It was only then Neil realized that he had sat the whole afternoon in the tailor shop with a bare upper body.
Not many people came this afternoon to tailor or collect clothes, but the few of them that did were frightened when they saw someone like this sitting in the shop.
Although the man looked handsome, his scowl was dark, and he had his upper body bare… He did not seem decent at all!
This was how Neil managed to deter the few customers they had.
He had pulled the buttons of his shirt, so he could not wear it either. He sighed and put on the shirt, tying the ends of it together since there were no buttons and vaguely revealing his solid chest.
He was going to leave when Aurelia came in with a bowl of cold rose-flavored jelly.
The first thing she said when she saw him was: "Why are you still here!?"
She then hid the jelly to herself and said, "This… This is mine."
Neil felt speechless and suddenly thought the girl was a fool. Yeah, he was famous and charismatic. How did he run into such a fool!?
Aurelia thought about it. The man had been there for the whole afternoon. He must be hot and thirsty. He was also used to being served and did not even know to pour himself a glass of water.
Aurelia slowly placed the jelly on the table and ran to the back to retrieve an empty bowl to share half of the jelly with him.
She grinned obsequiously. "Uncle, you have some too!"
Neil took a glance.
The jelly glistened like a crystal, and he could see the rose petals inside. When he sniffed it, there was a faint floral fragrance. It must taste refreshing.
It was obvious that Aurelia made this.
Neil swallowed but sat unmoved. He suddenly remembered something Zephyr had told him.
Back when Cordelia had just found out about his real identity, she had parted with him and avoided him because she could not accept it. Even when she did not talk to him or regard him, he would follow her shamelessly every day.
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