Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Chapter 899: Don’t Get More Work

Chapter 899: Chapter 899: Don’t Get More Work

Arabella smiled and gave him a peck.

Ferdinand smiled and gave her a peck on the forehead.

"I just told you before leaving this room not to exhaust yourself, and yet you did the instant I was gone," he said in a gentle voice.

"It wasn’t intentional," Arabella said honestly.

She was truly so focused that she did not feel time pass by.

All she knew was that she was preparing all the proposals for the construction projects to lessen her tasks.

She did not feel tired or hungry.

Only when it was all over did she finally feel her hand hurt.

And only now that she realized she was actually starving.

Even after eating several cookies and drinking tea, she was still hungry.

But before eating, she must confirm something.

"Ferdinand, will you not ask me about those proposals?"

Arabella was still puzzled as to why he was so calm about it.

"What about those? You already want to hear what I have to say about each proposal? I’ll read the others first and before I say my comment. But that will be for later. You must be hungry, let’s go and eat first."

Ferdinand thought she was asking about his comment about her work, not about the fact that she did it in one sitting.

"I mean, you don’t find it weird that I finished all the proposals for the construction projects in one sitting?"

"I was surprised you could finish the proposals in such detail in such a short time. But I’m already used to you working much more quickly than others. I just thought my wife must be a genius," Ferdinand chuckled.

"I’m not a genius," Arabella corrected.

"A fast learner then?"

"Probably."

It was half truth. She did learn faster than her peers when she was young..

But even if she was a fast learner, it doesn’t explain why she did all of the proposals in one sitting, and at a quality in which as Ferdinand said, he only needed to sign it.

"Judging from your reaction earlier and from how you had been acting in the past, I realized you had been trying to hide what you are truly capable of from me and everyone else.

I don’t understand why you had been doing such a thing," Ferdinand said and Arabella gulped nervously.

’So he had been noticing this for some time now? How should I explain?’

She wanted to just tell the truth now. But after what happened earlier, she must continue to hide the truth for now.

But what if Ferdinand gets hurt and angry that she was hiding too many things from him?

However, it seems her worries were unfounded.

Because what Ferdinand said was, "Arabella, you don’t have to hold back.

You can work as quickly as you want.

Just don’t get more work in your hands. If you’re done with the workload you are supposed to do for the day, then just relax for the remaining hours."

’That’s what he’s worried about?’

Arabella was rather astounded at just how understanding Ferdinand was to her.

"I won’t ask why you are this good with work since it seems it’s part of what you cannot tell me yet.

But at least when it’s just me and the people you trust, you can do as you please.

Work as fast and as easily as you can. Then laze around for the rest.

Can you do this?"

Ferdinand asked with such a serious and concerned face but Arabella could not help but laugh.

"Pfft.... Hahaha."

[It’s good to see and listen to her laugh. But what was funny with what I said?]

"I’m sorry... Haha... It’s just... Hahaha..."

"Let it all out first," Ferdinand smiled and chuckled as well because of how she was laughing.

When she finally stopped laughing, Arabella finally explained, "I’m sorry.

I couldn’t help my laughter.

If I knew those were the words you would say, I would have tried to hide it.

Thank you, Ferdinand.

Thank you for trusting me.

From now on, as you said, I will not hold back when I’m working anymore.

And I will laze around when I’m done with my work."

"Yes, that’s how it should be. I didn’t marry you to make you work so hard after all," Ferdinand fully agreed.

[I’m glad she’s opening up to me more and more.]

"I don’t know how long it will take, but I promise I will explain everything and answer all your questions when the time is right," Arabella promised.

"I’m happy to hear this from you," Ferdinand smiled. "Then for now, shall we go and eat?"

"Yes, please. I’m hungry," Arabella said and Ferdinand chuckled.

"I knew you’d say that," Ferdinand said and rose from his seat while carrying her.

"I can walk," Arabella reminded him.

"I know. But you might trip. You used all your energy writing so much. It’s safer and quicker to just carry you there."

And so, Ferdinand carried her to the dining hall.

It proved to be indeed much faster then when she walked since his steps were probably thrice of hers.

Arabella no longer minded the looks everyone was giving them.

She was too hungry to pay them attention.

If her body wasn’t so used to eating like a lady, she would have eaten without manners at all.

However, her body’s training did not allow it so she still ate like she was not starving.

It showed though with how much quicker she was eating her food compared to usual.

Ferdinand was rather delighted in watching her eat more than usual.

When she was younger, since a lot of her peers were always conscious of gaining weight, she also ate less when she was with them and avoided eating a lot at night since they said it made one gain more weight.

However, right now, she doesn’t care about those things at all.

She was too hungry to worry about weight gain.

Likewise, Ferdinand preferred if she gained a bit of weight since he thought she was light.

Thus, regardless of what other people might say, Arabella ate a lot that night.