Chapter 221


    Maddox looked at the red pot in front of him. It seemed that everything in the pot was stained red.


    Before he could react, Vera had added extra chili. Then, she said with a smile, "We are having spicy


    sausage and kale soup. It has to be extra spicy, or else, what''s the point?"


    After that, she shed a wide smile at Kimberly. She looked very innocent, nobody had the heart to


    me her for anything.


    Kimberly stole a nce at Maddox. When she saw no expression on his handsome face, she


    breathed a sigh of relief.


    However, the situation changedpletely after Maddox ate a piece of spicy sausage. His fork


    stopped in mid-air. It looked like there was smokeing out of his ears.


    It was so spicy, Vera kept blowing air from her mouth. However, she loved the taste.


    Kimberly didn''t dare to start eating and quietly observed Maddox. When she saw what was


    happening, she suddenly realized something. "You can''t take spicy food, can you?"


    Maddox furrowed his brows slightly. He did not answer her, but his expression gave him away.


    Something came to Kimberly''s mind. She got up and asked the waiter for a ss of ice water for


    Maddox. "If you can''t eat it, spit it out quickly and take a sip of ice water."


    Maddox was brought up to be well-mannered. He had never spat out food in public. However, at


    this moment, Kimberly was asking him to do just that. He frowned and did not move.


    "Hurry up and spit it out." Kimberly ced her hand on his lips. Maddox looked a little reluctant. In


    the end, Sam handed him a tissue. Maddox spat the bite of sausage out and chugged down the


    ss of ice water.


    His face was bright red. Vera was engrossed in the spicy food and only just realized what had


    happened. She was afraid to continue eating and looked on in a panic.


    "I''m sorry, Young Master Yardley. If I knew you couldn''t eat spicy food, I wouldn''t have ordered them


    to be extra spicy."


    Kimberly saw that he wasn''t looking well, so she quickly gathered their things and said, "Vera, don''t


    be nervous. Stay here and eat first. I''ll send him home, then I''lle back and apany you."


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    Vera could only nod in desperation and waved to her, "You don''t have toe back. Quickly go


    home. I will call my father to pick me upter."


    "Alright, take care of yourself."


    After saying that, Kimberly pushed Maddox out of the restaurant. It took a lot of effort to get him into


    the car. She immediately instructed Sam to drive to the hospital.


    Sam was stunned. "It was probably just too spicy for him. Is there a need to go to the hospital?"


    However, when Sam saw Maddox''s pale face, he did not question Kimberly''s decision. He nodded


    and started the car.


    "It''s alright. Just take us back home," Maddox suddenly muttered in a hoarse voice. Kimberly looked


    at him and asked, "Are you sure you don''t want to go to the hospital?"


    "I''m not sick, why should I go to the hospital?" Maddox retorted her. Kimberly suddenly couldn''t


    reply to him. Well, she might just be too nervous.


    Throughout the entire journey home, Maddox still did not recover. His mouth and tongue were still


    burning. It wasn''t a good burning feeling. He nced at Kimberly as she sat next to him helplessly.


    When they arrived back at the Yardley mansion, Kimberly pushed Maddox into the house, only to


    bump into Benedict. Their eyes met. Kimberly suddenly remembered their conversation back in the


    office, so she quickly lowered her eyes to avoid making eye contact with him.


    Maddox was unhappy and didn''t even bother looking at him.


    They walked past each other without saying a word.


    In the end, Benedict turned around after they had passed each other. Looking at Kimberly''s petite


    figure, he clenched his fists unwillingly.


    After the incident, Vera was concerned about Maddox. She wondered if he would punish her. Would


    he go back on his word and not give her a raise? After all, she was the one who had brought them


    to eat the spicy sausages. It was a wonderful experience for those who liked spicy food. However,


    for people who couldn''t tolerate the spiciness, they would immediately regret putting the food into


    their mouth.


    Vera was deeply concerned for her sry increment.


    "How dare you bring it up?" Kimberly poked her in the head when Vera had brought this up. "You


    can forget about your increment. After we reached home, he didn''t talk to me for a long time. I don''t


    know why... Maybe because his pride had been hurt."


    This was Kimberly''s guess. Maddox was fine that day. However, for the next few days, he had a


    ck face. It was as if Kimberly owed him arge sum of money.


    Vera nodded. "You''re probably right. His pride must have been hurt and he could do nothing about


    it. Then, it''s better I avoid Maddox for a few days. By the way... why haven''t I seen Sylvia and you


    together ever since we reconciled?"


    The smile on Kimberly''s face faded a little when she heard Sylvia''s name. It was strange. Sylvia had


    not looked for her ever since their argument. Maybe she was angry, but Kimberly did not want to


    bow down and coax her back.


    Because she had never wanted to tell the truth to Benedict.


    However, Sylvia had always wanted to bring her and Benedict together. It was better not to contact


    her for the time being. She should give each other some space, and then figure out how to deal with


    this However, Kimberly did not expect that Sylvia''s actions would be... so sudden.


    It was so sudden that she had no idea what to do.


    Time flew by. Kimberly had originally wanted to contact Sylvia on the weekend, but Sylvia beat her


    to it. She said that she had bought some fruits and wanted to pay her a visit at the Yardley mansion.


    Kimberly was a little worried when she heard that. "Why don''t we meet up somewhere else to have


    a chat?"


    Sylvia said, "What are you thinking about? The fruits are for Grandpa Yardley. I prepared another


    gift for you. Kimberly, are you still ming me? I already apologized."


    "Fine then. What time will you being over?"


    "I''ll be there in half an hour."


    "Half an hour?" Kimberly nced at the clock and then got up. "Okay. I''ll need to get ready."


    Then, she hung up her phone and got up. After she had changed her clothes and was about to go


    downstairs, Maddox red at her cruelly.


    It had been a few days since the spicy sausage incident had happened. Kimberly saw the fire in his


    eyes and immediately thought about it. Was he still angry?


    She had to walk around him. After she took a few steps, he asked in a cold voice, "Did you touch


    the clothes in my closet?"


    Kimberly stopped dead in her tracks and looked back at him, confused. "What?"


    Maddox''s eyes were as sharp as knives, "I asked, did you touch my clothes?"


    Kimberly questioned back, "Why would I touch your clothes?"


    Although they shared the same closet, they had their own respective sides. Kimberly had never


    looked at his side of the closet, why would she touch any of his clothes?


    Maddox saw the innocent look on her face and was a little annoyed, "Are you sure you did not touch


    any of my clothes at all?"


    "Did you lose something? Do you think I stole something from you? Is there anything valuable in


    your closet? I live under the same roof as you. Even if I want to steal something, I would steal


    something valuable. Why would I want to touch your clothes?"