CH 282

Putting aside the fact that he was making a stern expression that made him look ugly, Rieta asked the most important thing first.

“No, why is Noel here?!”

Then his face grew even sharper.

“Why am I here?!”

He came closer to Rieta who was in Elisha’s embrace and sharply glared at the two of them.

“I heard you hurt your arm?”

“That’s right, I hurt my arm.”

“But why can’t you walk alone and must walk around in his arms?”

“Yeah, I was pointing that out to Elisha too….”

Rieta looked up at Elisha with a face that said, ‘Look, this is weird.’

However, he calmly gave the same answer with the same face as before.

“In times when the body is weak, it is easy for those disturbing minds to approach.”

Noel stared blankly at Elisha’s answer.

Among them, I think you’re the most disturbing.

She pressed down on the words in her throat.

“Put me down, Elisha.”

“Yes, I understand.”

He set Rieta down on the chair.

He was very careful, as though handling fragile glass.

“Noel.”

Rieta sat down in the chair and immediately glared at Noel.

She had something to ask him first.

“Wasn’t Noel going hunting?”

Instead of answering Rieta’s question, he came forward and abruptly bowed.

It was so close that their noses could almost touch.

“I thought you were going to write me a letter?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? Besides, I sent letters quite often. How many more are you asking me to send?”

“Ha, you mean that this letter doesn’t contain anything important?”

He took out the letter that just arrived today and waved it around.

It was written by Rieta yesterday.

“If you’re going to argue like that, I won’t be writing to Noel from now on.”

“Did I look like I didn’t care about the contents!”

Noel looked down at Rieta’s bandaged arm, gave a look of astonishment, and snarled again.

“Why didn’t you write down that you were hurt! That’s the most important thing!”

“That’s . . .”

Rieta, who was about to answer immediately, hesitated.

She actually thought about writing it down, but in the end, she decided not to tell Noel.

“Today is an important day. You have to hunt, and I…”

She didn’t want to cause unnecessary concern on the special day when he had to meet the female lead.

“It doesn’t matter, I can see Sister Gabriella at any time. You are more important to me.”

…You are more important. This stupid clueless princess. Noel pressed the words he couldn’t bear to say into his heart.

“Ha.”

He barely sighed and looked around at Rieta’s arm.

“So, are you okay? Does it hurt?’

“Yes. It’ll get better soon, if I don’t move as much as possible.”

Even though she said she was okay, he frowned as if he was the one in more pain.

“Like an idiot, running on the stairs.”

“I’m reflecting on that.”

“Anyway, be extra careful until you’re better. If you get hurt any more right now, it’s a big deal. You should never try to do anything alone. Understand?”

“Somehow, even Noel seems to be overprotective of me.”

“How could I not be overprotective in this situation?!”

“I’m fine, so Noel…”

Rieta calmed down her urgent words that were about to speed up, and calmly pointed out an important point.

“I, I wonder if it would be better for you to go to the hunting ground right now.”

Actually, she wanted him to hurry up a little bit and go quickly.

What am I going to do if you don’t have the fateful first meeting with the female lead?

However, unaware of Rieta’s feelings, Noel was nonchalant.

“There’s no problem because Brother is there. He’ll probably bring something great.”

No, there are a lot of problems, Noel!

No matter how versatile Darrel was, he won’t be able to connect Noel and the female lead with whom he has never met.

“No, but…”

When Rieta, unable to let go of her lingering feelings, muttered that, Noel felt a bit strange.

For some reason, he wondered if she didn’t want him to visit her.

“Did you want to be alone with Elisha?”

He looked back and forth between Rieta and Elisha, trying to gauge whether something had changed between them.

It didn’t seem like there was anything in particular.

Elisha was unchangingly loyal, and Rieta was stupid.

Who knows how to leave the two of them alone.

Grumpy for no reason, Noel sat down next to Rieta.

“I will stay here.”

“Nooeeellll.”

Soon Rieta looked back at him with her most sorrowful face.

“No, I’m not going.”

“But if Noel doesn’t go, Darrel will have to do it all alone.”

“Don’t worry, anyway, Sister will catch a lot more. What are you worried about?”

“Still, you’re preparing to treat Princess Gabriella in the name of the Mayer family.”

“Above all, Brother said he would prefer me to be here.”

“Doesn’t Noel want to meet Princess Gabriella after a long time?”

“I can meet Sister anytime.”

“I can see you anytime too.”

Rieta’s stubborn words made Noel even more displeased than before.