Chapter 40

"You're going on a business trip?" Willian asked.

"Yeah," Linda answered.

"Why didn't I hear about this?"

"Why would it matter to someone as busy as you, Mr. Wilson?" Linda replied with a hint of sarcasm in her

voice. "I thought you never cared about these things."

Jimmy stifled a laugh. Perhaps considering Linda's words a bit harsh and unaware of their shared history, he remarked, "Linda, you can't expect everyone to put up with you like I do. Not everyone is going to pamper you."

"Mr. Cole, this is between Linda and me. Stay out of it," William said sternly.

"And why should he stay out of it?" Linda looked at him. "He's my boyfriend now. What? Did something he said offend you?"

William, of course, didn't dare to say a word. Inside, he was burning with jealousy but could only watch helplessly.

they noticed an additional guest at the table and promptly brought

extra set of cutlery.

watched. He couldn't follow their conversation, and Linda would go silent

William chose to stay quiet, even though

William quickly put on gloves too and peeled a whole plate of shrimp for her. However, she couldn't muster a smile. "You don't mind that not all of these were peeled by me, do you?" she asked, placing the shrimp onto Jimmy's

ate them without a second thought, but

Mr. Wilson is the

hearing that, William's

ratatouille. "Mr. Wilson, didn't you know Linda is allergic to

hit William like a punch in

her allergies.

never really paid attention to Linda's preferences

you must have been pretty blind to things

"You can't expect me to have had the same level of judgment when I was young

Chapter 40

I do today, can

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