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?”
home.” John didn’t
her.” I thought he was referring to
parents’ house.” John swallowed the taco in his mouth before he explained, “It’s hectic at my father-in-law’s company these days, and she’s their only daughter. It’ll seem unreasonable if she doesn’t go back and
did back when you both went
John spoke of that, his gaze dimmed. The spoonful of chicken soup in his hand remained suspended in mid-air as he lamented, “In order to locate
words eluded me. Love and marriage are never a matter between two people. Instead, everything is
me, John instantly changed the subject. “Ashton kicked
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
two just get a divorce and go your separate ways?” John
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