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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person who has ever thought that…” I said as I began to clean up the mess that had been left on the

you said that?” The old man inquired while giggling at himself. “You’re a nice woman.

at him, confused. What

possible that you’ve picked up on

about me on various social

nothing more than rumors. Nobody is able to differentiate between a

in front of me had a mind that was astute and prudent, and he was very skilled at

to provide Cynthia with appropriate discipline. We marked her with

was clear from the tone of Mr. Anderson’s voice that he was filled with remorse, and I could feel the depth of

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said at the party last night, and you were the first person who could make my daughter incapable of making any

at him while I was washing my hands, a serious expression crept

me to teach her and tame that fiery temper of hers? Change that bad attitude that she’s been showing over

“Yeah…” he nodded.

rather than the right, road that you want her

is the same as doing business. Gambling is the only way for us to determine the

same thing occurred to me after I heard him

the first person I’ve met who doesn’t fear her, and the fact 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 in keeping all of that rage under

more impressed by this powerful man. The way he thought about educating and teaching his

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You ought to engage in

at this point was me getting ready for Julio Lauren’s fall from grace. Because of this extremely intelligent individual, I

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

bread is very delicious!” Exclaiming his contentment with the bread he was currently consuming, Mr. Anderson remarked on it. “Jake would

a quick glance, I noticed that it

While he was still in the

I had made, I bowed down to him. “I’ll rouse Cynthia so she

you not planning to

and I will eat together later. Thank you…” I said,

intentionally bumped into me

I

closer

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