chapter 858


    Inside the vi...


    Charmine wore the apron, wanting to prepare lunch for Anthony when Anthony turned her down.


    "You''ve been busy for one whole night. Go get some rest, let me prepare lunch."


    "But..." Charmine wanted to speak, but Anthony added, ''You want to prepare me a meal just because I brewed you a cup of tea?"


    Charmine halted. He had a point-there was no need.


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    "Alright, I''ll rest."


    Instead of heading upstairs, Charmineid down on the sofa.


    Anthony covered her with a nket before entering the kitchen.


    Waverly wasing out for a breather when she spotted Charmineying on the sofa while the highly hailed Anthony was busy


    in the kitchen.


    Wearing an apron over his white shirt, his apathy was much less than it usually was. In fact, he exuded a homely gentleness


    aura.


    A man like him actually liked Charmine...


    Amid her thoughts, Anthony struggled to use a device. It seemed as if it was his first time using it and


    he had no idea how to work with it.


    Waverly withdrew the unpleasantness in her eyes and walked toward the kitchen. "Mr. Bailey, let me


    help you."


    The worse they treated her, the gentler she had to present herself. She did not believe that Anthony


    would not like her.


    Anthony merely scoffed, "No need, don''t taint the food she''s about to eat." 4


    Waverly’s face stiffened. Taint her food? Anthony spoke of her so lowly?!


    If it was not for her well-cultivated manners, she would haveshed out.


    She thought of her n and said, "I''ll make my own lunch. I hope that''s okay with Mr. Bailey?"


    As she spoke, she marched into the kitchen and took out the ingredients she needed.


    Anthony did not like being in the same space as her, but he was making soup for Charmine. He had to


    stay and watch the soup so Waverly could not drug her.


    With that, Waverly walked around him as she washed the vegetables, cut the greens, and used the


    machine. Her every gesture was elegant, beautifully presented in each angle.


    As she cut the vegetables, the shoulder strap on one side of her shoulder slipped down, showing her


    fair shoulder.


    She thought Anthony would surely look at her, that he would be seduced, so it startled her at how he


    was merely focused on the soup, stirring and working on his phone.


    The screen of his phone was full of Charmine''s news.


    He actually had an anonymous ount, helping Charmine to retweet the articles.


    The high-above Anthony personally retweeted the articles to support Charmine. He would rather y


    with his phone than to look at her. 1


    Even when she finished making her dishes, Anthony spared her not even a nce!


    This was far from enough...


    Anthony was making a nutritious soup for Charmine, and it took him a few hours.


    After making the soup, he kept his phone and scooped a bowl of soup for Charmine.


    Charmine slept on the sofa and pouted. "I''m not hungry, I don’t want to eat."


    "Be good, drink it," coaxed Anthony.


    Charmine sounded like a child as she whined, "No... Mmh... I want to sleep.


    Let me sleep for longer..."


    She pulled the nket over her head.


    Anthony''s thin lips curled up. "It looks like you’re hoping for me to wake you up in a special way."


    With that said, he leaned forward and kissed Charmine''s lips.


    Waverly was still in the living room. They kissed just like that as if nobody was around them!


    She was so frustrated that her face turned green. "Mr. Bailey, I hope you two can behave yourselves!" she reprimanded them. 1


    Stopping for a moment, Anthony snapped, "Leave if you can''t take it!" 2


    His tone was merciless, cold. There was no hint of the gentleness he treated Charmine with.