Mrs. Malin's Dessert Shop

While Altair was still contemplating which potion to give her, Vera, putting down the Black Panther's snack, walked over and said, "Count Altair, you're awake."

Following the sound, Altair found Vera staring at the "Black Panther" in his arms with her big, longing eyes.

Helpless, Altair handed the "Black Panther" to her and asked, "Where are Hahn and the others?"

Vera, taking the "Black Panther," responded, "Butler Hahn and Irene took many servants to the suburban manor to prepare for tomorrow's banquet. Butler Freya went to deliver the banquet invitations."

"When Butler Hahn left, he took a lot of things with him. There were even several carriages, and they wouldn't let us get close. Only Captain Simon and a few others could. I thought it was something delicious and wanted to sneak a peek, but they absolutely wouldn't let me. I think they don't recognize your authority as Count Altair's personal maid, and we can punish them for this reason."

Seeing Vera pouting with indignation, Altair smiled and tapped her forehead, saying, "Are you angry because your authority as my personal maid was challenged? It feels more like they didn't give you any good food, and you're seeking revenge."

Hearing Altair's words, Vera immediately retorted, "That's right! I am Count Altair's personal maid. Even with Grand Butler Hahn's orders, they have no right to refuse me access."

"Of course, if they are willing to bring a small cake from Mrs. Milin's house as an apology, Vera will forgive their mistake."

Looking at her now, Altair knew she was angry because she was craving a small cake.

"You only think about food every day, aren't you afraid of getting fat? Look at your sister Irene, she knows to help Hahn with tasks. If you get fat and ignorant, I'll throw you away."

Vera wasn't scared by his words but smiled and said, "Count Altair is lying. You would never abandon me. Besides, I exercise every day like my sister to maintain my figure."

"And I'm so cute. Butler Hahn even said that since we arrived, your mood has been much better than before, and he's glad he made the decision to buy my sister and me."

"However, I still don't understand what Butler Hahn meant by his last sentence, saying he bought the two of us to be your bed companions. Does it mean we need to sleep with you?"

"Vera is very stupid and doesn't know what that means. I know about men and women; they taught us that before."

"But I don't know what being your bed companion means. When I asked my sister, she wouldn't say, only her face would turn red and she'd say we're adults now and it's okay, or something like that. So, what does it mean?"

Looking at Vera shaking her head, Altair felt he really needed her. Although she was sometimes silly, it was precisely this personality that made her so lovable.

It's just that her fate wasn't good: twins, beautiful, orphaned, with elven blood, all sorts of misfortunes piled up.

If she had been born into an ordinary family, she would probably have had a good ending.

"If you want to know the answer to this question, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

"Go tidy yourself up a bit. We'll go out shopping later."

The initial words made Vera fall into thought, but the mention of shopping immediately brought her back to normal, and she said, "Count Altair is the best. I don't need to tidy anything up. I'll accompany you to change. I'll get your clothes..."

"Uncle Neil, please drive us to the Daqiao South District, Royal Mile Avenue, Mrs. Milin's Dessert Shop."

Hearing Vera confidently state the address, Altair shook his head helplessly. She was more of a homebody than him, so why did she know the address so well? Was this the power of a foodie?

Vera, turning her head, said happily, "Fortunately, Butler Hahn didn't take all the carriages today, or we would have had to rent one."

Listening to Vera's chatter, Altair teased, "I think you're just lazy and don't want to walk. And why are you holding the Black Panther? Aren't you afraid it will hurt someone?"

Vera didn't retort but said, "The Black Panther would be so lonely at home. If we go shopping, he'd be all alone. It's sad to think about. I'll watch her."

After less than a 20-minute journey, the carriage finally arrived at the dessert shop Vera had been longing for, Mrs. Malin's.

Accompanying Altair out of the carriage and into the dessert shop, her eyes darted around at all the sweets.

Seeing Vera's expression, Altair casually said, "Choose whatever you like."

Upon hearing this, Vera smiled and walked forward, pointing at the display case and saying to the server, "I want this lemon cake, and this strawberry cake, this chocolate cake, this... this Black Forest cake..."

Altair drank his black tea, watching Vera eat various desserts and cakes bite by bite, and felt amazed.

With such a small stomach, how could she eat so much? She had already finished four small cakes. Although the cakes themselves weren't large, the sweetness was overwhelming. Altair couldn't eat more than one.

When Vera finally stopped eating, Altair directly asked, "Are you full?"

She shook her head and replied, "Although the small cakes are delicious, I don't want to eat any more today. I'll take the rest back to share with others and save some for tomorrow."

Altair could only smile and remind her, "We're going to a banquet in the suburbs tomorrow. Do you think there will be a lack of desserts then? Besides, it's summer. Do you think the cakes you bought today will still be good to eat tomorrow?"

In the end, Vera left the dessert shop with a large bag of small cakes, though she wouldn't be saving any for tomorrow.

The price of the desserts wasn't expensive. They bought 25 cakes in total, and along with drinking tea at the shop, it cost 5 Sule and 6.5 pence. Converted to RMB, it was around 250 yuan.

On average, each cake was less than 3 pence, even in the capital of a country. This showed how strong the purchasing power of money was before inflation.

At this moment, Vera, her wish fulfilled, hummed a little tune, expressing her inner joy.

Daqiao South District, there should be a church of the Earth Mother Goddess Church here. I might as well go and see it on the way.