Right then, there was no question about it. This woman was Elise Leoralei Ashborn, his long-lost wife.
Elise looked relieved when she could smell the tea from the pot she was holding. She smiled happily and looked up.
"The tea is ready," she said. Right at that moment, her eyes locked with Loriel's who was looking at her with tears in his eyes.
Elise was stunned and she turned to the teapot in a panic. Her voice stammered when she spoke, realizing that she just showed her magic in front of another person. "I-I... didn't know how to turn on the—"
Loriel quickly realized Elise was worried that he would freak out when he saw her use magic to boil the water in the teapot. He batted his eyes to remove his tears and smiled dotingly. The man acted like what just happened was no big deal.
"Bring the tea here," he said with a smile. "It smells so good."
I will publish another chapter soon ^^