ELIZABETH SWAN'S

Chapter 22 - Land Pirates

After Elizabeth manages to expel the Crown Prince in a subtle way, a little later Peter, who has just finished delivering his wares to the buyers, comes to the Count Swan's residence.

"Did I interrupt your free time because it suddenly came like this?" ask Peter to Elizabeth.

"No, I don't feel disturbed at all." said Elizabeth, "Then haven't we agreed to talk to each other more comfortably?"

"Pardon me, I seem to have forgotten" Peter replied with an awkward smile.

Actually it's still difficult for her to talk casually with Elizabeth, I don't know maybe just because she's not used to it. Because the noble woman he knew never treated him as well as Elizabeth.

Geck! Geck!

"Excuse me, Miss.. I came to deliver tea and some snacks" Leila said, telling the other waiter to serve her tea and food to the table.

"Then excuse us, miss." said Leila again before she left the room.

"Please enjoy this simple meal, Peter. Please do not hesitate anymore because I really want to be close to you." Elizabeth explained as she sipped a cup of green tea.

Peter followed Elizabeth by taking a cup of tea in front of him.

"Have you reached the extent of the progress of the renovation of the store? Is everything going well?" ask Elizabeth then.

Peter put his cup of tea back on the table, "That's the reason I came here to tell you that there are already two shops ready to fill with furniture" he said.

Elizabeth rounded her twinkling eyes until they were almost perfect, "Fast

this one? Are you serious, Peter? You sure their job is good? I don't want to if it turns out that they are renovating my store carelessly just because they want to demand a wage immediately" he said with an expression that suddenly turned serious.

"Of course, I'll tell them to repeat from the beginning if their work results are bad.

Before reporting it to you I've confirmed it first if everything is in accordance with your wishes. So don't worry." Peter explained.

Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright then, because Peter had said that I believe." he said.

"Is there any special specifications for the furniture? Maybe for example the furniture is made of teak wood, mahogany or maybe marble?" ask Peter.

Elizabeth actually already has a list of furniture that she will use for her shops complete along with her specifications provided by Dietrich. But suddenly a good idea was taken so that his relationship and Peter could move faster.

waiting for Peter to take a step. He thought of creating a new rumor among the people and used it as a complementary vegetable in his cooking that was still immature.

"After coming from here, what other business do you have to do?" ask Elizabeth to Peter.

"My business today was done before I came here. So after from here I will go to the furniture store so that the two stores can immediately operate and return the capital that has been used." replied Peter.

Elizabeth chuckled, "If the other person heard your words just now, they'd think the store owner was you" she said.

Peter became disinclined, "Ah, sorry for the softness of my mouth. I didn't think that far at all." he said feeling guilty and unwell.

"Don't get me wrong!" elizabeth said with a panicked face, "I was happy to have entrusted the renovation of my store to someone like Peter. I understand that your intention was for my own good. It's not that I'm angry, I just find it funny because Peter looks more enthusiastic and excited than I am. So I beg you not to apologize so. I really feel grateful to Peter for working so hard to help people like me. I don't even know what to repay your kindness for." Elizabeth concluded at length while putting on a face full of sadness, he did not want to make their relationship back awkward just because of this misunderstanding.

If it wasn't for you being the son of a bitch's right hand, I wouldn't have been willing to beg and plead like this to you!

Just look when I've managed to put a rope around your neck, when that happens you'll be begging at my feet to forgive you!

Seeing the face of the woman in front of her who was about to cry made Peter feel even more guilty, "I. I. never wanted you to reply to anything. I'm doing this because I really want it so don't think too much about unnecessary things like that. Elizabeth's thanks were more than enough. So don't put on a face like that." Peter tried to comfort Elizabeth with his words.

"Is Peter this good with the other lady?" elizabeth asked with her sad face.

"No. Have you ever heard of the nickname the nobles gave me?" he asked, looking straight at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth shook her head, "What is that?" ask her.

Actually he already knows the nickname Peter but he prefers to pretend to be a plain girl who knows nothing when dealing with Peter. Compared upside down when dealing with Sebastian, she must be seen as a mature and insightful lady because it is the type of woman the Grand Duke craves.

"Mainland pirates." replied Peter.

Elizabeth frowned in confusion, "Mainland pirates? Aren't pirates just looting the seas? Why did they turn him into a land pirate?" ask her.

"Because I act like a pirate who only seeks profit and does not want to feel the loss even if only a penny. But since I did such a thing on land, it became the nickname of that 'land robber. And I don't know since when even ordinary people started calling me by that nickname." he explained.

"Peter must have had a reason why you always wanted to be rewarded for everything you did. But even so, is it not natural for a working person to demand a wage? Hmm, sometimes the noble does like to exaggerate things." said Elizabeth while shaking her head as if she did not understand the attitude of the nobles.

Peter looked at the woman before him warmly, he had never heard such words before from the mouth of a noble. Somehow the more he knew Elizabeth, Peter felt that the woman understood him better than most people.