35 Chapter 33 (2/2)

”You better drink it now while it's still hot.” Eric urged with a smile.

Evangeline stopped her exploration and decided to taste the commoner's tea.

”It's bitter.”

Eric pushed the condiments towards the girl. ”Add milk and sugar in it.”

Evangeline glanced at the condiments and looked at Eric expectantly.

”Do you have full cream milk? Or honey?”

”Nope. I only have commoner's powder milk and brown sugar.”

Eric helped himself in putting milk and sugar in Evangeline's cup before setting it with a spoon.

”Here, give it a try if it is to your liking.”

Evangeline's eyes slightly twitched, but she still gave the tea a sip.

When her face lightened up, Eric smiled, and he too lost himself in the quietness and relaxing aroma of the tea and the soothing mood floating around them.

”Do you like tea, Eric?”

”Not that much,” Eric answered nonchalantly.

”Hmm...” Evangeline hummed in a good mood while her brain was formulating different schemes that only she knew of.

Then Eric placed his cup down as his face turned serious.

”Evangeline.”

”Hmm...” Evangeline's brows twitched upon hearing her name. She preferred the name that Eric had called her yesterday and a while ago. A name that only him was allowed to say.

”I... don't want you to....” Eric hesitated before he decided to changed his words.

”Do you often cook in your place?”

Evangeline slightly frowned, didn't get the meaning why Eric had suddenly asked her this.

And then her face lit up when she understood.

She softly giggled and answered. ”Don't worry, Eric. The kitchen in my place is just for decoration. I don't usually go there since I have someone to cook for me all the time.”

Eric felt relieved at knowing that the girl wouldn't be in any danger of burning herself to death.

But he was still unease knowing that the word kitchen was foreign to the woman. Luckily, she was unhurt from the incident a while ago.

But who could say about the next?

”You should avoid the kitchen from now on... and you should only cook if someone is supervising you.” Eric didn't know how to put it without hurting her feelings and without appearing that he was being nosy and bossy. Thus, he decided that he should just tell her straight what was on his mind.

Evangeline chortled. ”If it will put your mind at ease, then I will do what you say.”

If it were any other guy, she would have raised her eyebrow and ignored him, possibly even humiliate him.

But this was Eric, a guy that her heart wanted for reasons that she only knew of.

But she didn't fully trust him yet.

So for now, this set up will have to do.

”Mmm...” Eric didn't know how to reply, so he just kept his mouth shut. He was not one for conversation anyway.