder.
‘Huh? Isn’t that the carriage that travels around the palace grounds?’
“I have been waiting for you, the young lady of the Marquis Simonion. And Secretary Nedville.”
Even the coachman standing next to the carriage took off his hat and greeted us.
“Have a good day today.”
Flora spoke in an elegant tone.
No matter how you look at it, it seems like I’m the only one here who doesn’t know what’s going on…….
“Oh, I didn’t tell you yesterday. I decided to rent the imperial carriage for a day in advance.”
“I didn’t know Lady Flora was so prepared.”
“That’s a compliment, right?”
She looked up at me with a sullen expression on her face.
I replied, of course, with her compliments, then escorted her into her carriage. Then I jumped onto the wagon.
As soon as I sat down in the seat across from Flora, I asked where I was going.
“Where do you want to go first?”
“It’s been a while since I came out, so I want to start with a walk in the park.”
Well, it’s not bad to go for a walk when the weather is nice like today.
“Go to the park.”
The coachman who heard my instructions started driving the wagon.
I asked Flora, leaning comfortably on her back.
“Have you thought about what to do with Marquis Simonion’s present?”
I was careful not to make a naming mistake here. Can’t you just call someone you’ve never met as ‘Father’?
“Well, I thought about it for about two days…… Nothing really came to mind. After all, I think it would be best to shop around the shopping street. At that time, we plan to take Luke’s opinion into account as well.”
“I feel like my responsibilities have suddenly become heavy.”
“Whoops. Please take care of me.”
I don’t deny this…….
A thought flashed through my mind that it might be good to stay alert today.
The carriage left the Imperial Palace grounds and ran through the streets at high speed. We chatted for a while and looked at the scenery outside the window.
It wasn’t long before the carriage arrived near the park.
“I have arrived.”
The coachman opened the carriage door.
I got out of the carriage first and held out my hand to Flora.
“Thank you, Mr. Luke.”
With a smile, Flora came down from the wagon, holding my hand. She asked the coachman to bring her parasol.
“Here you are.”
“Thank you.”
Flora opened her white parasol.
With that being said, she looked like a calm yet dignified young lady from an aristocratic family.
“Mr. Luke. Shall we enjoy the walk?”
“Yes.”
We walked slowly, side by side.
Flora’s gait is on the slow side, so she adjusts to it, so naturally she was closer to what it was.
Still, it didn’t matter.
Because there was still a lot of time left until 6:00 PM, the return time.
Maybe it was a weekend morning, so I saw a lot of family members in the park. There were just as many couples as him.
Looking at the friendly people, I suddenly thought of my hometown.
‘I’ve been so busy with work these days that I forgot to write a letter to my family or Emma.’
She especially felt sorry for Emma.
If it were a sweet Emma, she would probably be worried about me even now.
At least I didn’t want to make my childhood friend worry.
“Mr. Luke?”
“Yes?”
At Flora’s sudden call, I turned my head to the side.
“It’s nice weather for a walk today, isn’t it?”
“I will. I don’t know how long it has been since I’ve been walking around like this.”
“Whoops. Thanks to me. You know?”
Flora’s voice was full of playfulness.
“Yes. I’ll do something like that.”
“Hmm. This is not the answer I was expecting.”
“Because I am not an easy guy.”
Then Flora burst out laughing first. At that, I also burst out laughing lightly.
Even if it was a pointless conversation, it was strangely fun with Flora.
Maybe that’s why she’s so attractive.
“Anyway, it’s so nice to be healed like this.”
“Me too.”
Flora agreed with me.
The trails in the park are well established, so it was very comfortable and nice to walk. It should be said that it is also the capital of the empire.
The promenade runs along the banks of the Hechi River.
The river flowed peacefully and calmly. It was to the extent that it was colorless that there had been a flood last time.
“I think the flood happened last time was a lie.”
Flora had similar thoughts to me.
“It was a real ordeal then.”
“Right. It was the first time I had seen such an uproar.”
“I think it’s because Lady Flora is that lucky.”
“… ….”
She felt a gaze on her temple and turned her head.
Flora stopped her steps and stared at me. She has serious emerald eyes.
Are you even thinking about what I said?
“Perhaps Mr. Luke is right.”
Flora brought out her earnest voice.
“Since I was born, I have been brought up in a good environment. This is an undeniable fact. But lately I’ve been feeling it.”
“Which is it?”
Since she had a serious expression on her face, I became serious as well.
“It can’t always be good. In a way, it would be natural.”
“Sure. In the future, you will experience many things.”
“I agree with Mr. Luke. And, there’s one more thing I’d like to say…….”
Flora suddenly blurted out her words. A look of embarrassment appeared on her face.
“I hope you don’t think of me as someone who lives in a very different world.”
“Oh. No way…… Did that bother you?”
“… ….”
Flora gave her a soft nod instead of answering her.
She was quite fresh when she suddenly showed a timid attitude. She looks cute too
She thought about teasing me a little bit more, but soon gave up.
