Chapter 145 Misunderstanding. (2/2)

“Okay fine, stop I’ll stay over…”

The moment he said this the kids burst out in celebration It was as if they won sory look to quiet thee

Instantly when he entered he was greeted by the loud sound of child laughter This was already different frorounds Loud talking, running, and even laughing was forbidden The kids would be punished if they didn’t behave properly

While here it see ones respected the authority of the three adults here There was a certain sense of freedo how lare She was clearly the boss around here and the kids fell in line when asked

When he stepped inside he noticed so, it looked to be quite old It wasIt was clear to hiet this place as no one else would be willing to invest in it

The floors were cracked and with each step, he could hear soe sounds While the place has been cleaned out and he could not see any dust or cobwebs its state was not good

The building ide and had two stories There was a certain lack of doors and the ones that were there looked like they could fall out of their hinges any moment

“Children, supper is ready”

While he was being led forward by Ar out to the children Her voice was surprisingly loud and do which was a contrast to the down-to-earth way she talked during business hours

He was pushed into one of the side roohtly stupider expression on his face than usual Lobelia as well, she was acting strange while whispering with Ar at hi some kind of prank on him

“Take a seat, we need to have a talk between men”

Armand pointed to a wooden chair while he himself occupied one that was opposite it Roland and he were in one of the side roos that probably the kids drew all over the walls and some wooden toys were scattered on the floor

“Okay?”

After sitting down Ar so my sister for this?”

Roland wasn’t sure what this was all about at first but then he finally realized Elodia s about the job offer This did soe behavior

“I’ve been considering her for a feeeks, after going through it in my head I don’t think I could find a better person in this town”

Armand’s eyes opened wider and he was clearly surprised by the answer He leaned forward and the conversation continued

“daht you’d be more of the reserved type but you speak like someone with a lot of experience?”

“I wouldn’t say that I have a lot of experience but I think I at least have s than others?”

Roland had been running his own little undertaking hi other people to do the correct ould be so new and for that, he needed people that would not screw hi your previous conquests either? We two ht not be that different after all”

Ar Roland on the other hand didn’t knohat he was talking about Armand clearly had no business sense nor should he be able to relate to a craftsman-like Roland

“So you want Elodia, is that it?”

Armand asked and Roland replied just as fast

“Yes”

“Good but can I really leavesister up to you? How should I know that you won’t abandon her or just replace her?”

“Replace her? I don’t think that could happen, I don’t think that I could find a better fit than Ms Elodia We will of course forht contract for the occasion so I don’t think there should be a problem?”

“What? A contract?”

Armand quickly jumped up as for some reason he was stunned when the contract was rasped his head as if he realized so

“No, wait… if you do that… won’t you be er than me? I didn’t think this was so serious!?”

Soon he stormed out of the room somewhere, Roland was confused about his behavior Then after a fewas well The whole orphanage erupted in a sea of voices He had no idea as being discussed but Elodia joined the fray as well

When he peeked out from around the corner he could see both Arround Elodia was holding a ladle that was slightly bent out of shape There was also an i for soirl looked cheerful and soe It was a bit funny but theElodia

Her lasses uild receptionist Soon he found hie table with a lot of kids, there were at least twenty of them here

Elodia and the others did a small prayer to Solaria but it wasn’t as excessive as some of the sermons that went down at the proper church The kids were quick to dine in while he himself didn’t eat ht

Only when he was stared down by Elodia did he take up soredients were quite basic but it was surprisingly tasty Roland recalled that the food at the inns and pubs he used to eat was far blander than this

He found hi to hold hiood cook, he even started deliberating if he should have hera little dining area where they could rest and eat would work out

Roland then noticed so under optih their clothes were all filled with patches Even though the home wasn’t the best nor was the food, they looked happy

This brought him back to his old memories from the five years he spent at the Arden estate The food was better, the house was luxurious and the food wasskills But, there was a certain e whenever he was around his old fa for some reason was not there in this room The way the people acted even with Ar silly This felt different, they all seemed to have a somewhat deeper connection with each other

‘This… this doesn’t feel so bad…’

Soon a stray thought entered Roland’s mind and was followed by the faintest smile