“I guess that's not a bad thing either because you both belong in the sworld while I'm from another world. | hope | can find my true love when | return and get married, like what my parents wantto do. By then, both of us will carry on with our own lives.” Sophia bitterly smiled, her tears welling up in her eyes as she tried to comfort herself. “It seems that you have forgotten me, but that's okay. I'll endure all the pain by myself,” Sophia added.
“What do you think we are to each other, Sophia?” Arthur suddenly asked.
“It doesn’t matter anymore. Congratulations on your wedding. | look forward to hearing good news about your firstborn.” Sophia looked at the man sincerely, finally realizing that Emily wasn't lying to her. | guess | was indeed in over my head for wanting to marry into the Weiss Family.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe then recalled Martha‘s words about the Weiss Family‘s wealth that far exceeded the level she could ever imagine. For that, she was told that the man was out of her league, which was something she finally understood at that moment. After all, Arthur was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but Sophia was just an ordinary lady from a modest family. | probably used up all my luck when | had the chance to date him for a while. At the thought of that, she considered herself lucky to have ever been in a relationship with Arthur.
“Let’s go home.” Arthur took a look at the tand decided that they should make a move.
“You could go first. | want to lie down here for a little while more,” Sophia responded stubbornly. Deep down, she fell in love with the beautiful scenery around her and was so enchanted that she was reluctant to leave.
“This place is about 2 miles away from the manor, plus the fact that your leg is injured is only going to make it even harder for you to walk back.” Arthur was actually thinking of giving her a ride back with his horse.
Nevertheless, Sophia shook her head and replied, “It's okay. | don’t have anything else better to do, anyway. So, now is the perfect tforto admire the beautiful view around your residence.” After hearing the lady’s words, he was tempted to save his breath on changing her mind but couldn‘t bring himself to leave her there out of chivalry. “How much longer do you want to stay here?” Arthur asked.
“Another half an hour more, | guess,” she said, fiddling with the flower in her hand.
Soon, Arthur returned to his horse and grabbed his water bottle to take a sip before passing it to her. “Would you like to have some?” After all the shouting and screaming, Sophia couldn‘t help but feel thirsty, so she stood up and began to guzzle the water down her throat. Then, she returned the water bottle to Arthur, who said, “Alright, it's tto make a move. Let's go.” Meanwhile, Sophia realized her ankle was sprained only when she stood up, struggling to walk as she limped.
“How are we going to go back?” “My horse is our only transport back, so of course, we're going to ride it back to where we came.” Arthur approached the lady on his horse, asking, “Would you like to sit behind or in front of me?” “I'm going to sit behind you.” Sophia was traumatized to sit in the front.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmArthur then got onto his horse in a charming manner, whereupon he extended his hand to grab Sophia‘s. Upon grabbing her palm, he pulled her up as she put her foot on the saddle’s footrest and sat on the horseback. As soon as the horse started moving, she immediately wrapped her arms around the man’s waist due to the sudden jerk from the burst of acceleration, her chest completely leaning on his back.
At the stime, Arthur didn‘t spur his horse but instead rode it back slowly with Sophia, who was seen with a blushed face behind him. Although the scent wafting from the man was no stranger to her, she could still feel the thrill the first tshe caught his scent.
Sitting behind the man, Sophia didnt hide the admiration in her eyes as she stared at the back of his head. At the stime, she somehow felt safe and secure when she caught the familiar scent of the man with her eyes fixed upon his firm back. Nevertheless, Arthur knitted his eyebrows just when she tightened her arms around his waist.
At the stime, he squinted, feeling the lady's soft skin rubbing against his back as he somehow seemed to feel turned on. In fact, Arthur had been abstaining from all pleasures of the flesh recently, as he only cared about handling his work and marrying a wife. However, as he spent more tkeeping to himself in solitude without socializing with anyone else, he bectemperamental and was easily provoked by small mistakes his maids made.
Despite his respect for the elderly, Arthur kept his distance from them, including his grandmother. Although he wanted to get closer to them, he simply couldn‘t bring himself to do that, as if something was holding him back.