The reason dinner was prepared later than usual was because Lazarus wanted to wait for his daughter.
It was sweet, but Primrose thought he shouldn’t have done that because she was afraid he’d get sick. He shouldn’t even be eating in the dining room since his foot was injured!
Yet what did he do? He had Denish put him in a wheelchair and insisted on coming anyway.
Primrose could only sigh. Her father could be so stubborn sometimes, but since it was her first day home, she tried to understand him. Maybe he just missed her too much.
And honestly, the moment she saw the delicious food spread out in front of her, she forgot all her frustration.
"I know you like spicy food, Rosie," Lazarus whispered, "but I don’t want you hurting my grandchild, so I asked the cooks to only add a little chili."
He kept his voice low because none of the staff knew about her pregnancy yet.
"Father, this food... it’s even better than what I usually eat!" Primrose said happily.
But the moment she remembered Edmund sitting beside her, her smile froze.
"I—I mean, the food in Noctvaris isn’t bad either! It’s just... a little less spicy!" she corrected herself, laughing awkwardly.
"I know," Edmund said calmly. "Our food is quite bland."
[It’s because beasts don’t really like food with a lot of spices or chili, so we prefer cooking without strong seasoning,] Edmund muttered in his head, more like talking to himself. [I actually asked the palace cooks to season my wife’s meals, but it seems I should’ve brought a human chef to Noctvaris instead.]
[Those beasts truly have no taste.] 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Not that he had much taste himself either.
Primrose felt touched because her husband chose to think of a way to make sure she could eat good food instead of getting offended.
Without thinking, she reached for his hand under the table and traced the words "I love you" on his palm.
Edmund answered in his mind, gentle and warm. [I love you more.]
Their shoes brushed against each other, a quiet little game only the two of them knew about, and they giggled like children sharing a secret.
Lazarus, on the other hand, nearly rolled his eyes into another world. At this point, he wanted to pluck his eyes out and soak them in hot water just so he didn’t have to witness this.
Seriously, these two couldn’t stop showing off their love in front of everyone!
Even the manor staff eventually realized that their lady had truly fallen head-over-heels for the Lycan King, and some of them wondered if she had Stockholm syndrome.
Stockholm syndrome? Please. Edmund didn’t kidnap her. She literally got delivered to his doorstep!
"Rosie, stop playing around," Lazarus said with a soft cough. "You need to eat before the food gets cold."
Primrose quickly stopped giggling and picked up her spoon. The moment the flavors touched her tongue, her eyes sparkled. After eating mild Noctvaris food for over three years, everything here tasted much spicier, but also so, so delicious.
Meanwhile, Edmund’s plates were clearly made for someone with a gentle stomach because there was no spice at all. It seemed like Lazarus really prepared two styles of food; one for his daughter and one for his beast son-in-law.
So, Primrose casually mixed her spicy food with Edmund’s to balance the heat.
Edmund didn’t complain. If anything, he looked pleased. He always felt happy whenever she ate properly, and he even helped feed her so she didn’t have to lift her hand.
[What... what is wrong with Lady Primrose?! They’ve only been married for a few months and she’s already this deeply in love?!]
[Did someone cast a love spell on her?! She’s never acted like this before!]
People were really strange. Why couldn’t they just be happy seeing a married couple get along? It wasn’t her fault they were single.
Thankfully, Primrose was already used to hearing ugly thoughts from people’s heads, so she ignored them and let her husband feed her until she was full.
Since it was getting late and Primrose hadn’t rested yet, they decided not to do anything else and went back to their room.
"Father, don’t forget to take all your medicine and go straight to sleep," Primrose reminded Lazarus firmly. "If I find out you worked tonight, I will lock you in your room."
Lazarus narrowed his eyes.


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