Chapter 160

Ronald's chuckle grew louder as he placed a piece into Stella's plate.

Stella, with an exaggerated gesture, stuffed the food into her mouth, chewing with a vengeance! Her gritted teeth and fierce determination made it clear she wasn't so satisfied with this dinner choice. However, as the flavors melded on her tongue, her look of utter betrayal swiftly melted away. "This is actually delicious."

Especially the sauce - it was definitely something special.

Ronald asked, "Delicious?"

Stella nodded, "Yeah, really good."

Her disappointment vanished, discovering for the first time that the non-spicy version could indeed be scrumptious.

The atmosphere around the dining table lightened instantly.

...

Meanwhile, at the office of the Patel Group, Jeremy felt an inexplicable shiver run down his spine as he stepped from the conference room into his office.

up the heat, will you? This weather's

puzzled, "It's

She didn't feel it.

at Harper's light office

at all. Maybe you've caught a cold or

cold, with the office heating

idea, "I never

the boss said he didn't, she'd just drop it, and turned to sort through the stack of documents that

his office, his phone buzzed insistently. He picked

to secure

have it delivered to you tomorrow," Jeremy replied, patting his

a small box in the other pocket, momentarily easing

relief turned to shock - it contained a bracelet, not the ring. How did the ring get replaced with

end of the line, Caius remained oblivious to Jeremy's sudden tension and

it's a competition! If he got his hands on it, I'd never hear

friends of Jeremy, but their wives, once best

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