The Villainess’ Beloved Plan: The Struggles to Avoid a Doomed End

thing happens.”

Theo took Sophia down to the small room at the back of the restaurant.
Then brought some grape julienne, some bread and soup, and some fried meat and vegetables.

“I hope you don’t mind this,” he said.

No, it’s ok.
I miss your cooking.

Sophia was so happy to eat the food, even though she had been eating at the duke’s house every day.
She looks no different from Sophia who used to live around here.

Sophia finished her meal in no time and drank her tea with satisfaction.

” I’m sorry for the sudden inconvenience.”

“No, I said I would look into it, but I haven’t been able to give you a good report……..”

“That’s … I’m sorry I got involved”

“It’s okay.
You’ve known me since we were kids.”

“Thank you.” Sophia giggled

Theo turned his gaze to the side in surprise.

Sophia is the same as she was back then, but she has changed in some ways.
The way she laughs is the same.
She has suddenly become more mature, still a little different from the girl who laughed loudly with him when they were children.

Sophia drank her tea and exhaled.

I feel a little uncomfortable not thanking her for everything she’s done for me,” she said.
Is there anything I can do?　I don’t have an allowance, so if you ask me for something too expensive, I might not be able to do it.

“No allowance? Aren’t you a duchess?

“Uh, yes.
Well, you see, I don’t shop much, so I don’t really need it.”

“…… Hmmm.”

Theo didn’t seem to be convinced, but thought about it for a moment and said, “Well then, cookies.
I want your homemade cookies, not your cook’s.”

“My cookies?”

“You used to bake them a lot in the past, right?”

“Oh, yes.
If you want something like that, you can go to …….
But it tastes better when the chef cooks it than when I do it.”

“I don’t care.
I want to eat yours.”

“Well then, I’ll bake it next time, so you can come over and eat.”

Sophia laughed again and got up to put away the dishes.
–At that moment, there was a loud bang.

A loud bang echoed from outside, and Sophia and Theo looked up.