Cynthia bit her lip shyly, her face scarlet. ‘Maybe he’s just being polite. It couldn’t have been romantic.’

“But he’s a lot better now, so take the chance, Cynthia,” Henry advised her. “He’s a softie at heart. Yeah, he might look uncaring, but he’s a loyal man. If you make him fall for you, he’ll treat you like a queen.”

‘I know.’ Cynthia nodded with a smile.

“Do you still like him then?” Henry asked again.

‘Yes,’ she answered without missing a beat. ‘I have loved him the moment I saw him back when I was fifteen, and that hasn’t changed.’

“That’s good to hear.” Henry smiled warmly.

 

while later, Mrs. Rawlston had prepared lemon and herb lamb skewers and some oatmeal. The servants took Henry and Cynthia to the dining table, and Zachary came down after

and Henry asked about the company, while Zachary answered him. Henry criticized him,

 

working the whole day now. Can’t you just let me have

“Why you…”

gave him a

her page. She’s so gentle, so nice.” Henry pointed at Zachary. “You, on the other hand, growls at

wanted to get back to his room, but he needed to be there so Cynthia would calm Henry down, or he would have left

seem to look tired these days. Did something

sighed. “But yeah, age isn’t on my side, and this is one humid mountain. My whole body’s sore and that tires me

up at Cynthia. We’re

the best place to be in summer. It’s cool, and the air is fresh,’ Cynthia gesticulated with a smile. ‘But

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