Book 3: Chapter 23: Extra: Sophia and Cyril's tea party
A few days after Cyril had been chosen as Lady Sophia’s marriage candidate.
Lady Sophia was leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard of the Rosenberg Marquis household’s secondary residence. I was by her side as her exclusive butler. Yes, as her exclusive butler.
Our circumstances hadn’t changed much even after I became her marriage candidate. Naturally, the fact that I had been chosen as such was real and was something I didn’t even dare to dream of but, Lady Sophia was still a debutante. She would still be a minor until she stopped being a debutante. Moreover, physically, she was still just a child as well. In that sense, our relationship as a young Lady and her exclusive butler continued.
“…Cyril, what are you thinking about?”
She placed her teacup on top of the saucer and tilted her head to the side. Lady Sophia became more coquettish than she had been before…Or, perhaps the way I looked at her had changed, despite the fact that until very recently, I thought that while she was charming, she was still just a young child.
“Cyril?”
“My apologies. I was wondering about when you started planning this, my Lady.”
“You mean my engagement to you? Since the first time you have escorted me. I asked my father for a favor, begging him to let you be my escort.”
“Since that time…?”