Chapter 561


    This was the first time Maddox stepped foot into a property that belonged to Minerva.


    ording to the results of Sam''s investigation, this residence was owned under Minerva''s name


    and it was her private property.


    Maddox was impressed when he saw how capable she was when she worked in hispany, thus,


    he spected that not many would be on par with her if Minerva put effort into her work.


    In the past, shecked confidence, but now that she was confident, she was probably the one who


    would shine the most.


    Therefore, Maddox was not the least bit surprised at her current achievements. It was as if all of this


    was within his expectations.


    When he took off his shoes at the entryway, he noticed that Minerva had ignored him and went


    straight inside. His lips curled before he bent down to open the shoe rack and ce his shoes


    inside.


    Maddox was flustered when he saw a row of children''s shoes ced neatly on the top section of the


    rack.


    These must belong to her child, right? This must be... the one who called her "Mommy" in a childish


    tone on the phone.


    He did not know if it was a boy or a girl before, but now that he saw these shoes, Maddox was able


    to determine the child''s gender.


    It seemed to be a boy.


    Maddox lowered his gaze. He did not expect that she would be so stupid to give birth to the child of


    that jerk.


    Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of arge pair of men slippers ced at the


    bottom of the shoe rack. Maddox''s expression immediately darkened and his eyes turned icy cold


    instantly.


    He went silent for a moment and then he closed the shoe rack as he walked inside barefooted.


    At this moment, Vera came down the stairs while drying her hair.


    She took a bath when Minerva went out. At this time, she was wearing her cartoon pajamas and her


    hair was wet and messy. She called out, "Minerva, didn''t you juste back? I heard someone


    coming. Why did you..."


    The rest of the conversation instantly came to a halt. Vera''s eyes widened as she stared at the


    person behind Minerva.


    The tall figure was imposingly strong and the coldness in his eyes enveloped the whole area in an


    instant.


    "Am... am I seeing things?" Vera stammered as she looked at the handsome Maddox behind


    Minerva.


    If she wasn''t hallucinating, why on earth did Minerva bring a man back after going to the


    supermarket?


    Besides, this man was not just anyone. He was Maddox whom Minerva had always been avoiding


    like a gue.From N?velDrama.Org.


    Minerva pressed her lips together and said in a low voice, "You are not hallucinating. Go dry your


    hair. Don''t catch a cold."


    After being reminded, Vera realized that she was wearing her pajamas. She subconsciously bent


    down and said, "Then, I''ll go upstairs first and give you two some space!"


    After saying that, Vera turned around and hurried upstairs.


    Looking at her back, Minerva slightly turned her head back and said, "What do you want to drink?"


    A cold reply came from behind.


    "Anything."


    His tone was so icy that Minerva couldn''t help but furrow her brows. What was going on with this


    guy? When she opened the door and let him in just now, his eyes still had that mischievous look.


    Yet, his facial expression immediately changed after entering.


    Or had he returned to his normal self?


    Whatever, she wasn''t going to give a d*mn about him. His icy expression was permanently


    stered on his face anyway.


    Thinking of this, Minerva simply stated, "Have a seat." Then, she turned around and went straight to


    the kitchen.


    She opened the kitchen refrigerator and looked at the food that had just been half filled. She


    recalled that he had arranged it properly for her in the dark before bringing it up for her. She could


    not help but sigh.


    However, when she thought of how he had frightened her by following her from behind, Minerva


    was so furious that she took out the iced water at the bottom of the refrigerator and then went out of


    the kitchen.


    Maddox was still standing there. He did not move and his feet were bare.


    His feet were so big that he looked weird standing on the carpet in her home.


    Minerva walked over and nced at his feet. "Why aren''t you wearing slippers?"


    Maddox''s anger surged and his eyes were cold. Heughed and said, "Do you have slippers that I


    can wear?"


    Minerva was flustered when she heard this. She replied subconsciously, "Isn''t there a pair that you


    can wear at the bottom of the shoe rack? I heard you open it just now. Didn''t you see it?"


    How could she be so shameless by mentioning it?


    Maddox''s aura grew colder and denser.


    Minerva furrowed her beautiful brows. She was still not used to seeing him barefooted. If he did not


    reply, she would have thought that he really did not see them. After cing the iced water on the


    table, she walked to his side and said, "I''ll help you get it."


    When she walked past Maddox, he grabbed her wrist.


    "What are you doing?"


    Minerva looked up at him in confusion and instinctively wanted to push his hand away.


    Maddox''s lips were pursed into a straight line. His dark eyes were filled with viciousness. He looked


    at her sharply and parted his lips slightly momentster.


    "There''s no need."


    As if he was answering her thoughts, he sneered and said, "I don''t wear shoes worn by others."


    Minerva was silent.


    At first, Minerva thought that he was a germaphobe. However, while processing such thoughts, she


    felt that something was wrong. When she finally noticed the anger in Maddox''s eyes, she eventually


    came back to her senses. She discovered that... He was actually jealous.


    At first, he was fine when she let him in the house. However, his aura cooled down the moment he


    opened the shoe rack. She was still wondering what was going on, thinking, "Why did this person''s


    facial expression change so fast?" Who knew...


    He would actually feel jealous after seeing a pair of men''s slippers.


    Minerva was somewhat amused, but at the same time, she felt that Maddox was a little dumb.


    Had he not always been very smart? He was so rational when dealing with those old foxes in the


    business world, but why did he behave like a very impulsive and inexperienced person when he


    was in front of her?


    Thinking of this, Minerva blurted out, "What do you mean by that? Quill uses that pair of slippers


    when hees here."


    As soon as she spoke, both of them paused.


    The reason why Minerva was flustered was because she did not expect to rify this to him.


    The reason why Maddox was in a daze was that he was enraged and forgot that she had an


    annoying elder brother.


    She was right; this was her home after all. Quill would definitelye over once in a while. It was


    normal for her to prepare a pair of men''s slippers.


    After thinking about this, Maddox''s anger dissipated a lot. However, he still felt embarrassed, thus


    he spoke coldly, "It won''t do even if they are your brother''s. I have mysophobia. It''s not like you


    don''t know."


    Minerva looked at him with displeasure and sneered, "So, you are a neat freak. Since my home


    must be covered in dust, do you wish to leave?"


    Maddox stared at her. "I only feel averse to other people, but not to you. You should know that."


    His gaze was glued to her lips. For some reason, Minerva thought of the kiss in the dark earlier.


    She felt her face heating up for no reason.


    That was right; he said he had mysophobia, but why didn''t he feel disgusted when he kissed her?


    Furthermore, he had been kissing her passionately...