Although she had her doubts, she thought Viktor might be saying that to comfort her.
But Gwen also knew that her culinary talent was limited and that she couldn't achieve perfection with just one morning of practice.
She will need more practice in the future, but today is enough.
Just as she was thinking this, Viktor's voice suddenly rang out beside her:
Aren't you going to eat?
"Huh? Me?"
Upon hearing this, Gwen was startled and quickly shook her head.
"No, no, I won't eat. It's getting late, and I have to go to the Knights."
She couldn't eat anything at all; Gwen had eaten almost all the failed attempts herself.
But she absolutely couldn't let Viktor know about this; she didn't want her husband to laugh at her on the first day of her marriage because of her repeated cooking failures.
Gwen had just turned around to flee when, in the next second, a hand suddenly reached out from behind her and gripped her wrist tightly.
Gwen was startled, initially thinking that Victor had discovered her countless failures.
However, the next second, she heard Victor's voice, which was both questioning and gentle, slowly emerge:
"Aren't you taking a day off today?"
“After all, you went to bed very late last night, and you got up so early today…”
Before Viktor could finish speaking, Gwen's face quickly turned bright red.
If this were in the North, Gwen would probably be furious.
She rushed forward almost frantically and quickly covered Viktor's mouth with her hand.
"No...don't say anymore!"
Her rosy cheeks, it was hard to tell whether they were from embarrassment at Viktor's words or from shame and indignation at her repeated cooking failures.
"It was clearly you who did that last night..."
Halfway through her sentence, Gwen suddenly realized something, but ultimately didn't say it aloud.
The rosy cheeks became more pronounced, and her lips remained taut despite her shyness.
Yes, now it's clear that the previous sentence caused the problem.
Finally, Gwen clenched her fist, put it to her lips, and coughed lightly.
After calming down a bit, she straightened her expression and said seriously:
"I am a knight, and I must be responsible for my job no matter what."
Even though she knew that her wedding with Victor had caused a sensation throughout the entire capital, no one would object to her not going to the Knights today.
But as Gwen said,
A knight must abide by his own code.
"Besides, aren't you going to the palace again today?"
Gwen frowned slightly as she looked at Victor, as if her attitude would immediately change once she returned to work mode.
Her expression seemed to be reminding Viktor that he should also start working.
Viktor naturally understood what Gwen meant, so he calmly stood up and walked over to her.
Although Gwen maintained her previous serious expression as she looked at Viktor,
But after Viktor stood there, expressionless, and remained silent for a long time,
Gwen felt uneasy without realizing it.
Viktor... could he be angry?
Her confidence waned; looking at the other person, she forced a smile and spoke.
“Victor, you…”
But before she could finish speaking...
Viktor suddenly wrapped his arms around her and then lowered his head slightly.
Immediately afterwards, the sensation from her lips made Gwen's eyes widen instantly, unsure how to continue what she hadn't finished saying.
Her body began to feel weak and powerless, and Gwen could only close her eyes, letting her husband take whatever he wanted.
After a long while, the two separated.
Gwen's body was so limp that she couldn't move, and her face was even more flushed.
Until Viktor's voice gently sounded above her head,
"Yes, my lady."
She then came to her senses and stared blankly at Victor, who had a gentle smile on his face.
At that moment, something seemed to well up from the bottom of her heart—something different from, yet exactly the same as, what she felt at home.
This feeling is called 'happiness'.
Then, Gwen finally came to her senses. She lowered her flushed face shyly and quickly left Viktor's side.
"I...I'm leaving now!"
With that, she dashed away, leaving Viktor only able to watch her receding figure.
Watching Gwen finally leave, until her presence could no longer be felt in the entire house,
Viktor's expression gradually calmed down, returning to its previous calm and indifference.
Happiness...?
He closed his eyes, savoring the tranquility of the room.
After Gwen left, the familiar mansion lost the vitality he once knew.
Despite the large number of servants, faint sounds could still be heard inside the mansion.
But Victor knew that the vitality he was referring to wasn't these random noises.
He walked out of the restaurant and slowly headed towards his study.
Sitting in his familiar study, he picked up a book at random and flipped through it casually.
But his mind was never on the book.
He closed his eyes and began to feel the atmosphere around him.
It was perfectly quiet outside, yet a faint fragrance of flowers and a gentle breeze could be felt wafting through the window.
This should be the perfect time for reading.
However, it was as if some extremely important element was missing, which made Viktor unable to feel at ease and unable to calm down and enjoy the book in his hands for a long time.
What exactly is missing?
Viktor reopened his eyes and looked at the unusually quiet doorway, so quiet that no one had ever entered.
Oh, he knows.
It lacks the hurried footsteps that always echo outside.
And then there was the study door, which would always be violently pushed open no matter what he did.
And that confident, self-righteous voice that casually called him by his name.
'Victor!'
'Victor, why are you reading again?'
'Victor! Our shop is making money again!'
'Victor? Are you in a bad mood?'
'Hehe, bro, it's a deal, it's probably mine.'
'You're finally back, brother.'
Shh, you can't escape tonight.
But he waited for a long time,
Aside from the wind brushing past my ears and the sound of pages turning in the wind, there was nothing else.
But he never got to see that person rudely push open the door again, or call out to him once more.
Brother, I miss you.
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