Chapter 19

As soon as she returned from Lloyd’s mansion, Elena hurriedly packed her things. The wedding was less than two months away. It had been strangely quiet up until now, but I couldn’t dare to brazenly stay in the mansion, which would soon be busy with wedding preparations. I had to tell Wood that I was leaving the mansion immediately.

“Count, I have something to tell you.”

I ran to Wood who was coming across the garden and grabbed him blindly. Wood’s calm expression noticeably cracked, as Elena never spoke to him first after they kissed in his bedroom. Elena has made up her mind to leave the mansion.

“I… I will quit my job. Also thank you.”

“What are you talking about now?”

Before he could finish his prepared words, Wood held Elena’s arm tightly. His large hands gripped Elena’s slender arm quite tightly, but what hurt more than the arm was Elena’s heart.

“I cannot stay in this mansion any longer, Count.”

“What is the reason? If money is not enough, I will raise your salary right away. If work is hard, you can do nothing for a while and rest. Didn’t all my colleagues say it was good too? Also why….!”

“I’m making a wedding cake for Royce’s wedding.”

As soon as the name Lloyd came out of Elena’s mouth, Wood closed his mouth. His expression was full of doubts, but for now, he only tenaciously made eye contact with Elena, as if he was trying to listen to what she had to say.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do any more while staying here and helping with his wedding.”

“Please get me out as quickly as possible, Count. All of the senior cooks in the kitchen are great people, so it won’t be a problem if at least one of them disappears right away. Please.”

“I don’t understand what you have to do with Lloyd getting married. Requests cannot be accepted. I’ll give you a few days off instead. While resting…..”

“I hear you’re marrying Royce..”

Wood’s eyes shook sharply, and hot breath escaped from his gaping mouth. As if he had no idea what she was talking about, Wood gripped Elena’s shoulders and arms tighter, looking very surprised.

“Elena, why am I….”

“Please don’t touch me. Now you can’t do this to me. Well, the Count knows better.”

“So Elena, what the hell are you talking about…..!”

“I’ve come to like the Count. That’s why I’m quitting my job.”

Wood’s hands holding Elena’s slender body were shaking. But Elena’s eyes and voice trembled more than that. Elena trembled and barely continued, not realizing that she was relying on Wood’s large hand.

“As long as I dare to have this kind of heart towards my subject…I don’t have the confidence to treat the Count as normal as before. That’s why I can’t stay here any longer.”

“…Elena.”

“I don’t have the confidence to stop liking the Count just because he’ll be married to Lady Lloyd.”

“I can’t forgive myself for thinking like this, I can’t stand it, Count. I said that I can put up with it during the day while working, but at night, I keep thinking of the Count….I’m in so much pain myself.”

It’s been two years since I saw him in Bacchus and fell in love at first sight. Tears flowed from Elena’s eyes as she poured out the words she had buried in her heart during the time she worked at his mansion. Wanting to be by his side, I started working as a chef at the mansion, and I thought I was happy just looking at him from a distance, but that wasn’t the case. The greed she shouldn’t have and her jealousy toward his woman had consumed her. Wood held onto Elena’s slender shoulders as she trembled and confessed her feelings for him. Thanks to his touch, Elena could barely stand.

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