Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 409

Mia, who was next to Angela, replied, "You've got it all wrong. All of this was made by Mr. Bamford. Try some. It's really good."

Dexter flashed Mia a friendly smile. She found it so odd that she froze for a moment.

After all, she'd always thought that this cold-faced CEO didn't even have a "friendly smile" in his facial expression system.

Mia keenly sensed that something was up between Angela and Dexter, both of whom seemed awkward.

"Really?" Angela was slightly taken aback. She glanced at Dexter, who was sitting at the dining table, waiting for them to dig in.

"Try some. I learned how to make these from Darlene," he said casually. "It was a piece of cake."

Outside the kitchen, the plump and kind-hearted maid, Darlene Hines, wiped away a tear of exhaustion.

She'd been woken up by Dexter before four or five in the morning, forced to give him an emergency cooking lesson while yawning the whole time.

all. She was so tired she almost

to pay her handsomely for the

slowly and ate a piece of omelet. It was indeed delicious. However, she found the way Dexter was staring at her

it?" Surprisingly, his voice carried a

like

graciously nodded. "It's

also tried the omelet and some other side dishes on the table since they looked

learned to lower his head and wasn't acting all high and mighty like

was wrong, nor where this strange feeling came from. She just

ready. She didn't even put on lipstick. She just briefly instructed Joanne to take good care of Mia and Leo before rushing out the

her in the underground parking lot, sitting in the passenger seat of her

too late to

watched him step out, open the passenger door, and gesture for her to get

any idea how weird he was being? This behavior didn't match his usual proud and domineering attitude

myself. We're not going the same way," she