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

him in person. It showed how serious she was about him. And it

“Have you eaten?”

cheeks. The soft light fell on her in the pink apron. That scene was such

girl prepared food for me, waited for me to get off work, and welcomed me when I returned. This feels… nice,”

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

“Eat with me.”

like a loving couple and enjoyed the meal. No one would know that they had

say something. After all, it took her a lot

these dishes, and Alisa taught me to make this soup.

Chapter 24

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

in delicacies. His perfect manner this kingly handime

to

mark Elvis had given to find the wreed it with

meal with

it was not true. He was also a businessman. And as a businessman, he

his stomach

in the past, but he seldom ate them n

noned that Ebris was enjoying her food. She then started to apply the method Linda taught her, pouring some wine for Elvis

drunk “Red wine won’t harm his body. So it will be OK. 1

at his glass,

before bed. Here, a toast to you. Thank you for what

is

at this moment? Seriously? Do you or do you not want

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