Noha with an annoyed face walked along the hall with Ardia who faithfully accompanied him to Osius's office

this was supposed to be the day he could sleep soundly all day because the twins had to go to an aristocratic event

but now his mood is ruined because he was forcibly awakened by ardia, it feels like noha really wants to grab osius' hair then pulls it because he disturbs his time with his beloved slacker life

now he has arrived at the door of Osius's office so he has to show an innocent face so that Osius doesn't get angry because he deliberately slowed down

ardia knocked on the door and from inside came a voice "come in" and they entered the room

Inside, Osius is seen sitting in a chair and in front of him is an old man with his two children by his side

"noha sit here beside daddy" osius said

Noha tightly hugged the pillow he brought then sat beside Osius, Osius' smile was clearly visible with his hand stroking Noha's head

"This is my son, Noha de Aprrice," said Osius

"Wow what a charming child, this is my son Albert de Alverych" said Duke Alverych

he only introduced his eldest son while his second child he ignored as if he was just the wind

"Nice to meet you," said Albert

From earlier Noha noticed an unusual look from Alber which made him uncomfortable, from just looking at him Noha already knew that Alber liked him

noha shook hands then turned his gaze to the child on the left of duke alverych

he saw evan and accidentally made eye contact with him but he didn't look away because evan's sparkling blue eyes made noha amazed

"It looks like your son and Alber get along well" said Duke Alverych

Instantly Noha, who was having fun staring at Evan's sparkling eyes, immediately glared at Duke Alverych

'Seriously? THAT PERSON WILL DIE IN THE FUTURE AND YOU INTEND TO MATCH ME WITH HIM!?' thought noha

Osius and Evan immediately looked at Duke Alverych with a sharp look because they knew that he intended to match Alber with Noha.

"No." said Osius

Osius' clear words made Noha relieved and calm again, after that Osius and Duke Alverych began discussing work.

Because he felt bored and didn't want to stay there long, Noha left the room carrying his favorite pillow





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arrived at the mansion garden, noha intended to sleep on a tree but suddenly someone pulled his collar

"noha do you remember me?" evan said

noha was silent for a while, he thought about whether he should answer yes or no but because he was afraid to make the second male lead angry so he answered with a nod

"I'm glad you remember me! I kept begging my father to come with him after I heard my father was going to meet Duke Aprice" Evan said

"g-good..." Noha said

he felt very comfortable in evan's arms, it felt warm like a bear hug even though they were the same height and age

"So that turned out to be the reason dad also brought you here" said Albert

he stood behind evan and his sly smile he kept walking closer, he pushed evan then stood in front of noha

he took noha's hand then kissed the back of his hand, for noble women it might look romantic but not for noha

he does like hugs kisses but he doesn't like the arrogant and rude type of people like alber

"stay away from this child, he is only the second child while I am the first child, the heir and the one who will inherit the alverych family, you better have fun with me" said alber

Evan's face immediately turned sad because he was afraid that Noha would not want to be friends with him anymore, but what surprised Evan was

noha let go of alber's grip and chose to hold evan's hand, that little thing made evan very happy

"I'm sorry but I prefer with him than with you" said Noha

he rushed to pull evan away while alber who was left behind started cursing at them and had a really angry look on his face

"I'm willing to come here to propose to you! But why did you even choose that child! I'm better!" shouted Albert

but unfortunately it was not heard by noha, only evan listened clearly to alber's words

'sorry because in the future you will definitely just be a corpse, I'd rather choose to be friends with the second male lead so he doesn't kill me' thought noha

Cold sweat kept pouring down Noha's face while Evan, who he had been dragging, kept staring at the hand that Noha was holding

his face blushed and felt even hotter because they looked like a couple who were running together lovingly

'noha prefers me over alber!' evan thought

a really sweet and warm smile was etched on his face, it was like the smile of first love that he often saw in books

even though the book in his hand was quite heavy but because he was running with Noha, he didn't feel tired at all





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finally they arrived at a small bridge in the territory belonging to the aprice family, under the bridge there was a small river flowing

the river was often used by osius and the late duchess to take a boat together along the river but after the duchess's death the boat was never used again

"He won't be able to find us here," said Noha

his eyes are getting tired but he can't sleep carelessly like with kyriol because right now he's with evan who he doesn't really know

"noha, how about we get on that boat" Evan said

on the side of the river there is a boat that looks beautiful that fits 2 people

"...alright" said noha

they boarded the boat, Evan moved the boat into the middle of the river and that way the boat would continue to move slowly along the river without having to be rowed

the sun is very bright and comfortable as if it is supporting them, the wind blows to keep them from feeling too hot and the sound of running water soothes the atmosphere

"noha are you sleepy?" evan said

"... en..." said noha

he couldn't hold back his sleepy eyes any longer

"Then sit near here, I'll read you a story from the book I brought while you sleep," said Evan

"Okay..." Noha said

Noha placed his pillow beside Evan's bandaged knee and leaned against it, evan stroked his head which make noha yawned then closed his eyes, he really had lowered his guard

'His hair is so fluffy and soft' thought Evan

he stroked noha's head faster and faster, making noha feel annoyed, evan was shocked and stopped what he was doing

'he looks a lot like a cat too' thought Evan

he smiled and looked at noha with a gaze full of obsession that made anyone who saw him get goosebumps and fear

Evan opened his book then read the story in the book while occasionally making sure whether Noha was still sleeping or not





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already 2 hours passed, they have finished boating along the river that surrounds the mansion but because noha is still asleep

Evan carried him and they sat together under a cherry tree near the river with Noha lying on Evan's lap and Evan who continued to read his book.

ardia who saw that from a distance immediately ran to the mansion then brought them a teapot and 2 cups of tea and some snacks for them

Evan's blue eyes that shine like the ocean always amaze Noha when he sees them

but different from before, those eyes didn't look at noha with gentle eyes like anymore

but right now they were looking at him with obsession and there was a heart shape in the middle of the pupil

his lips were in a wide grin like crazy and a very red blush was visible on his face very clearly

it's just that noha was sleeping so he didn't realize all that. Evan's hand that was caressing him made Noha bring his head closer to Evan's touch

it made the blush on Evan's face even redder and his smile even more creepy

'I will do everything to have you noha' thought Evan

he kissed noha's forehead then resumed reading his book as if nothing happened