It didn’t seem appropriate to joke around in this atmosphere.
“I would never think of her daughter Flora that way.”
“So what?”
…… Are you looking forward to something?
But the answer I give will most likely break her expectations.
“I see him as a colleague who rolls hard with me.”
“Ah, colleague… ….”
The light slowly died from her sparkling eyes.
Um. It was an answer that shattered expectations.
I’m not sure what she was expecting…….
“Shall we walk some more?”
“Yes. Please hold her hand instead.”
Flora held out her right hand to me. Because you’re so active.
I held her hand lightly and took her step again.
* * *
After enjoying the walk, I felt hungry. Flora said she had a restaurant that she just recently discovered.
“Is this a very expensive place?”
“Ah. Don’t worry about that. I can pay for this tidy up.”
“Let’s go!”
Flora covered her mouth and laughed, as if my reaction was funny.
The carriage that took us headed for the restaurant Flora had talked about.
It boasted an atmosphere as luxurious as the restaurant she went to with her the other day.
‘As expected of a rich family’s daughter… ….’
“Whoops. It’s really delicious here. You can look forward to it.”
“Lady Flora praised it so much, so I’ll look forward to it very much.”
While having a pleasant conversation, the ordered high-end dishes were placed on the table.
After tasting the food, I could understand why Flora praised it.
“How was it?”
“I understand why you told me to look forward to it. Admit.”
Flora burst into laughter again as I gave her a thumbs up. Then she paid for her lunch as promised earlier.
How cool it is to pay money in a cool way.
Unbeknownst to me, my respect naturally welled up.
…… There was also quite a mix of envy.
The next destination was Dellerson’s largest shopping street.
Originally, the purpose of our outing was to pick up a present for the Marquis Simonion.
We went into a store that handles various sundries. The scale of the store is on the large side, so there were many items on the shelves.
What kind of gift is suitable for a middle-aged man…….
“Mr. Luke.”
I looked over the items on the shelf and jerked my head at Flora.
She had a large pipe in her hand.
“How about this? Because my father smoked.”
I walked up to her and took one look at her pipe. Just by touching it, it felt like it was made of luxurious materials.
“Um… ….”
“Isn’t that great?”
“You must be old, so if you think about health, I don’t think it’s a pipe.”
“I heard and saw it.”
Flora handed over the pipe she was holding to her staff.
I turned my eyes back to the shelf, and a leather glove caught my eye.
“Lady Flora. How about those leather gloves over there?”
“My father doesn’t like wearing gloves.”
In that case, dismiss it immediately.
“You might want to look around a bit more.”
“Yes. Look around with me.”
We wandered around the store, picking out various items and exchanging opinions.
After thinking about it for tens of minutes,
“I think this would be the most passable one.”
Flora picked up an object. It was a gold pen.
It looks like a valuable item, but…….
‘Well, Flora has a full wallet.’
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“What do you think of Mr. Luke?”
“You will be doing a lot of work, so a good pen is essential.”
“Isn’t it? Shall we buy something for us?”
“Lady Flora. No way, you want to do everything with a gold pen…….”
I asked just in case.
“Yes, of course!”
Flora was looking at me as if she were asking me for the obvious.
No matter how you look at it, that seems like a waste of money…….
I told her how to spend her money wisely rather than spending a lot of money all at once.
Is this an over-the-top remark? I know.
However, writing too much was not good to look at, so in the end I couldn’t stand it and opened my mouth.
“So, think about it one more time before consuming it?”
“Yes. I want Lady Flora to get into good habits.”
“… ….”
Flora showed signs of distress with her cute groan.
After a while,
“Yes. As Mr. Luke said, I will try to get into the habit of thinking one more time.”
“You look very nice, Lady Flora.”
“So I thought about it once more, and I think it would be appropriate to give you this gold pen as a gift.”
“Uh…… Well, if you thought so…….”
Then Flora smiled her eyes.
“If I can see the joy of receiving a gift, I can spend this money well enough. Luke also took care of it like this.”
“Ah. Thank you, Lady Flora. I will write well.”
“Just being able to hear Mr. Luke thank you is well worth the money spent.”
Flora asked her waiting staff to do her checkout and packing.
Looking at her back like that, I thought.
She is said to have a very friendly and friendly personality.
* * *
Flora and Luke only returned to the imperial palace when the return time was over.
“Lady Flora. Then go in and get some rest.”
“Yes. Luke, thank you for your help today.”
Flora waved her hand at Luke. Then she closed the door and she immediately set her luggage down on her desk.
A gold pen for her father. And even a gold pen to give to Cecilia and Mulia.
I gave Luke a gold pen earlier.
The way he looked bewildered after receiving it and his mouth hung in his ears was really, really cute.
‘It’s a face I want to see again.’
Flora let out her soft sigh as she sat down on her bed.
Being with Luke today, she really felt a deep sense of happiness.
“I hope the happy days will continue.”
Flora clasped herself in her arms and let out a muffled noise of her happiness.
-Continued