His Only Antidote by Shirley Owen

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

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Nola waited from dusk to evening. Besides the soup in the pot, the other dishes were all cold, but Elvis hadn’t come home.

Nola stared at her phone. She thought about calling him, but considering that Elvis was running a huge group, he must really busy. She didn’t want to disturb him. There was one time that Elvis didn’t come home until midnight.

Hence, Nola didn’t dial his number in the end.

When Elvis returned, it was almost nine. Nola bounced up from the chair when she heard the door. Suddenly, she felt like a pitiful wife waiting for her long–absent husband. She shook her head, getting rid of those negative feelings, and welcomed

Elvis

“Welcome back. I told Alisa to go home early because it’s too cold now,”

“Mm!” Putting away the briefcase, Elvis suddenly recalled that Nola had texted him in the afternoon, saying she would treat him to a meal. An emergency occupied him so much that he forgot about it.

Elvis glanced at the dished placed on the table and believed he owed her an explanation.

“Sorry for being home late. It was an emergency. I should have told you. Elvis wouldn’t take his phone during meetings, so he didn’t notice the flying time.

“It’s OK. Business goes first. I’ll go heat up the dishes.”

Elvis walked to the table and believed those weren’t Alisa’s cooking. He tilted his head and looked at her. “You made all these!”

It was an embarrassing question. Nola nodded and replied, “Yeah, I’m not a good cook as Alisa, but when you said you wanted something in return, cooking was the only thing on my mind. I’ll heat them up, and you can have a taste, OK?”

“Sure!”

and had a cup of coffee. Having someone waiting for him at their home somehow warmed

she was about him. And it cheered him a lot no matter

“Have you eaten?”

her fair cheeks. The soft light fell on her in the pink

me, waited for me to get off work, and welcomed me when I returned.

and added, “It’s OK. I’m not really hungry. Yet just after she finished speaking, her tummy

“Eat with me.”

would know that they had only

say something. After all, it took her a lot

taught me to make this soup. See if you

Chapter 24

did in an extremely well–mannered way Nola aven felt adhered at heret the

it came in delicacies. His perfect manner this kingly handime appearance

to

top mark Elvis had given to find the wreed it with satisfarinn and pleasantly

meal with

living a carefree and leisurely life, but it was not true. He was also a businessman. And as a businessman, he had to cope with other businesmen Thun, he drank

his stomach

in the past,

health. Nola smiled when she noned that Ebris was enjoying her food. She then started to

“Red wine won’t harm his body. So it will be OK. 1 suppose,” she

at

toast to you. Thank you for what you have done. This meal is my thank–you

gift is

on. Talking about money at this moment? Seriously? Do

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