Chapter 137 Jealous

The frigid, resonant voice sliced through the phone, reaching Milly’s ears and making her heart skip a beat. The words she had prepared suddenly seemed to stick in her throat.

“Um… I …

“What was she supposed to say now?

“Heh.” A soft chuckle emanated from the other end, laced with an inexplicable indulgence. “Take your time.”

Milly blushed at his laughter.

She believed she could be ruthless and unfeeling, decisive and swift, with the wisdom of two lifetimes. But hearing his voice for just a moment left her flustered.

She coughed and forced herself to calm down. “Joy told me that you saved me when I fell into the water on set. Thank you.”

Silence followed.

After a moment, he only said, “Hmm.

“Did you call just to say that?”

His tone seemed to shift, becoming subdued as if she had said something wrong.

Remembering something, she quickly added, “Oh, right, there’s something

I got

the helicopter and the truckload of gifts. Joy said they were from you too. But didn’t you say you’d give them to me only after I got into Crestfallen University? Why did you send them early?”

Instead of answering directly, he asked, “Do you like it?”

Milly was taken aback and responded honestly, “I like it, but isn’t it too extravagant?”

“Not at all.”

was unnervingly calm, as if he were discussing

them once

suggestion. She sensed he was angry, but she couldn’t discern the

seemed fine

her call have disturbed him? That

there’s nothing else,

you give the sachet to Jonathan?” His deep voice interrupted

taken aback. It was the second time she had heard this question today. The first was

Chapter 137 Jealous

had the same resentment and the same sulking

could easily guess what he wanted. But

replied tentatively, “It

over two hundred days, and I have trouble

he was blatantly asking for a

these men. It

can I make you a sachet too? I’ll add some cassia seeds, is that

Silence again.

he was knocking on something. Milly grew anxious,

hadn’t saved her life, she might

pause, his voice returned, “I don’t like using the same thing as

Milly was speechless.

better than that sachet of his, it’s totally one–of-

slipped out, even she was

what she’d said a few minutes ago to

the icy, resentful tone softened

Milly said nothing.

some sort of enchanting power? Are they a charm that can instantly

smile lingered until he ended

a work report, trembled uncontrollably, unsure if the

wished he’d taken his heart

sir, about my

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