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Chapter 137

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.”

calm, as

them once

was angry, but she couldn’t discern the

his mood seemed fine when

him? That seemed

there’s nothing else, I’ll

Jonathan?” His deep

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

Chapter 137 Jealous

resentment

clear; she could easily guess what he wanted. But

“It was Jonathan’s birthday

over two hundred days, and I have trouble sleeping

he was blatantly asking for

between these men. It seemed she was so exhausted

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

Silence again.

to the rhythmic “thump thump thump” from the other end as if he was knocking on something. Milly grew anxious, uncertain of what he

he hadn’t saved her life,

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

Milly was speechless.

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

words slipped out, even

what she’d said a

icy, resentful tone softened

Milly said nothing.

of enchanting power? Are they

smile lingered until he ended the

delivering a work report, trembled uncontrollably, unsure if the CEO’s

wished he’d taken his heart pills before the

sir, about my

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