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As soon as Mary gave her approval, Eliza ragerly took the packages and ran off to share them with her senior sisters.
By the time she returned, only half a package remained in her hands.
Eliza happily rushed back, but as soon as she saw Nn, sormething suddenly struck her. "Oh no!"
She had forgotten to save sonse for Nn.
Nn
should just ca
-new what she was thinking. He had nned to tell her that he did not care for sweets and that she
But as the words ished his lips, he suddenly changed his mind. Raising an eyebrow, he said, "What should we do? There''s only this little bit left, and I haven''t even had a single bite."
Eliza''s embarrassment deepened.
The pastries were Nn''s gift, yet she had been so excited to share them with the other guys that she hadpletely forgotten to save any for Nn.
Looking flustered, she awkwardly held out the half-filled package. "There''s still some left. Would you like to have some. Your Highness?"
"Of course." Nn watched her slightly flushed face as he reached out but he only took one piece. "But I''m not particrly fond of sweets. You should keep the rest for yourself"
Eliza blinked in surprise.
When she nced up at Nn''s expression, realization struck. He had been teasing her just now,
But instead of getting upset, Eliza simply smiled and thanked him before taking a bite, holding the paper package in one hand while nibbling on a pastry with the other.
"I bought some medicinal herb seeds for you yesterday. There''s a nting guide included. Your courtyard is too small, so if you want to grow them, go to the back mountain. I''ve had a plot cleared for you near the stream; it''ll be easier to water them there," said Nn.
Eliza was startled, "Didn''t I tell you not to go through the trouble, Your Highness? Why did you still buy them?"
"It was just a small effort." Nn''s tone was casual,
A small effort? He has even arranged fornd to be cleared in the back mountain. It means a lot, Elisa wondered.
Even someone as slow as Eliza could no longer ignore how differently Nn was treating her.
The Prince Regent, one of the most powerful men in the pce, had so much free time that he was dropping by every few days just to bring Elisa things.
No, not every few days. Lately, it had been every single day. And not
ot only was heing by, but he was also paying attention to her needs.
She had originally asked for medical books, and when he guessed her true intention, he helped her find the poison manual and even backed her up. Later, he brought her medicine for her injuries, and even now, he was sending her desserts and seeds, and sending people to cultivatend.
The more Eliza thought, the more something felt off.
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But not wanting to overthink it. Eliza hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking "Your Highness is there something you need my help with?"
When Nn saw the flicker of unease in her eyes, he couldn''t help butugh inwardly. "Indeed, there is something I need your help with, Serenity."
"What is it?" Eliza asked cautiously.
Nn put on an embarrassed expression, which only made Eliza even more anxious. Then, he smiled and said, "Earler, when you read the Bible for me, my condition cased a bit. But over time, my illness became harder to control. I wanted to ask if, from
could Ie to you every day to listen to the scriptures?
"Every day?" Li plod at the corner of her mouth.
She thought Nri must be joking. A disease wouldn''t be cured just by listening to someone read the Bible
"Maybe you should see a doctor? Or you could try the pce physician." She really couldn''t be of much help to Nn in regard
Tve seen a doctor. He said my physical ailment can be treated, but the illness of the heart is hard to cure Nn''s gaze on her. "I''ve killed too many, trapped in hell, with the groans of the dead constantly in my ears.
"You may not believe me, but it''s only when you read the scriptures that I find even a moment of peace"