Only after a long time had passed did I realize that it took half an hour to bake a dish of macaroni and cheese, so it would only take longer for a casserole. Worse still, I said I had overslept just now, so I would definitely make something simple. As such, that dish shouldn’t appear.
Argh! He saw right through me, yet he said nothing. Anyway, what else can I say when he’s smirking in such a manner? Feeling deflated, I admitted, “All right, stop laughing at me. I’ll tell you the truth. It was Mrs. Kingsley who prepared all these dishes. I only made the chicken soup. I was in a rush, but I was worried that it wouldn’t be enough for you. Anyway, Mrs. Kingsley made you this hearty spread sincerely. And it makes no difference whoever cooked them…”
A sliver of guilt crept into me as I spoke. Fearful that John would start getting picky again, I shot daggers at him and threatened, “Are you not going to eat, then?”
Timidly shrinking back, John picked up the fork again. “No, no, of course not. If I don’t finish this, would I still be able to eat Mrs. Kingsley’s and your cooking again in the future? I’m no fool.”
At that, I breathed a sigh of relief. It looks like a patient isn’t all that difficult to handle, after all.
I watched him eat for some time before it dawned upon me that I hadn’t seen any sign of Emma. While opening another lunchbox, I asked, “Where’s Emma? Why hasn’t she returned?”
went home.” John didn’t
she didn’t. I didn’t see her.” I thought he was referring
“It’s hectic at my father-in-law’s company these days, and she’s their only daughter.
did back when you both went out together
chicken soup in his hand remained suspended in mid-air as he lamented, “In order to locate
and marriage are never a matter between two people. Instead, everything is closely
response from me, John instantly changed the
said that did I realize my slip of the tongue and hastily changed my tune. “It’s nothing. Anyway, I wasn’t going to interfere in the matters of Fuller Corporation any longer. Furthermore, there’ll only be incessant bickering when two people with differing opinions work together. It’s better to split and go our different
why don’t you two just get a divorce and go your
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