The Time-Limited Villain Supports My Breakup

Chapter 46

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I acted arrogantly, covering my mouth with a fan, “I was going to place an order, but that employee said I couldn’t.”

The boss hurriedly bowed his head.

“I’m sorry for the inconvenience our staff has caused! If you don’t mind, I can help you with your order.”

“Sure then.”

I folded the fan shut with a clack.

“Everything from here to there.”

Then, I pointed from end to end of the bread on display with the fan.

“I would like to order everything.”

I opened the fan again and waved it.

“I’m the kind of person who won’t take no for an answer.”

I smiled wickedly as I said so.

It was a brash thing to say even for me, but it was the only way I could think of to defuse the situation while maintaining Daphne’s image.

‘Money makes the world go around.’

Sure enough, the boss’s mouth slowly fell open.

I could almost hear him clacking away at the abacus in his mind.

“Yes, yes, I will have it delivered directly to you.”

The boss who had just finished calculating said in a much nice tone than before.

“Where would you like me to send it?”

I didn’t know the specific address.

So I said a place anyone would know.

“To Peregrine’s residence.”

“Oh, I see. Pere… what?”

The boss who was habitually repeating the words paused.

“No way…!”

The boss’s mouth twitched in disbelief.

And for good reason. The rumored Lady Peregrine had come to his shop. No wonder why she raised a ruckus in his store.

“O-Once again, the address is…”

“Deliver it to the Peregrine’s mansion. Everything you’re selling. Everything.”

But I didn’t lose my Daphne-like demeanor.

“I’m in no hurry, but I’d like it as soon as possible. I’m the kind of person who needs to have what I want immediately in my hands.”

I finished sharply, then turned without hesitation.

“Let’s go, Rose.”

I didn’t forget to pull Luciel along behind me, just in case the evil employee wanted to harm him.

“Wait, Rose…?”

The boss muttered and then suddenly shuddered.

“Ack…!”

He made a terrified sound while looking behind me.

“What?”

I turned my head and followed the boss’s gaze.

Luciel was gingerly clutching the hem of my clothes, looking shyly in my direction.

“I-It’s over…”

The boss mumbled in a stunned voice.

This bakery was a favorite of Luciel’s and had gone viral among the young population.

However, it was surprising that the man behind it appeared himself.

Saying that it was over wasn’t completely wrong.

‘I feel a bit bad for you but…’

I couldn’t help him, so I walked with Luciel out of the bakery.

“Y-You! What are you going to do about this?!”

As soon as we stepped outside, I could hear the boss yelling angrily.

“Will you be responsible for me if I die?!”

I suddenly looked up with admiration at the boss’s harsh words.

For some reason, Luciel was looking in the direction of Rose Bakery.

“Rose?”

“Ah.”

At my call, Luciel looked back at me.

“Come here, it’s not something good to hear.”

Nothing good ever comes from hearing bad things, right?

I gestured with my hand, and Luciel’s eyes narrowed as he smiled.

“Yes, milady.”

Luciel replied in a voice that sounded oddly pleased, and he followed behind me meekly.

* * *

Luciel followed Daphne with a smile on his lips.

He hadn’t felt good when the staff laughed at her.

No, it was more like he felt bad.

In truth, Luciel hadn’t paid much attention to the running of Rose Bakery.

Nevertheless, he ran it because of information gathering.

A place where you could talk to your heart’s contents, with sweet scents wafting in the air.

This kind of place naturally excited people, and eventually their mouths would loosen.

So, he hired people with smooth mouths and collected information from noblemen.

In other words, the attitude of the employee who thought that Daphne was not a noble was reasonable considering the background of the bakery.

However, the moment he saw the employee’s dismissive attitude towards her, his anger rose for no apparent reason.

‘But with just a single action, she tidied up the entire situation.’

The more I looked at it, the more amazing I thought it was.

While Luciel pondered Daphne’s behavior, they arrived at the carriage waiting for them.

It was time to part.

The smile on his face faded as he realized this.

‘…I think we should increase the distance to the carriage.’

Even as he thought this, Luciel’s expression was steady as ever.

Just then, Daphne glanced back. Luciel frowned.

“I’m sorry, milady. I should have helped you…”

Luciel’s gaze dropped down as he said that.

Actually, he could have solved it his way.

But he couldn’t do that because Daphne thinks of him as “sickly and weak-minded”, so he couldn’t come forward easily.

‘She might think I’m of no help.’

That would not do, so he tried to look as pitiful as possible.

“Haven’t you helped me enough, Your Highness?”

An unexpected answer came.

Luciel looked up reflexively, forgetting to keep his face straight for a moment.

Daphne tilted her head.

“You say… that I’ve helped milady?”

“Yes, you caught the employee who was ignoring me yourself.”

Because Luciel caught the employee, she had been given a reason to scold him in front of the whole store and made it up to her.

Most importantly…

Luciel’s social skills were impaired thanks to being confined in the tower since young.

‘That must be why he’s always shaking when I hold his hand.’

But then, he grabbed a staff member to assist me.

It was an incredibly courageous thing for Luciel to do.

“…”

However, Luciel was shocked by something else.

‘I… used my hands?”

It was a belated realization.

He was extremely reluctant to touch others, using magic instead of moving physically.

Yet, he moved his body to grab a simple employee.

But the biggest shock was…

He couldn’t remember what the employee was feeling at that moment.

All he could think about was Daphne.

‘Was it because of the medicine she gave me?’

No, even if it was, he couldn’t believe his body moved ahead of his mind.

As Luciel remained in shock, Daphne tilted her head.

Then, she paused.

Her words of gratitude might have been a huge shock to Luciel who lacked social skills.

‘It would be a problem if my business partner had to socialize with others.’

“Um, Your Highness.”

At Daphne’s cautious words, Luciel turned to her with a habitual smile.

“Yes, milady.”

“Next time, I suggest you not get too close. What if they were holding something dangerous?”

“…”

Luciel’s smile faded.

He was the master of the Magic Tower. If she was worried, he could just use magic next time.

But Daphne’s cautious tone and that look in her eyes…

Was towards that of someone who lacked social abilities.

‘So, she didn’t ask for my hand because she liked me…’

She just felt sorry for me…

Luciel was at a loss for words again, and Daphne carefully asked.

“Your Highness, are you alright?”

Luciel looked up and saw her eyes tinged with worry.

Yes, this was an opportunity of sorts, so Luciel lowered his gaze.

“I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with these things… I’ve caused milady trouble…”

Then, he mumbled in an unconfident voice, “Can I be of help to milady…?”

Daphne’s eyes widened.

“No, Your Highness! Don’t think that way. We can just set the standards again.”

“Is that so…?”

Luciel furrowed his brows and looked at Daphne.

“But if it happens again, I…”

“Then I’ll let you know what to do!”

“…You’ll do that?”

“Yes.”

Daphne nodded gently. It wasn’t difficult to do.

Rather, it was better than leaving her business partner to their own devices.

Luciel smiled, the corners of his mouth moving upwards.

It was essentially saying they would show up in public more often.

“Take care, milady.”

Luciel smiled shyly, hiding his inner feelings.

Daphne looked at that smile and thought.

‘I hate to say it but…’

He was like a shy puppy that wagged his tail at people he liked.

Daphne smiled back at him, “Yes, I look forward to our kind cooperation, Your Highness.”

It was a very natural smile that she didn’t even realize herself.

The moment he saw this…

Luciel’s heart thumped and he felt his heart drop.