Chapter 162 (1/2)

Chapter 162

Translator – LF

Proofreader – Nyood”

Max gazed at it with a sense of relief and pride Bright red buds saturated the area around the s by the servants, and the shrub trees that were lined up like little soldiers had bluish-purple flowers sprouting, next to therew pleasantly and created a wonderful harmony with the flowers Max placed a handkerchief on a flat chair carved out of stone and sat

“The p-plants here… all of them can be used as h-herbs and spices”

“You arden?”

“It’s o-one thing to have pretty flowers in a garden, b-but planting useful plants… I thought that it ould be nice”

Max’s words uards to arden and to keep it intact”

“Do you l-like… it?”

He looked down at Max as sitting a step away froarden and then he nodded slowly An intense emotion flashed over his eyes and then disappeared briefly

“Yes, I like it”

The voice that came with his response was oddly strained Max looked at hilance, when Riftan squatted near her, patting his lips as if trying to hide his feelings

“A year ago, I never iarden withthat Riftan was pertaining to the time he went on an expedition

“I heard that… you have g-gone through a lot of t-trouble during the e-expedition”

“It wasn’t easy There were thousands ofin the Lexos on lair was surrounded by layers of barriers and labyrinths”

He replied gri out an apple He took a big bite out of it and its fresh juice gently moistened his lips Max’s face flushed red, sensual inations, Riftan, as sitting on the ground eating an apple, seemed free and relaxed; like an innocent boy as naïve of the cruel world He took a green apple and offered it to her

“It tastes pretty good Try it too”

Max absently took a bite on the apple There was no taste on her tongue as it was hardened by the tension she was feeling She had suffered immensely because of her father, which made her so preoccupied with her own ht about the hardshi+ps Riftan went through Rather, she even feared that if he cainable harm on her

But how can he be so comfortable by my side? Overwhelmed by the question in her head, Max looked down carefully at Riftan as enjoying the breeze

Has he ever blamed me? Max hoped that wasn’t the case, but after all, Riftanto bring him Wouldn’t any man in the world who faced such misfortune la vows and was satisfied with her Her thoughts ed the topic

“Is the r-road construction…going well?”

“It’s going well It will be completed by the time fall comes” Riftan threw the apple seeds into the bush with an ambitious smile “I will expand the port as soon as the road is complete It would cost a lot of money to keep it indestructible by monsters but the traders froe shi+ps and they will reward us handso to be extremely profitable”

“Can you make t-that oing to be just tolls Partnering withThey share a portion of their incoo and helping them run their business s up to cooperate I won’t let youfrom the south at an affordable price” He leaned back and ss the shi+p, I will give you 500 silk clothes”