After their afternoon tea, Nicholas felt a bit guilty for putting Sophie in that awkward position. How painful it must be to recount all of these details to whom she believed to be a complete stranger?
"Um, Sophie… besides you trying to secure your future. Is there anything else that you wish for?" Nicholas asked.
Sophie raised a brow. "Anything else? I don't think I'll be able to think about anything else once I'm working as a tavern owner. It's a very busy job, you know?"
Nicholas looked at the young woman whose mind was solely focused on carving out a livelihood for herself. Sophie didn't even think about anything else? Nicholas wanted to tell her that it was fine to have dreams and other wishes besides making money to live.
"What if you could do anything that you want, Sophie?"
"I'm not exactly sure if I can follow this train of thought, Nicholas."
