Chapter 496 - Overlooking The Beautiful Valley (1/2)

”Sorry, only one adult horse can be used today. The others are still in the meadow,” Nicolae said. He stretched out his hand and helped Aleksis to get on the back of the horse.

”It is okay.” Aleksis swiftly jumped up. A moment later, she was sitting elegantly in front of Nicolae. ”You hold the picnic basket, let me handle the horse.”

”Hmm ...” Nicolae only hummed. He held the picnic basket in his right hand while his left hand handed the rein to Aleksis. Then he waved to the children before heading towards the Butterfly Hill.

”You are very good at riding a horse,” complimented Nicolae along the way.

”Ahaha ... thank you. Uncle Rory taught me.”

They did not say much after. Aleksis realized it had been a long time since she had gone horseback riding. It had also been a while since she had fun without her two children.

Subconsciously, she expanded her chest and took a deep breath. The air on this hill was still fresh. Something rarely found nowadays.

Nicolae took a deep breath too, following Aleksis. A fascinating feeling arose from his chest when it dawned on him that their bodies were so close. Right now, he could even smell Aleksis' natural scent which was similar to refreshing citrus.

He had started liking Aleksis' scent since the first time she hugged him on campus. That time, she thought he was Prince Siegfried.

They arrived at the top of Butterfly Hill after an hour of pleasant riding. Nicolae kept his body from touching Aleksis who was sitting casually in front of him and controlling their horse. He did not want her to think he was trying to take advantage of her.

Of course, he wanted to hug her body from behind and enjoy her scent more closely. However, he couldn't do that lest it gives her a bad impression.

”The kids are right, this place is beautiful,” Aleksis commented after they arrived. She deftly jumped off the horse and raised her hand to help Nicolae get down.

”Uhm ... I can go down by myself,” Nicolae said while laughing.

”I mean, give me the basket, so you can get down more easily,” Aleksis pursed her lips. ”Do you think you're still a child so I have to help you down?! Gosh.”

”Oh ... okay. Sorry, I misunderstood you. I've been too full of myself... hahaha ..” Nicolae answered lightly. He was not offended at all. He handed their picnic basket to Aleksis then jumped down from the horse. He then casually led the horse under the shade of an olive tree, then tied the saddle to one of its branches.

Aleksis spread their picnic blanket under the shades and arranged their food and drinks neatly.

”Thank you for taking me on this nice trip,” Aleksis said as she sat relaxed on the blanket. Her eyes swept around, taking in the beautiful valley below them. ”This is very fun.”