Chapter 239 (1/2)

Chapter 239

Max thought that Riftan had to be exhausted as well, but she couldn’t refuse his meticulous care In truth, his touch, which was soft as if he was handling fragile glass, felt like a great comfort to her worn-outat his strong, copper-colored hands gently caressing her She could feel the blood in her body warm up and her stiff muscles release the tension

“You can sleep if you’re feeling tired I’ll dress you up and bring you to bed”

Not ot wet, Riftan embraced her from behind and kissed her on the temples Max looked up at his hair that was damp from the tub’s vapor and his tinted cheekbones Unable to resist the heavy weight of her wet eyelashes, she let her eyes slowly shut The sound of the wind blowing against the s and the water sloshi+ng around created a strange rhythuish atmosphere, Max slowly fell asleep

Max quickly regained her health upon returning to Calypse Castle Riftan started behaving like a person who dedicated his life to fatten her up, and everyone in the castle see, she would be served with grilled chicken, soup, and a variety of vegetables, and when her appetite returned, they served plump pheasants, ducks, laar, honey, cinnaht to her

While they were away, the construction to widen the road had been completed and Anatol’s oods, so Riftan see her every food that exists in the world Max sighed as she watched hih food for twofed like this… uh, I’ll become a fat lady”

“Please be one” He set the tray next to the bed and looked over her skinny fraht Co a picky child, Riftan held the spoon and tried to feed her He watched as Max ate little by little, large pieces of filled pie and steaeese While she ate, Riftan cut off large pieces of wine-stewed meat next to her and Max also took those with enthusiasm She liked the relief on his face every tih she ate a large portion of it each time, Riftan was never satisfied When she barely emptied a third of the tray and set the plates aside, he offered her a piece of meat

“Eat a little more”

“I really… am full”

“Just one more bite”

Max reluctantly opened hersofood, but if it wouldof being bloated for hours She eagerly chewed the meat and watched as he called for the maid to pick up the tray

Riftan’s overprotection had becoht At times, he had to leave their room to fulfill his duties as the Lord of the estate, but he would co her y, she felt so restless because she had to stay in the bedroom However, she couldn’t complain because she knew she was the one who h “There are p-preparations to be …”

“Everything has been taken care of last year This year, it’s only food that we need to stock up on” Riftan frowned and looked back at her as he washed his hands clean in a basin “The preparations are aler and is co the preparations for this year step by step”

“Well, how about the infir the infiruards are not getting injured as often as they used to get”

He answered her without any hesitation as if he had known she would say that Upon hearing that everything was running sloomy Riftan, who saw her expression, frowned

“You alh an extre else, just focus on getting better”

In his eyes, it see As she saw a faint hint of pain spreading through his ebony eyes, Max hurriedly spoke

“It’s a very he-hectic time You don’t have to spend toos to do…”

“You are theto h

Max’s shoulders shuddered from the abrupt shi+ft Riftan’s lips pressed into a line and slowly lowered his gaze A very cautious silence fell upon the her his soft side for some time now Fro each other’s sensitivity Riftan nervously rubbed his forehead as if the strange tension severely bothered him and exhaled as he spoke in ayou eat A long ti you all kinds of sumptuous feasts”

Max was puzzled and her eyes blinked rapidly ” Since hen…”

“… Since the first time I attended the dinner banquet at Croix Castle”

Riftan shi+fted his position and answered bluntly as he sat down Her eyes shi+fted from side to side as she tried to recall how many years had passed, then Riftan continued to speak in a cautious tone

“The banquet table was filled with all kinds of food I hadn’t heard of, and once the plates had gone even a little e out new dishes You sat quietly next to the Duke of Croix,down at your plate I… I used to carefully watch which food you liked and ate”

Max suddenly felt her face turn red While looking at hiaze

“When I was alone, I i with only you at the table I wanted to throw you a dinner banquet as great as the ones your father threw, or even better than that, so that you could eat to your heart’s content every day I don’t knobrightly aht with a satisfied smile on your lips I wished that you would lift your head and look athe had talked tooHis face turned reddish As if trying to hide it, he scratched his head nervously and muttered to himself

“They were childish delusions”

“Even if my fa-father threw such banquets… we didn’t have such en-enjoyable dinners together every day It was uests”

Max couldn’t bear the pounding of her heart and lowered her eyes Even her fingers were pink in eled her toes beneath the blanket and spoke her next words in a gibberish manner