Chapter 14: Strange dream
"Depends. At home, seafood fried rice and soup. At school, pancakes or sandwiches with cappuccino."
Shin nodded, taking mental notes. He made a point of remembering what she liked—and what she didn't.
"Black coffee and egg tartine..." he mumbled to himself.
"Sorry?" Yeri glanced at him. "Did you just say something?"
Shin didn't answer. Instead, he just studied her, quiet and thoughtful.
Meanwhile, behind a conveniently large indoor plant, Butler Hong was shamelessly spying with sparkles in his eyes. So harmonious! So domestic! Just add a mini Shin, and the picture will be perfect.
Yeri, blissfully unaware of the butler's delusions, moved on to the porridge. Shin, meanwhile, pretended to read documents while sneaking glances at her enjoying the food. She ate with grace, like a quiet heiress at a countryside manor—not that she'd ever admit it.
After breakfast, Yeri wandered back toward Shin Keir's room but paused halfway, eyes catching the open view beyond the glass walls.
There it was—a sprawling red rose garden unlike any she had ever seen.
It wasn't just a rose garden. It was an empire. Neatly trimmed rose shrubs, trellises with climbing vines, blooming arches, labyrinthine paths...a breathtaking world painted in crimson.
She stood still, stunned. How does an infamous tyrant with the emotional range of a toddler have such an artistic soul?