Chương 230: Chapter 213. Emily's Reward 1

Emily Metis's Point Of View As I led him across town to our destination, I enjoyed glancing at Lord Matthew's cheeks that have been dyed red from a mixture of embarrassment and befuddlement. Sarah mentioned that he was a lot cuter if you could use a surprise to gain the upper hand and speak to him while he was on the back foot. I didn't think it would work this well though. This afternoon may have started a little later than I wanted it to, but now I have Matthew all to myself.

Since Ruby and I were of the same mind, I've planned this date to be relaxing for Matthew and to start that, we need to travel a ways away from my home. The main reason I wanted to do this, is to make my lunch, that I currently have in a basket on my arm, cause him to truly become sleepy and rest well until dinner time." So where are we going, Emily?"" It's a surprise! I'll give you a hint if you'd like, Matthew?"" You sure are... Bubbly all of a sudden?"

Matthew seemed a bit puzzled by my demeanor, but I can't help it." Well, this is the first time I've ever received a personal day off. Usually, we'd work even on the weekend."" Ah... Sorry about that... I do think after we finish up around this time next year, we'll be able to take breaks." Oh no, I made him feel awkward... I didn't mean to do that, I meant it only to tease him! Now I made him look wistful instead of a little embarrassed..." That is something I hope to work on moving forward.

Right now, we just lack personnel I can trust with work. I know it puts a strain on you, Emily. But I need you to know, all of this is definitely not possible without your help. I don't think I can really explain it in words how much I appreciate and need you as my work colleague."

"!" Hot! He... He needs me!" Emily?" I lowered my head, so he couldn't see my smile. I'm afraid I'd need to explain too much if he were to see what I look like right now. Especially with how hot my face feels right now..." Here... We need to go this way..." squeeze... tighten... In as calm a tone of voice as I could, I directed him the way to go as I squeezed his arm a little tighter. The way I realized I was doing this was because my chest began to feel a bit tighter.

It was only after looking down did I realize how hard I was gripping him. I looked up to see Matthew's face was a shade of red I've never seen before. When I saw his face, my mind was torn between 2 feelings. One was the feeling of embarrassment, and the other... Was a strange itch in my chest... squeeze... I wanted to keep feeling it as I held him tighter..." Ah, Lord Matthew!"

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"?" My clashing desires grinded to a halt as we both heard a voice calling out to Matthew." Tom? I thought this road looked familiar!" Our embrace was interrupted by Tom. One of the gatekeepers for the Ranch that the Ashura Cattle stay in." How are you finding the shifts? I know Larz enjoys the alternating day shifts, but what about you?""

Can't say I have much to complain about, the Cattle can understand our language, so there's no real issues after we explain the reason why they shouldn't do something in particular." separate..." Ah that's great." Matthew tried to speak to Tom more and more, he used this moment to separate from me, but he thinks too little of me to not expect him to try something like this.

As much as I found the panic in his body language and eyes adorable, I wasn't about to lose my hard-earned reward just because he's trying not to fall for us. My Parents didn't raise such an easily swayed A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Businesswoman and I'll be damned if I'd let my reward slip through my fingers. Today is the day I plant a seed of attraction and love in a space in his heart with my name on it!

I waited for a lull in the conversation and then entered it with a simple question." Tom, I believe I scheduled an appointment for Lord Matthew and I today. We'd like to enter right away since daylight is burning after all."" Oh! Sure thing, Secretary Emily!"

"?" Tom answered me with a sound of reverence in his voice. It seems that Matthew was a bit confused by Tom's reaction. I leaned towards him to whisper a few words as Tom opened the gate." Because of the Dwarves talking about me and the deal, and how I was the one to cause the deal to happen, apparently, this caused my reputation to increase a bit around town. It's just like you wanted, Matthew." My whispers caused him to lean close to me, I could feel his body heat escaping from him arm and neck as I spoke."

I don't just want your reputation to increase here in Paradise. I want it to increase nationwide. It'll give you and Humans a good foothold when it comes to any dissent to having you here."" Oh? And what happens if that's not enough?"" I'll settle the issue the old way." He looked towards the West as he spoke. By "old way" he means battling Demons for us Humans. His eyes told me he wasn't lying. I just hope he doesn't hurt himself fighting for us. / creak. /" Okay, gate's open!" / creak.

