Chapter 11

“Then why do you do it? Because of the money? If you need money—”

“I don’t need your money. I want to have my store. It’s been something I’ve been wanting for a long time. That’s it.”

Raymond looked blank again. He didn’t seem to understand anything Erin said.

This man was handsome and perfect enough to feel inhumane. He was always superior to others in every way.

But this man was too perfect. There was no human aspect.

Raymond will never understand such a simple dream of living in peace with a small cafe.

Erin was amazed that she once believed she could be happy with a man like this.

‘It was a difficult time, but I really didn’t have enough eyes to see people.’

Erin turned to help herself.

“If you don’t have anything more to say, I’ll leave.”

She was about to go back, but he caught her wrist.

I stopped walking and turned around, and Raymond was approaching me. He was holding Erin by the wrist.

“We haven’t been in a good relationship for the past 7 years and the divorce process hasn’t been good.”

He said, holding Erin by the wrist.

“But I don’t want you to suffer. I’ll give you the money, so you can do what you want and stay comfortable.”

“……..”

In the past, how happy would I have been to hear that word?

There were moments in which the man’s distressed voice trembled innocently.

Now all those old memories I wanted to forget.

I will no longer cling to foolish feelings. It is now over to hold hope in vain in the word of this man.

Erin created a cold smile towards Raymond.

“All I want is to run a dessert cafe and never see you again.”3

I pulled my wrist away from him. Then she looked straight at Raymond.

“So don’t be interested in my business.”

Erin went back to the end of the hallway.

Left alone in the hallway, Raymond was staring blankly at the spot where Erin left.

“……unbelievable.”

Raymond recalled the situation before he encountered Erin.

While waiting for Jade in the room, I heard a loud noise in the hallway.

Normally, I would have ignored it, but I couldn’t ignore it because I heard a familiar voice. It was a voice that could never be heard in a place like this.

‘Erin? Why is she here?’

I went out to the hallway to see if I heard it wrong, but Erin was really there.

Erin, who he had met again after a few days, was standing in the hallway and having a hard time with a man.

The appearance of Erin in this blue elegant dress was really strange.

‘You don’t think… …are you here to gamble?’

In fact, card games were also played in the Imperial Palace. However, Erin did not enjoy gambling even when she lived in the Imperial Palace.

I was wondering if this was about money, and I got a weird answer. It’s because of the cafe.

‘What the hell is going on here?’

She said something strange about the dream, but Raymond didn’t believe it at face value.

“Your Grace? Why are you here?”

On the other side of the hall, Jade found Raymond and came to him.

“no. It’s nothing.”

Raymond went back to the room.

The cozy lights of wax candles filled the room with subtle gold around them.

“Did you send the money properly?”

“Yes. We’ll be able to get the weapons supplied within this month.”

Raymond nodded satisfactorily.

Now is not the time to think about Erin and Serena.

“Yes. Deal with it without mistakes.”

* * * * *

Erin fastened her collar and went out the door.

It was in the middle of the night. A cool night breeze blew from the dark sky.

The streets were awfully quiet. The night was dark and the enemy was gone.

Erin took a quick step to get to the store

I can…”

Erin opened the door, stepped inside, and stopped.

“Oh, Erin. You’re back.”

There was a man in front of Melly, who was looking this way and saying hello.

It was a tall man with light brown hair. He stood facing Melly.

I could tell who it was just from the back. Erin called out his name.

“Einz?”

Einz von Lefnin was the head of the current Order of the Holy Sword.

And Erin’s childhood friend.

‘Erin!’

In the faint memories, a little light brown-haired child was smiling brightly.

Light brown hair with purple eyes. For a boy, he was a boy with fine features.

He was Einz. He was a childhood friend who lived next door to Erin.

We always hung out together when we were young.

Both of them were children of low-ranking knights, so the family environment was similar and had a lot in common.

We went to school together in the capital city.

Even in school, the two were close friends every day.

It brings back unforgettable memories.

Erin was wearing an ankle-length children’s dress. Because it was Erin’s birthday.

Erin was playing in a small flower bed attached to the house, holding the flower crown by hand.

Then Einz jumped out of the kitchen.

‘Erin, I have something to show you.’

Einz reached out to Erin.

Although Einz was only nine years old, he always knew how to behave.

Erin took Einz’s hand and jumped over the low wall of the flower bed.

‘Erin, happy birthday.’

When I entered the kitchen, Einz extended a plate of cake.

It was Erin’s favorite strawberry cream cake, a slightly less puffy sponge cake with a lot of strawberry cream.

‘I asked Einz to tell me what he was making, and He said, ‘I want to give Erin a present.’ ‘

The mother said with a little embarrassment.

The appearance was poor, but the taste was fine.

In fact, as a child, Erin liked anything sweet. The two of them sat facing each other and ate the cake.

‘It’s delicious! Thank you.’

Einz promised, with reddish color in his ears.

‘Erin, I’ll make you a cake every birthday.’

But the promise was not kept.

By the age of 16, Einz was already a poor nobleman when he was knighted.

There are very few knights that emerge overnight with exceptional talent.

The high-profile knights were able to make their way to the world with some support from their family connections.

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Einz’s father had a career of unparalleled work, and Einz had a genius in swordsmanship, although he would have never been promoted to more than a regular.

The knight, Einz, was sent to the northern danger zone. He had no choice but to go to such a place because he had no personal connections or backbones.

But that was a chance.

A large-scale subdue battle that occurred a year ago.

In the war, Einz saved the entire knighthood and became a war hero.

After that, he was appointed as the head of the Knights of the Holy Sword at the age of 29.

And since then, HE came back to the capital and worked in the Imperial Palace.

At the ballroom, Einz, dressed in a ceremonial robe with a medal, approached Erin and bowed politely.

All the other nobles looked at this shining figure.

‘Your Grace.’

‘Einz? Is that you?’

Erin rose from her seat gladly and approached Einz.

‘Oh, my God, how long has it been?’

Einz, who grew up in a bright way

He was wearing a division commander’s uniform.

He wore a neat military uniform and a gold medal on his chest.

The little boy who played with her became a handsome man with neat and delicate features.

His light brown hair, purple eyes. His sincere eyes. His body in uniform was sleek and strong.

‘You’ve become a wonderful man.’

Erin loved it so much that Einz came to the Imperial Palace.

I was more pleased because I had no family or friends in the lonely palace, because I had someone who I can meet and laugh even for a moment.

Since then, Erin has occasionally met Einz.

However, I have never done anything misleading.

We always met in public in front of other people. When Einz visited Erin’s residence, there were always maids.

There was no misunderstanding, and no one actually misunderstood.

Until it happened.