Chapter 566


    Vera stared at her with a knowing smile.


    "Don''t me me for having such thoughts. After all, both of you were in a locked room!"


    Vera teased Minerva and smiled. However, the smile on Vera''s face froze suddenly and she took a


    few steps back.


    Seeing Vera''s reaction, Minerva did not have to guess too hard to know what had happened.


    She did not need to face the stairs to know that Maddox hade down from the bedroom.


    Maddox was the only person who could bring such fear into Vera.


    Minerva went into the kitchen and brought out another te and a set of cutlery.


    She sat herself down at the dining table and Maddox sat down beside her. He pursed his lips


    unhappily when he saw that he had nothing in front of him.


    Minerva replied pointedly, "We are not your servants. If you want to eat, go and take your own


    cutlery."


    Maddox was interrupted at the most critical moment and even though he had already cleaned up


    ande downstairs, his surrounding aura was still cold. Just by sitting at the dining table, the


    surroundings had be even colder.


    Vera nodded in agreement with Minerva''s words.


    As soon as she nodded, Vera felt a cold re directed towards her, and it sent chills down her


    spine.


    Maddox''s eyes were dark and if looks could kill, Vera would have dropped dead in that instant.


    "I, I''m going to go get you a te and a set of cutlery!" Vera said.


    Without waiting for anyone to speak, Vera went into the kitchen, brought the things out and ced


    them in front of Maddox.


    "Here''s your te and your set of cutlery."


    Minerva was a little unhappy to see this.


    "Didn''t I just say otherwise? We are not your servants. If you want to be served during a meal, this


    is not the ce so you can leave now."


    Maddox raised his eyebrows and nced at her. He said coldly.


    "I didn''t ask her to serve me." Vera knew that she had interrupted them just now. One could tell from


    Maddox''s expression that he hadn''t done the deed. She had interrupted them at the critical


    moment.


    That was why she was receiving cold and murderous res from him.


    Vera nervously swallowed and nodded in agreement. "That''s right, Minerva. Don''t tell President


    Yardley off anymore; he''s ourpany client. Since he''s a guest in our house, it''s only right that we


    serve him. Besides, it''s just a te and a set of cutlery. It''s not a big deal."


    Minerva stared at Vera in disbelief. How could she change so quickly?


    Minerva did not say anything else and they dined in silence. In the midst of eating, wherever


    Minerva''s fork went, Maddox''s fork would follow too.


    It seemed as if whatever she ate, he ate too.


    Minerva was speechless.


    As for Vera, she was so afraid that she didn''t even dare to pick up the food. She buried her head


    and ate the food on her te while studying the interaction between the two people in front of her.


    She thought in her heart, "How can a person change so greatly?"


    Five years ago, Maddox was such a cold and proud person.


    But now, in front of Minerva, he seemed so different, almost normal instead of cold.


    Suddenly, a sentence came into Vera''s mind.


    Whoever fell in love first, lost the game.


    In the past, Minerva loved Maddox very much; that was why she lost everythingpletely. She


    even changed her name and went abroad.


    And perhaps now, it was Maddox''s turn?


    The present Minerva no longer wanted Maddox, but his thoughts had changed. Thus... He had


    be humble in front of Minerva.


    Vera chewed on her food while her thoughts processed. She felt a little sad.


    Wasn''t that simr to what had happened between Quill and her? She had fallen in love with Quill


    and before she could confess her love for him, he had rejected her. She acted as if she was


    oblivious to his rejection and continued to contact him.


    Also... She shamelessly pursued him.


    At this moment, it seemed that Maddox loved Minerva more than she could ever love Quill. He was


    moving forward and doing his best.


    To have two people love each other the same was nearly impossible.


    Vera suddenly felt a sense of guilt. She no longer hated Maddox that much.


    After dinner, Minerva was washing up when she said, "Now that you have had your dinner, you can


    leave."


    She did not think twice about asking him to leave. However, Maddox just proceeded to help her


    clean up the table. No matter what Minerva said, he remained quiet and atst, he followed her into


    the kitchen.


    Vera pondered for a moment before going into the living room to watch TV. She sat on the sofa with


    a pillow in her arms and channel- hopped. All the while, she thought about Quill.


    Should she be like Maddox, who kept moving forward bravely?


    Since she had been rejected by Quill once already, she had nothing to be embarrassed about,


    right? Moreover, Quill had never been with any woman. That was a plus.


    If she remained silent, another woman would appear in Quill''s life soon. That would mean she


    would no longer stand a chance wouldn''t it?


    At that moment, Vera made up her mind.


    In the kitchen.


    Minerva opened the tap and washed the cutleries and tes. cing them on the other side, she


    spoke coldly.


    "Since you''ve had your meal, why are you still not leaving? It''s already getting veryte."


    Maddox stood beside her.


    "Who knows when the two men will return. Wouldn''t you be afraid during the night?"


    Minerva remained quiet.


    She had almost forgotten about the two men who had followed her earlier.


    "Even if they doe back, they won''t be able to enter the house, so everything will be fine,"


    Minerva replied.


    "It''s better to be safe than sorry," Maddox replied.


    "Nothing bad will happen," Minerva replied calmly, while she ced the te down. She then


    looked sharply at Maddox, "Actually it''s good if they return. I can record the scene and hand the


    recordings to the police directly."


    "Ha!" Maddoxughed in a low tone. "You really are my woman. Impressive."


    Upon hearing that, Minerva red at him, "Who''s your woman?"


    "I only have one woman in my life. Who do you think it is?" Maddox replied.


    Minerva was speechless


    "They came prepared. I''m afraid that you can''t solve the problem just by reporting them to the


    police," Maddox said.


    Upon hearing that, Minerva''s expression changed and she looked at Maddox seriously. "You know


    something don''t you?" Minerva asked.


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    He did not speak, but his jaw tightened.


    "You know who the mastermind behind all these is don''t you?" Minerva asked again.


    She was extremely curious to know who would go to such lengths to hurt her.


    If Maddox knew earlier that she would be followed, then he would know who the mastermind was.


    However, Maddox let her down.


    "I don''t know who the mastermind is yet, but I''ll find out soon enough. This is one sly and tricky


    person."


    Upon hearing this, Minerva started to filter out and exclude a number of people.


    Janice and Yvonne, whom Vera had suspected before, could all be excluded.


    The two women wanted to deal with her, but...


    They weren''t so good at scheming.


    Based on what had happened previously, it was clear that this person was a careful nner and


    was very detailed but definitely not careless...


    Things that urred suddenly could end abruptly too.


    The mastermind''s ns were indeed out of the ordinary!


    Who could it be?