Carl also straightened up, a genuine smile forming in his eyes. “Alright.”
The way they interacted felt entirely natural, as if they had just become friends.
But James couldn’t shake the feeling that the atmosphere was a bit strange—difficult to describe. He’d never seen his young master act this way with anyone before. It was like Carl was consciously emitting some sort of pheromone.
If anything, this kind of behavior from the young master was rare, almost unheard of.
Just sitting under the locust tree, lightly laughing and adjusting his collar, was enough to leave one defenseless.
James couldn’t help but entertain a bold guess: *Could it be that the young master... has taken an interest in the little doctor?*
He quickly pushed the thought away, not daring to think about it any furt
