Bon appetit

chapter 24

‘Why?’ Way was confused.

Luana cooked for the duke, and he enjoyed her dish. But what does she mean by ‘nothing’? But she doesn’t seem to lie.

Way turned to look at Luana, who was still looking at the jar on the table. The duke’s office could be seen in the distance, and the window hadn’t been closed recently.

‘Is there really no relationship?’

While thinking about that, Luana jumped up from her seat.

“Alright, then I’ll have to go get the meal ready!”

“What are you going to prepare today?”

“Spaghetti with big meatballs.”

It seemed that she was thinking of making meatballs by kneading a large amount of meat she had prepared.

“I’ll help you.”

“It’s fine.”

She never borrowed anyone else’s hand when preparing a meal for the duke. And that was one of the reasons why others doubted the relationship between Luana and the duke. It’s much less work if she gets help, so is there a reason to say no? For example, the reason why she wants to cook by herself.

“Then is it okay to watch by your side?”

“That’s fine, but isn’t aren’t the chef is good at making spaghetti?”

“You may call me Way. And please stop using honorifics.”

“Why?”

“It’s burdensome.”

The other party was royalty. Way, who was a commoner, had to be burdened.

“It’s alright. After all, the kingdom has been destroyed, so I am no longer a princess or anything.”

“Still, I feel uncomfortable.”

Luana pouted her lips at the remark.

“I’m not uncomfortable, so just do it.”

Then she fluttered toward the kitchen. Luana was very active. Way smiled faintly and belatedly noticed and fixed his lips. It felt like someone was watching him from somewhere. But when he turned around, there was no one to be seen.

Suddenly, he looked at the window of the duke’s office far away.

‘Is it just my feeling?’

There was no way the duke was watching them. He was still in the office with work piled up. Way shook his head and followed Luana.

Way wanted to watch Luana cooking from the side; he didn’t know if there was anything he could learn, so he hurried a little more to arrive at the kitchen before she started cooking.

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After looking out the window of the office for a moment, the duke asked the butler.

“By the way, how old was the chef?”

“I’m sure he is still in his 20s. He was called a genius for his outstanding skills even though he was young.”

“Yes, he did.”

Because he was a genius, he offered a lot of money and brought him to the mansion. The duke also remembered that.

The duke, who removed himself from the window, headed back to the desk. There was a wrinkle on his forehead as he picked up the pen.

“Are you tired? How about taking a break?”

“I’m not that tired.”

The duke answered and quickly began to move his hands again. For some reason, a part of his heart became stuffy. But he didn’t know the meaning of this feeling because it was a feeling that he had never felt before.