For Your Failed Unrequited Love

le war of nerves between Felix and Noel.
They wriggled their hands straight away and planted seeds clumsily in the pot.
And they handed Lucy their pots at the same time.

“Uh…… Thank you.”

Lucy answered, taking the two pots.
The problem was that she had only one pot.
In front of them, the two men were staring at each other and waiting for her to hand over the flowerpot.

“Give it to me, me!”

Noel said grudgingly, reaching out to Lucy.

“I’ll take good care of it.
Yes?”

Noel’s eyes shone.

“Phil has a cranky personality.
You saw him grab the flowers before, right? He’ll kill these little plants in no time.”

He did not hesitate to slander his opponent.
Felix raised his hand as if he would grab Noel’s back any minute, but lowered it again as if he was conscious of the eyes around him.

Instead, he began to send Lucy a desperate look.
He, too, was blinding with a desire to get the pot.

Lucy is in a bind.
She looked back at the staff to see if she could get another pot, but he was refusing all the requests from people who asked for one with a friendly but determined face.

Of course, her head was telling her to give it to Noel.
However, she was shaken to see Felix staring at her next to Noel.

Whew. 

Lucy closed her eyes tightly and held out the pot to Felix.

“What? Are you serious?”

Noel asked with an expression of astonishment.

“Since he paid for the entrance fee when we came in…….”

Lucy blushed and made an excuse.
She wasn’t lying, but she knew she’d want to give him the pot even if he didn’t pay the entrance fee.

Felix took the pot with a bright look on his face.
He then gave Noel a triumphant look.

Noel clicked his tongue and whispered in Lucy’s ear.

“You’re so soft-hearted.
What should I do?”

“What, what?”

“Look at the look on your face.
If you’re being so soft, he’ll think you’re ridiculous.
It’s not time to forgive him yet.”

Then he murmured, “Ugh.
I have wasted my time worrying…….”

Lucy couldn’t understand what Noel was saying all day today, but she agreed that she was being soft.
She was acting spineless, even in her own mind.

I just decided to cut him off firmly but I gave it to him so easily. 

However, in the corner of her mind, another Lucy refuted the remark.

Then what can I do! Looking at him with those eyes right in front of me…… I couldn’t help but give it to him.

Felix’s eyes weakened her mind.
Lucy has vowed not to look him in the eye as much as possible.

* * *

After leaving the Bethel Botanical Garden, Noel took Lucy to a fancy restaurant near the square.
Of course, Felix was also following with an annoyed face.

As they entered the restaurant, the staff approached them and responded kindly.
He led Lucy and Noel to the table by the window, and when he saw Felix, he grabbed her shoulder hurriedly.

“The servants are waiting over there.”

He pointed to a long backless wooden chair next to the entrance of the restaurant.
There were already people who seemed to be horsemen sitting and smoking while waiting for their owners to come out after dinner.

Felix’s expression was crumpled when he checked the direction pointed by the employee.

“He’s going to eat with us!”

Lucy pulled Felix’s arm in surprise.
The employee looked up and down at Felix in shabby clothes and tilted his head.
The employee looked as if he had never seen a servant sitting at the same table with their owner.

Noel, who was standing as if he was about to burst in laughter, stepped forward.
He said to the staff with a strange smile.

“Our Lady has a big heart.
She tends to take care of the meals of our humble servant.”

Then he nodded as if to say he would take Felix to the table with him.
Only then did the staff release Felix’s shoulder.

Suddenly treated as a servant, Felix turned to the window with a grim look on his face, but Noel blocked him and spoke.

“Phil, you’re rude.
What should you say to the lady who willingly gave you permission?”

Lucy looked at Noel with a look of astonishment.

What are you doing?

But Noel even smiled as if the situation was just funny.
Felix stood with a face that seemed to pick Noel and put him on the ground.

You shouldn’t get angry here……!

Lucy looked at the two nervously, Felix closed his eyes tightly with a face of holding back his anger and opened it.
Not only the staff but also other customers entering the restaurant were watching the situation.

Then Felix murmured softly with a red face.

“T, thank you, my lady…….”