/ With Tom's words, we walked through the gates, he began to close the gates as we walked away after thanking him for opening them up. We continued on the path until we made it to the big apple tree that was the perfect spot for our lunch. I've been thinking of having a picnic here since I first saw this tree when we moved all of the Ashura Cattle to the Ranch." So, this is the spot that you want to have the picnic? This is nice. Also, dessert is right above us after we eat."" I'm glad we both had the same idea.

Here, help me put this blanket down, would you?"" Of course! Let's get started." With Matthew's final words, we began to spread out a picnic blanket that I brought, it was on top of the food, as well as the 2 water bottles I had packed for the meal. Before long, a giant blanket had covered a decent amount of the ground. There was enough room for 4 people to fit comfortably on the blanket and still have some room to spare. I then proceeded to bring out my true secret weapons.

My food, which was to be eaten as a 3-course meal." Oh, wow, you have soup?"" Yes, I have a soup for us, an appetizer and then, the main dish."" Wow, that sounds really good, Emily." His excited expression drew me in, I almost didn't want to finish setting everything up so I could look at him a bit longer. I settled for taking peaks and glances as he saw me finish up the preparation. First, I took some bowls for the soup." Oh, this is quite thick, what kind of soup is this?"" It's a vegetable soup.

It's filled with vegetables and spices that are good for invigorating the body and to help build stamina. Here, I hope you enjoy."" When did you have time to make all of this, Emily?" As I handed him his portion of soup, Matthew asked me a question. I was happy to answer him." Technically, yesterday morning."" When did you..."" This dish is one that doesn't require a lot of time spent on it. But the more time you spend on the base stock for it, the better the flavor.

I used very hard root vegetables and a custom blend of seasonings, then I had them boil down all day yesterday to make the stock. After that, I just had to fill the stock up with the leafy green veggies you see in the dish... As well as some other seasonings to help fill in the flavor profile. Please, try some!" With my invitation, Matthew happily took a spoonful of the soup and ate it. After chewing and swallowing it, his face lit up with joy. It seems my work had paid off." This is great, Emily!

It's the best vegetable soup I've ever had."" Well, why not enjoy it with this!" I took out the appetizer that was still in the basket and showed it to him." Biscuits?" His interest was piqued." Try dipping it and then biting into it." Matthew did as I instructed and made another happy face. I could really get used to watching his reactions." There's cheese and some meat in this biscuit, isn't there?"" Yes, It's Razor Turtle meat and some of the parmesan cheese that you've made.

The flavors matched well, so I paired them to make that biscuit. Please, enjoy it all!"" With pleasure!" After that, Matthew and I enjoyed our first 2 courses together." That was great, Emily!" Matthew thanked me as if the meal was over, he looked at me with surprise as I pulled out the final part of the meal." Oh! A sandwich? I guess they are the best choice for a picnic's main meal."" Yup, but this is a special sandwich, it has the same effects as the soup but also improves sleep quality.

The secret is the meat of the sandwich. It's Hypnosis Turkey meat!"" Turkey meat? I haven't had turkey in a long time."" Oh! Good you've had it! Diablos doesn't have any natural species, I was lucky to see that the Dwarves actually had some of the Hypnosis Turkey meat for sale yesterday when I went to the Shopping District. This is the perfect ingredient for what we all want for you, Matthew. To rest and relax so you can heal from all your hard work!

I hope you can taste all of the feelings that Sarah, Anna, Ruby, myself and so many more have for you."" Well, when you put it like that, I can't exactly turn you down." Matthew began to eat the sandwich happily. I also enjoyed the sandwich as well. I seasoned it just right and the garlic sauce I used seemed to really help the sandwich come alive. Everything was going well... Until I heard the sound that Sarah and Anna had dreaded whenever they were here." MOOO!" /CRASH!

/ With the moo of a calf, Matthew was tackled right in front of my eyes by a pure white calf as well as a pure brown calf.