Chapter 103

Barclay and Moira were left in the living room.

Moira felt guilty and avoided looking at Barclay. Before she could figure out how to explain everything, Barclay asked, “Are you friends with the housekeeper now?”

Moira replied, “No, we are not.”

Barclay did not reply to Moira. He sat down and gave Moira a meaningful look.

Moira quickly placed the plate of watermelon and grapes before Barclay, suggesting, “Have some watermelon. It’s so sweet”

Barclay chuckled when he observed Moira’s frantic attempts to please him with the watermelon slices. However, the next second, he returned to his usual icy look and said, “I don’t like sweet food.” He added inside, “Of course, except the sweet rabbit before me.”

Moira was shocked, thinking. ‘Should I change my wording and say the watermelon is only mediocre sweet?”

Moira took a bite of watermelon and suddenly found a blind spot. She asked, “Mr. Covington, I hope I’m not being too presumptuous, but can I ask you a question?”

Looking at Moira, Barclay raised an eyebrow to signal his permission.

the housekeep to buy the sweet watermelon and grapes since you don’t like sweet

emphasized the word “sweet.” She did not mean to seek a fight but sincerely wanted to

replied, “You may be

didn’t ask the

and added, “Probably the housekeeper thought that

nothing wrong with Barclay’s expression. Although they were not a real couple,

inexplicably shy when she heard the words “my Mrs. Covington” come out of Barclay’s mouth, She raised a hand to touch her burning ear lobe

freakingly embarrassing. I should probably stop

she pulled herself together and asked, “You seemed not to like today’s lunch. Was

Moira and replied, “I

was confused

said “I guess

a yes, but not

deliberately echoing my previous

quiet sigh. She suppressed her emotion and said, “I asked Ms. Graham to prepare the lunch

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quite good. Can you

her words, fearing that Barclay would fire Ms. Graham with

eyes and sensed a strong expectation. He could not say no to those eyes, so he replied, “We

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