Chapter 29 - Princess Lyn P1 (2/2)

A feeling she's had since back then.

It didn't take long before dinner started. The servants served the food, placing the various dishes on the round tables.

Allen's family focused on serving high-class meals, so it surprised Lyn to see seafood. Something normal, giant prawns, crabs, shrimps and all types of fish alongside some freshly cooked vegetables. Due to her isolation, she usually ate simple meals anyway. But even then, there was something about these foods that screamed high class.

Her thoughts broke off when Allen placed some shrimps into her bowl, followed by different fishes. She noticed immediately how he casually picked out her favorite dishes. Lyn shyly thanked him, ”Thank you, Allen.”

”It's alright. Make sure you eat.”

Lyn nodded. She then noticed something as she caught a glimpse of his plate. She frowned, ”You have to eat vegetables.”

”Seafood is already healthy enough,” Allen countered.

Lyn shook her head, and like what he did with her, she put various things on his plate. Except, Lyn selectively chose the vegetables. When Lyn discovered that Allen didn't eat vegetables, she lectured him gravely. Over the years she learned that it wasn't that he didn't eat them; it was merely because he was very picky.

Then she felt the prying eyes of Allen's relatives. When Lyn realized how warm the gesture looked to others, she averted her gaze, how embarrassing. Allen, however, was unfazed; in fact, he even reached over and caressed her cheek, ”Thank you, Lyn.”

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Simple, intimate gestures between the two, occasionally happen. Like what happened earlier, but even for her, this was the first time Lyn experienced this. Currently, the two of them were out on the deck, quietly away from the others.

She laid on his lap while he held up a fan and was fanning her. Lyn felt the coolness engulf her body. How she ended up in such an embarrassing predicament one may wonder. But to summarize it, when there is a gathering as large as this one. Accidents such as mixing up drinks tend to happen. Lyn observed this many times, but this was the first time she fell victim to it.

Lyn understood why normally Pupillam or the General accompanied her to these gatherings. But today she attended by herself. For once in her life, she's grateful for their nagging. Even with the simple meals she eats, the two of them do a thorough job of food tasting. Unlike the rest of her family members, she did not have a professional food taster. Pupillam and the General always bore the risks for her.

She genuinely felt gratitude towards them.

”I apologize. I was not attentive enough.”

Lyn softly laughed, ”It's okay. It was a simple mistake. I sat beside your grandmother.”

Allen sighed, ”Even though I tell her she should not drink much for her age, in the end, her carelessness affected you.” He gently brushed his free hand on her cheek, ”You do not complain to me as much as you used to.”

”I—'m not a child anymore; that's why.”

An amused smile appeared on Allen's face, ”Is that so?”

Her cheeks puffed into a pout, what does he mean by that? How rude.