66 Chapter 66: Mana gems (1/2)

Caesar laid down on the grassy plain and put his arms behind his head, he gazed upon the cloudless blue sky.

”The happiness which I felt that I could never grasp… Has it been here all along?” Caesar thought to himself quietly while staring at the endless sky.

Caesar slowly stood up from the ground and patted the grass off his bottom, the radiance from his red eyes were glowing brighter than ever before.

”I shouldn't be getting too soft yet, the cold CEO is still needed” Caesar whispered under his breath and walked over to Ahri that was currently feasting on a slice of Favin boar.

Once Caesar got close to her, Ahri stopped eating the boar and looked up at Caesar curiously. ”Are you not going to eat?” she asked bewildered.

”I detest eating my own cooking, always have and always will” Caesar smiled gently and responded to her.

Ahri tilted her head in confusion, ”why do you dislike your own cooking? It's delicious” Ahri could not comprehend Caesar's reasoning.

”It's not about the flavor, it's about the memories” Caesar explained calmly.

Ahri snorted and continued eating, ”I feel as though you know everything about me, my family, my tendencies, my habits, and probably even my favorite food… But you are like a locked book and you are not willing to unlock it for me” Ahri protested loudly while chewing on her food.

”It's not as though I don't want to tell you, it's probably because I am afraid you will not accept what I truly am” Caesar retorted.

Ahri stood up and lightly punched Caesar in the stomach, of course, Caesar could have evaded it, but he didn't.

”I would not let a man I didn't love sleep with me, I do not care about who you once were but who you currently are… My feelings are not so shallow that I would dislike you for your past” Ahri said angrily and marched towards the carriage.

*slam*

The carriage door slammed leaving Caesar there standing alone while Joe looked at Caesar's expression with wonder.

The breeze caused Caesar's hair to flutter resulting in his expression being temporarily cloaked… But If one were to see his current expression they would see a smile silently forming on his lips.

”Oi, is this a lovers quarrel?” Joe asked loudly breaking Caesar from his thoughts.

Caesar slicked his long hair white back with his slender fingers and looked westward, the tips of a few large mountains were currently visible.

”You had said that you wanted to explore a few mountains for… magical gems?” Caesar looked at Joe inquiringly and expertly changed the subject.

”Yes, yes, deep inside mountains and normally in the harshest of climate are where mana gems are produced” Joe corrected Caesar and explained with a longing look.

”They're called mana gems? I see, we should be able to reach those mountains by tonight... ” Caesar spoke with certainty.

Joe nodded his head energetically and ran towards the carriage, he hopped on front and winked at Caesar playfully.

”I'll drive the carriage, go patch things up with your girl!” Joe spoke as if he was the greatest wingman to have ever lived.

Caesar just shook his head with a wry smile, he went over towards the large tree the horses were tied up to and untied them. Once he was finished he did as Joe suggested and walked inside the carriage.

Edward was currently sleeping soundly and Ahri was in the furthest back pouting with her arms crossed. She ignored Caesar's presence and just kept looking out the carriage window.

Caesar stepped over the sleeping Edward and sat down next to Ahri, he sighed loudly and looked up at the ceiling.

”When I was very young, my mother would cook for me… She made the best food I had ever tasted, one day because of my father's past demons she was suddenly taken away from me… Every single day I took care of my brother, I would try to recreate my mothers cooking… After many years of practicing, I finally was able to accomplish it. However, when I ever I tasted my food I would just feel discomfort. I cooked for myself many times and after a while, I grew tired of the taste and began hating it.” Caesar spoke softly and he could see Ahri's ears twitching.

”Aren't you a dukes son though? Why didn't you have a chef do it for you?” Ahri couldn't help but ask after a few seconds of silence