Chapter 41: The Offering List
“Thanks.”
Even someone as proud and tsundere as Haley couldn’t avoid thanking Leon after he saved her from nearly falling twice in a row.
But as soon as the word left her lips, she lowered her head, her cheeks flushed. Those two unexpected moments of physical contact had left her feeling strangely shaken.
His hands are nice-looking, not rough at all… Is he really a farmer?
With her head lowered, she couldn’t bring herself to look at his face, so she focused instead on the hand that had just steadied her.
“It’s fine. Just be more careful.” Leon shook his head, releasing her hand. Almost without thinking, he wiped his palm twice against his clothes.
That, of course, made Haley bristle. “What, is my hand dirty or something?”
“No, not at all. Just… you have a lot of hand sweat.” Leon decided to be honest. If he hadn’t grabbed her wrist instead of her palm, and if his grip wasn’t strong, she might have slipped right through.
Haley glared at him, ready to show off her pale, delicate hands in protest—only to notice, once they were raised, that tiny beads of sweat dotted her skin. She wasn’t sure if it was from being startled or from nerves, but either way, the evidence was there.