Chapter 17


    After a brief silence, she heard him say, "Well, I know it now."


    Karen rolled her eyes at him. Who was this guy? He had asked her to praise him, and then when


    she did praise him, this was his answer.


    After walking around, they went over to the fresh section. She selected a piece of fish, she nned


    to cook spicy boiled fish for him, it was her specialty.


    She pointed at the chosen fish and said softly, "Sir, please help me catch this fish and slice it for


    me."


    The fish seller was a young man. When he saw Karen, his face turned red. He nodded and swiftly


    ughter the fish to slice and scale it. Then, he picked up several bags, packed the fish fillets in,


    and handed them to Karen. "Here you go. Pleasee again next time!"


    Karen smiled and took the fish. "Thank you!"


    After leaving the fish stall, Karen walked to the vegetable area next to it. After taking two steps, she


    suddenly heard Kevin''s deep voice. "You''re quite popr."


    Karen reached out and hooked onto his arm. She raised her eyebrows and said with a smile,


    "Because I''m also quite excellent."


    Kevin paused for a second. He pulled out his arm and held her hand instead, and he continued to


    walk around.


    After buying the necessities, the task of carrying the bags naturally fell on Kevin.


    Seeing that his hands were full, she rxed. She smiled sweetly and thought that it was really nice


    to have a thoughtful husband.


    She also noticed a very touching little detail. When Kevin came to the supermarket with her, he did


    not bring his business mobile phone with him, but just apanied her to go shopping.


    Along the way, the two did not talk. When they got home, Kevin put the ingredients they bought into


    the kitchen. "I''ll cook with you tonight."


    Karen looked at him and smiled. "You can just wash the dishes. Besides, I''ll only make two dishes.


    I''ll be done in no time."


    She felt that Kevin would affect her performance, so it was better to drive him away.


    Kevin thought for a while and realized that he was really not good at cooking anyway, so he listened


    to her.


    Karen first cleaned the rice and cooked it in the pot, she then washed the vegetables, prepared the


    seasonings, and boiled the fish.


    Others may like to use beansprout as the base of the fish dish, but Karen likes to add onions


    instead.


    It didn''t take long for the boiled fish to be ready. Karen tasted the fish, then did only she ask Kevin,


    who was still busy with work, toe out for dinner.


    Because of her previous experience, Karen prepared extra cutlery.


    She picked up some fish and onion with her chopsticks and looked at Kevin, her eyes fluttering.


    "Have a taste. See if you like it?"


    Kevin looked at the onions and frowned. His hand, holding his spoon, did not move for a long time.


    Karen noticed this and asked uneasily, "You don''t like to eat onions?"


    "No." Somehow, Kevin was unwilling to admit that his allergies to onions in front of her.


    He was thinking about thest time he didn''t eat what she had put in his bowl, she was so angry


    and had stayed at her friend''s house for a whole night. If he didn''t eat again this time...


    Thinking of this, Kevin looked up at her. Looking at her eyes which were looking at him expectantly,


    he stopped thinking and picked up his spoon to eat.


    Kevin sat upright and continued to eat very seriously and elegantly as usual. He did not speak


    much, nor did he say whether it was delicious or not.


    After living with him for some time now, Karen knew that he didn''t talk much, so she didn''t care


    about this anymore.


    They had almost finished their meal. Seeing Kevin''s flushed face, Karen asked worriedly, "Kevin,


    what''s wrong with your face?"


    "I''m fine." Kevin got up. "I have to go out. I may note back tonight."


    Karen looked at him and said sadly, "Be careful!"


    Kevin went back to his room and took a coat. He left quickly without saying another word.


    After arriving downstairs, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. "Drive me to the


    hospital right away."


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    It was Monday, Kevin called Karen after a night of absence and told her that he had gone on a


    business trip. Karen also had a new project to work on.


    ording to Sunnie, the leader of Star Glow Corporation was very fond of the previous proposal


    she had prepared, so he asked her to be in charge of this project and for her to hand in a


    preliminary proposal within three days.


    With just three days, it was not easy to hand in a proposal that would satisfy him.


    Karen was also a person who was particrly strict with her work. She couldn''t get out of it, and as


    soon as she was at work, and she would keep herself so busy that she wouldn''t even eat.


    At noon, William came over and looked at Karen with some distress, "Karen, let''s go out for lunch."


    Karen said without raising her head, "You go ahead. I''ll go when I''m done with this thing."


    He had been working with Karen for three years. Didn''t he already know that Karen was avoiding


    him? Hence, he reached out and put his hand on her hand which was holding her mouse. "Karen,


    let''s go eat first, ande back after eating, okay?"


    Karen withdrew her hand and looked up at him. At first nce, Karen felt something was wrong, as


    if she saw some emotion in William''s eyes.


