Chapter 52

Then, repeatedly, there was a loud sound coming from somewhere.

“Your Ma… No, Master! Master!”

A young man ran towards them with his arms swinging, and another young man, who ran leisurely along his companion, were the courteous helpers.

In an instant, the noisy young man came to a halt in front of the mat, gasping as he folded his upper body.

Meanwhile, the other smart-looking young man quickly approached the shy dog chew donator.

Whisper, whisper.

Annie’s eyes flickered suspiciously between the group of whispering men.

‘What are they talking about? It looks serious.’

Suddenly, the dog chew donator, who sat on the mat, leapt to his feet. Then, one of the young men standing behind him said in a serious voice.

“I’m sorry. Something urgent has happened, so I have to go.”

“Oh, yes.”

Annie, who wanted to ask what was going on, swallowed her words. It was better off to avoid poking about the other person’s private affairs unless they took the initiative to tell her.

Annie, who raised her body, stretched out her arm to ask the dog chew donator to shake hands. Then he hurriedly stretched out his hand.

His straight fingers touched her hand. Annie said, holding the trembling hand tightly.

“You did a great job today. Please go carefully.”

“…”

For some reason, the dog chew donator couldn’t even answer.

‘Then you should go quickly.’

She hurriedly lifted her hand, and Annie pulled the silver coin pouch out of her arms.

“That’s fine.”

The dog chew donator politely pressed her hand and then left his seat. After that, the two young men followed him away.

Annie, who was watching the quickly disappearing backs, fell into her worries.

‘I hope it wasn’t serious…’

“My Lady, that rich… No, where is that good man?!”

Carla flickered her golden eyes, returning from the bathroom or some unknown location, and looked around in a hurry. Lang laid on the corner of the mat with a pile of strawberries nearby.

Carla was completely disappointed at the empty landscape. She managed to get out of the way to settle the mood a little, but the male protagonist disappears.

“He left first because something urgent came up.”

“Huh eh eh? What is it?”

“Well. I haven’t heard of it either. He went without getting the daily wage…”

She thought it was going well. With a sigh, Carla cleared the mat. Annie approached and helped her.

Tak, tak.

Lang opened her sleepy eyes as the two brushed off the mat. Sniffing with a sense of dissatisfaction, she snorted and began to listen to the human conversations.

Carla brazenly praised the dog chew donator.

“He seemed like a really good person, right? Could he be the actual owner here?”

For Annie, there was something more important than that. She said calmly to Carla, who was excited.

“Carla, you should apologize to him; you did a little too much today.”

She knew that Carla was overprotective of her. Her mind somehow thought of the dog chew donator.

Although she was grateful for Carla’s affection, they shouldn’t make others uncomfortable for any reason.

Annie said, emphasizing.

“Let’s be careful.”

“Yes, My Lady.”

Annie helped Carla and was lost in her thoughts. Each person has their own atmosphere.

She didn’t have much conversation with the dog chew donator, but she certainly recognized that he was good.

In particular, his consideration towards animals and insects were amazing.

‘I think I used to be like that when I was younger…’

Innocent purity. She felt a little bit bitter. She was envious because it was an emotion she would never have again.

With a faint smile, Annie walked toward the front door with Carla.

Then she saw the strawberry farmer walking around. He approached, wiping his forehead with a white towel as if it was hot.

“My Lady, did you enjoy yourself?”

“Thank you. Oh. Those helpers that went first…”

“Yes, yes. I heard it too. Sorry. I’m really sorry.”

‘Why were you apologizing like this?’

It was weird. The young helpers left first, but the experience time Annie requested for was over.

What’s more, they were full with picked strawberries, so even Carla cheered.

Although he may show a little sorry appearance, he doesn’t have to be so desperate.

As Annie looked away, the owner muttered, tying the handkerchief to his forehead.

“I’m glad that things went well…”

“What?”

“Oh, no.”

The owner pushed Carla and Annie into the carriage, asking them to hurry and leave quickly.

When Annie tried to pass on the promised experience fee, he refused several times, saying she didn’t have to.

As she got into the carriage, Annie asked urgently after she opened the window.

“Excuse me, but what happened to those helpers? Didn’t something big happen?”

“It was urgent, so he left first. Yes, I guess so. Very… important and urgent.”

“Excuse me. Which family member is he from, by any chance? He was the tallest person. He came to volunteer today, right?”

“Carla.”

“My Lady, what’s the matter?”

Despite Annie’s call, Carla was confident that she had to ask. Anyway, he must have something to do with this farm.

As Carla looked up with her eyes full of anticipation, the owner muttered in a terrible tone.

“He’s not a noble child.”

“Oh. Then is he from a business or a guild person? Or is he the one who bought the strawberry field here?”

“Not that either…”

“Or from any foreign country…”

“Carla, how about you stop?”

It was only after hearing Annie’s warning that Carla bit her mouth. However, all along the carriage ride, Carla was regretful.

“This is meant to be, but why don’t you let me ask more?”

But Annie was stubborn.

“Let’s not do things that will be offensive to the other person.  How many people would feel good when others talk about them when they’re not there?”

In fact, Annie was curious about it too, but she tried to put up with it. Asking around someone’s back can really make others feel unpleasant.

What’s more, isn’t that dog chew donator very reserved?

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

“Correcting your answer with words, you’re being too much lately.”

At Annie’s preaching, Carla didn’t speak at all and pouted her lips.

This was because Carla had her own reasons for doing this.

‘The way he looked at the Lady was unusual.’

Even so, Carla was Annie’s quick-witted maid. The faint eyes seen under the hat contained passionate love.

As Carla gazed at her master, she took her notebook out of her bag and examined it. She made a strange smile.

‘You’ll have to wait and see.’