Chapter 8

When Seraphine had found out about it, her heart had ached for me as she hugged me. "You didn't have to go so far, Leo."

I had caressed her head, taking in the scent of the rose essential oil in her hair. I knew that brand. It was expensive, and it smelled wonderful. She was very fond of it, and I liked it, too.

I hadn't wanted to make her worry, so I had continued working part-time jobs without her knowledge.

However, Seraphine had still found me out in the end. She had said that I was working too hard to earn money alone, so she wanted to keep me company.

Since then, Seraphine had stopped going out with her roommates. She had stopped buying new clothes and cosmetics, and she had saved up all the allowance she had left.

She had called it our "love fund" and said that the money would be used for our wedding. I had put everything I had—all my scholarship money and part-time job salary—into the fund.

I had told her not to force herself, and that she could use the money to buy thing