My Dear Duke(BL)
Chapter 134: Tea Time(1)

Chapter 134: Tea Time(1)

In the evening, since Felix already promised to join for tea, he went to the garden where Anne said she liked to be.

But about bringing Asher...

’If she already brought him, then why did she ask me to bring him?’

Felix thought to himself as he realised Asher was nowhere to see and must be with Anne. So he went to the garden and as expected, Asher and Anne were together, talking and laughing as he stood beside her.

Seeing Felix, both Anne and Asher smiled. But Anne seemed weirdly overjoyed. She excitedly jumped up to call him.

"Father! Here!!"

Anne screamed. Felix walked to her and sat down on the seat she showed, then glancing at Asher who was staring at him with a smile, looking shy.

Asher was behaving quite weird.

Ohhh....he was acting all calm and innocent because Anne was there, wasn’t he?

Must be it. Or else, he would be all over him by that moment.

"Then enjoy your time."

Felix confusingly looked at Asher who then turned to leave as he said so. Felix immediately grabbed his wrist, holding him.

"Where are you going?"

"Ummm...back inside?"

Felix looked at Anne where he then saw the mischievous smile on her face which made Felix think maybe Anne had a plan. She told him to bring Asher but seemed like she had not invited Asher to join them. Maybe...she wanted him to invite Asher?

Okay...she was intelligent.

"Join us."

"No...You two h-"

"Just sit down Asher."

Felix said in a gentle tone, caressing Asher’s wrist. Asher, dumbfounded yet happy, stared at the duke for sometime till Anne screamed again.

"Brother Ash, quickly sit down. I am impatient. My cakes are waiting!"

Asher looked at Anne and secretly left a chuckle. So...they wanted him there. Hehe, it was good to know they liked him included. He was moved.

Asher sat down next to the duke, but feeling quite unfamiliar as Anne was also there.

Is he...going too far sitting down with them though?

’Fuck! I didn’t even try to reject the offer. Have I gone mad?’

Asher was hesitant but had to let go of those feelings when he saw Anne excitedly looking at him.

"I always wanted to have tea together. The three of us. Hehe. Finally my wish came true!"

Anne said and Asher didn’t know what to say about this. He was happy, but was not sure if this was still okay. Despite treating himself like the duke’s lover, maybe he wasn’t ready yet to get involved with others other than the duke.

But he should at least try.

Alas, this is nothing much.

Just having tea together, isn’t it?...

Or, so he thought.

"No, miss Anne. That’s enough. Please have them for yourself."

"Duke, please that’s enough."

"Miss Anne, It’s good, but no need for more."

"Duke! That’s enough. I can’t have any more of these sweets. Give them to Miss Anne!"

All Asher did while sitting there was begging those two to leave him alone. Both Miss Anne and the duke kept serving him instead of treating themselves. It was getting funny at some point because Asher realised this pair was in a competition.

He could see the duke and Anne exchanging glances, then jumping to serve him something.

But there was no way he could eat so many sweets.

However, out of all those things...there was also something else that amused him.

Nala...

That maid who was always in charge of tea times and things related to it.

Yeah, it’s that same ’bitch’.

From what Asher knows, if Miss Anne, who has frequent tea times, feels like she doesn’t want anyone else around her, the maid would prepare everything and then leave. Most of the time, she always chose to send Nala away. Especially in those times when she had tea together with the duke.

But today...she wasn’t asked to leave. Instead, she was asked to serve them sweets, all those goods and everything including preparing tea.

Life is unpredictable, isn’t it?

She must be gritting her teeth seeing him sitting together with her masters.

Asher could see her trying to her best not to do something rational yet giving him glares from time to time.

’Isn’t it such a coincidence?Huh!’

Asher was amused that she was forced to stay there and serve that person who she called a ’low life’.

’She better not try anything.’

Asher thought to himself as he tasted the baked foods that were piled up on his plate.

They were good. Just like how they looked, they were indeed really sweet.

’Just like the duke, hehe.’

But...he wouldn’t want to eat those every day though.

’But except the duke.’

"Nala, we need more tea."

Anne, seeing the teapot empty, took action and called Nala who was staying not so far away, waiting to be ordered. When Anne called her and said they needed more tea, surprisingly or unsurprisingly, instead of doing it like she would always do, she started to reason with Anne. That was the dumbest thing she would ever want to do.

"But...I made enough Miss."

Even Anne seemed shocked and Asher knew Nala was talking like that because he was there. She must be very stubborn that she was refusing to do what she was asked to do by her master just because it would be beneficial to Asher in the end too...

"So?"

Asher saw his little miss was frustrated and felt angry toward Nala for acting like that. How dare she?!

"...So it should be enough."

"Nala, does it matter now? Just do what I asked."

"But I did. I prepared everything you needed so it should be enough."

Nala said, acting polite yet very clearly annoying. She shouldn’t be telling them what she did or why she doesn’t have to make them tea again. This was basically her job and she should do it.

Asher knew she was doing this in anger toward him but he didn’t expect she would be so foolish to talk back to Miss Anne and argue with her.

"What is your name?"

When Anne was about to reason again, the duke intervened, questioning the maid.

"N-nala, duke."

Once Nala answered, Felix nodded in acknowledgement, then calmly responded to her.

"You don’t have to make more tea."

Anne and Asher looked at Felix as he said, quite surprised at his response, but then... they understood.

"Thank you duke."

Nala said, as if she was granted a big wish.

"You don’t have to do anything else either since I am going to fire you. Bring another maid here. You can get lost."

Felix said calmly, making Nala go pale and looking shocked. But Asher didn’t know what she expected when she decided to argue with Miss Anne like that. No one would be fine after arguing with her, that also right in front of the duke.

She had the gut.

Asher would say she was brave.

But also really stupid...

What is her deal anyway?

Did she really want to lose her job?

Asher couldn’t understand her.

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