getting their hands dirty unless it was an absolute necessity. And I would never have guessed that such a powerful old man could be so

generous.

“Can I be of any assistance?” I inquired while simultaneously rolling. the sleeves of my sweater up. “What exactly are you trying to do here? I’ll make it…”

“You know how to cook?”

I smiled at his question. “Did you want to make bread?”

“Yes…” he answered. “Do you know how to make them?”

I smiled, walking over to the bowl in front of them. Sebastian stepped aside and gave way to me, and I immediately began to work.

I quickly made a ball of dough with the original messy mixture, then began taking out ingredients from the fridge, such as meat and vegetables. I mixed them together in the blender and ground them. And then stuffed the ingredients inside the dough.

“Celine, you’re pretty talented when it comes to working with your hands…” the old man’s expression conveyed astonishment as he exclaimed, “You’re even better than our cook!”

I couldn’t help but cr ack a grin as I replied, “Now, that’s an exaggeration, Mr. Anderson… Making bread is not nearly as difficult as you might think…”

“Is Brylee also skilled in the art of baking bread?” I was in the middle. of putting the tray in the oven when he suddenly asked, and my hands froze up.

As I turned to face him, a smile spread across my face. “Well… I suppose you’ll have to inquire with my sister about that. Only she can. provide the response to your question…”

He laughed and said, “Oh, I’ll remember that… Just so you know, I’ve

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heard that you’ve been seeing Jake…”

Before turning to face him, I washed my hands and made sure the door to the oven was securely shut.

I couldn’t help but steal a glance at Sebastian, who was standing there impassively listening and watching us.

“Are you worried that Jake might be negatively influenced by me in

the future?”

“No, no, no… that’s not what I meant.” He laughed. “I was just thinking… that man has a good eye for women…”

Sebastian coughed awkwardly and then turned around, moving in the direction of the restroom that was located close to the kitchen.

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CELINE’S POV

ever thought that…” I said as I began to clean up the mess that

old man inquired while giggling at himself. “You’re a nice woman. If only Sebastian wasn’t going to marry

him, confused. What

up on the rumors that

on various social media…”

between a truth and a lie. What I’ve

had a mind that was astute and prudent, and he was very skilled at dealing with other people. I wasn’t surprised to learn that he was a very successful businessman, due to

has steadily expanded over the course of its history. We all failed to provide Cynthia with appropriate discipline. We marked her with

feel the depth of his love for his daughter.

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long sigh before pausing for a few seconds. “I heard everything that you said at the party last night, and you were the first person who could make my daughter incapable of making any further comments. You should know that her mouth is like an armalite; she

at him while I was

that fiery temper of hers? Change that bad attitude that she’s been

“Yeah…” he nodded.

will end up on the wrong road rather than the right, road that

his head. “Celine… as you well know, life is the same as doing business. Gambling is the only way for us to determine the outcome.

occurred to me after I

that you don’t fear her alone makes you so much more powerful than any famous professional in the world. You’re also the one who first succeeded

powerful man. The way he thought about educating and teaching his daughter… And

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a business. Indeed, he is correct. You ought to engage in gambling. At the

action I took at this point was me getting ready for Julio Lauren’s fall

went off, letting me know that the bread had finished baking at that point. I put on a potholder and removed the tray from

his contentment with the bread he was currently consuming, Mr. Anderson remarked on it. “Jake would be the luckiest person in

noticed that it was already fifteen minutes before seven o’clock. I need to get back to Cynthia’s room before it gets too

should go, Mr. Anderson…” While he was

down to him. “I’ll

not planning to eat

I will eat together later. Thank you…” I said, leaving the kitchen in a

was walking down the hallway, someone intentionally bumped into me and pinned me against the wall, then

whispered as I

gasp when he leaned closer to me,

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