    Karen''s heart skipped a bit. It seemed that she had better rify things with William before the


    misunderstanding continued.


    She locked herputer and got up. "Let''s go."


    This was the first time that Karen had ever agreed to have a meal with him. William was secretly


    happy, so he chose a quiet restaurant so that he could have the opportunity to talk to her properly.


    Sitting down, William ordered several expensive dishes quickly. He didn''t ask whether Karen liked


    them or not, and then looked at Karen with a smile.


    Karen understood his smile, but pretended not to understand, thinking how good it would be if Kevin


    called her at this time.


    As soon as this idea popped into her mind, her mobile phone rang as expected.


    Karen smiled apologetically at William and answered, "Honey, I''m having lunch with my colleagues


    now. You don''t have to worry about me."


    "Karen, you are showing off in front of me, aren''t you?" Faye, who was at the other end of the


    phone, said discontentedly.


    Karen smiled even more gently. "Well, I know. I''ve done what you said. I won''t skip any meals. If you


    don''t believe me, I''ll take a picture when the dishes are served."


    Faye and Karen had been friends for so many years. They were very close. If Faye couldn''t sense


    what was happening now, she wouldn''t be Faye.


    So, Faye yed along with Karen and said, "Then baby, pleasee back early at night. Your


    hubby is waiting for you to warm the bed."


    Karen smiled shyly and said, "Don''t be so nauseating."


    After that, Karen hung up the phone. However, as soon as she hung up, another phone call came


    in. This time it was her real husband—Kevin Kyle!


    Karen was slightly surprised. Looking at William, she smiled shyly and answered, "Hello?"


    Kevin''s low and sexy voice came from the phone. "I''ve asked for someone to prepare lunch. Why


    didn''t you go over?"


    Karen couldn''t answer him that she was already eating. What had already put on a show in front of


    William?


    She gritted her teeth and said sweetly, "Hubby, I will take care of myself. Don''t worry."


    Hearing her words, Kevin was silent on the other end for a long time. It was so silent that Karen


    thought that Kevin had hung up the phone.


    After a long while, when she did not hear him speak, Karen thought that something bad was going


    to happen. She did not know what Kevin would think of her.


    After a long time, Kevin''s low voice came from the phone. "I won''t be back until Thursday. Take care


    of yourself."


    "Okay." Karen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Kevin would onlye back in a few


    days. When he came back, he would have forgotten about this matter.


    William was hurt when he heard Karen calling another person her husband. After Karen hung up


    the phone, he said, "Karen, are you married?"


    Karen nodded and said, "It isn''t strange for me to get married at this age."


    William couldn''t say anything that he was prepared for this. He just smiled gloomily and said, "Good


    luck to you."


    Although he was interested in Karen, he felt that he was not worthy of Karen. Heforted himself


    by thinking of how good it was for Karen to find her partner.


    Karen said thank you, with a smile, and then she also praised her own intelligence in her heart.


    Before William did anything, she had sessfully let him know that she was married. In the future,


    they would be able to work as well as they did before, and there would not be any awkwardness


    between them.


    However, she didn''t feel very smart that night.


    In the evening, when she was half asleep, Karen felt a person sitting next to her.


    She was very sleepy at first, but when she smelled the clean scent of a familiar person, she was


    frightened awake.


    She suddenly sat up, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the man sitting by the bed in surprise. "It''s


    you, didn''t you say that you areing back only on Thursday?"


    Kevin replied calmly, "I have something to deal with here. I''ll fly back to Hill City early in the


    morning."


    His work originally was to bepleted only by Thursday, but since Karen had signaled that she


    missed him, as her husband, he could not ignore it.


    After talking to her during lunch, he asked his assistant to book the next flight back at night. He


    would fly back early tomorrow morning to continue his work.


    Recalling their phone call at noon, Karen scratched her head with a red face. "Have you eaten


    dinner? Do you want me to cook some supper?"


    It was eight o''clock in the evening after Kevin finished hisst call. After that, he rushed to the


    airport to take a flight back to California at ten o''clock in the evening.


    It took more than two hours to fly from Hill City to California. It was nearly one o''clock in the morning


    when he reached the North River Airport and then to get home. By then, it was already two o''clock


    in the morning.


    At nine o''clock in the morning, there would be a very important meeting that must be hosted by him.


    The secretary booked Kevin a flight from California back to Hill City at five o''clock. Hence, an hour


    from now, he would need to depart for the airport again.


    Time was running out, and Kevin never eats the food provided on the ne, so he hadn''t eaten until


    now.


    He was so busy that he hade back without eating anything, all because Karen hinted to him


    that she missed him. She wanted to make him a midnight snack, so she could spend more time with


    him.