Eli pondered if she should tell Sean about this matter.


    However, on second thought, Sean already had a lot on his te.The election of theSecretary of the Finance Department, the murder of theDirector of the Department of Education, andQuinn’s rebellion were all bothering him.


    If she continued to bother him with the matters between her andYvonne, he would definitely fall apart.


    Furthermore, his position was already on the verge of copse. WithoutYvonne’s support, he was expected to encounter even more trouble.


    Anyway, she should continue to endure it since Yvonne had chosen to bear with it. Right now, Sean still wasn’t strong enough.


    s, she was so annoyed. She suppressed the urge torun over and tear off Yvonne’s hypocritical face.


    At that moment, the chef had arrived with supper. Eli tried to take them off his hands, “I’ll take it to Sean.”


    “Mr. President has ordered us to keep an eye on the food from the time it was being prepared until the time it was being served. I’m sorry. No one is allowed totouch the tes other than the chefs,” the chef said as he refused Eli’s offer.


    Eli was speechless.


    Sean was even on guard against her.


    She followed the chef into the studysulkily.


    “Mr. President, your supper is here,” The chef announced.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    “Just ce them on the table,” Sean said.


    The chef then ced the supper on the table. There were two tes of pancakes with maple syrup and butter on the side. There was also a chicken drumstick on each te.


    There were also two bowls of fruits and two sses of milk.


    Eli sat at the table and said dubiously, “Sean, I’ve poisoned the pancakes. Do you still want to eat it?”


    Sean switched off theputer and said, “Stop kidding.”


    He slowly paced his steps toward Eli.


    Eli took a bite of her drumstick, then took another bite of the drumstick that was on Sean’s te. She ced them both on her te and pouted,“I won’t give you the extra drumstick.”


    Sean smiledhelplesslyand picked up his fork. He didn’t ask for the drumsticks and said, “What did I do to provoke you again?”


    He sliced the pancakes and took a big bite.


    “You don’t trust me. You’re afraid that I’ll poison your food. Why do I have to give you the drumstick then?” Eli said angrily.


    Sean knocked on her head gently, “I’m not on guard against you. I think that Ste’s analysis is reasonable. If Yvonne really is the boss behind the scenes, I have to guard against her then. She might take advantage of the slightest negligence. However, she might be suspicious if I were to take precautions only against her. Hence, I instructed the chef that only he alone could touch my food,” Sean exined.


    Eli immediately understood. “So you’re suspecting that Yvonnemight harm me too, right? If I ever make a mistake, will you get tired of me?”


    Sean chuckled and said,“Don’t you already make a lot of mistakes? I’m not tired of you yet, am I?”


    Eli was moved by his words.


    It turned out that he was on her side. She was being childish. “Sean, I have something to tell you. Ifyou ever get tired of me,you don’t have to drive me away. I’ll leave on my own. After I leave, I’ll never return. I don’t want you anymore. Do you understand?” Eli asked.


    “We’ve known each other since young. If I was going to get tired of you, I think that I would have felt that way a long time ago.Don’t worry, I’ll never get tired of you,” Sean said firmly.


    “Even if I’m being jealous, petty, and unreasonable?” Eli asked worriedly.


    “You’re always unreasonable, aren’t you? If you were to behave well one day, I would think that something has happened.Come on, eat and have some sleep as soon as you’re done,” Sean said.


    Eli thought about her past. It seemed that she really was unreasonable all the time.


    “Sean, are you a masochist?” Eli said softly. She was aware of her true nature. “I’m such a terrible person, yet you still want me.”


    Sean smiled. “I’m not a masochist. I’m just worried that you’ll be bored. I know that you long for freedom. I only hope that the freedom you long for is to break through everything ande to me,” Sean exined.


    Eli felt a chill down her spine. The only thing she wanted now was to stay by his side. She no longer wanted freedom.


    However, she didn’t want him to knowher true feelings.Hence, she said intentionally,“You speak so well. Why didn’t I notice it when we were in school?”


    “If you were the teacher at that time, mynguage could’ve been superb. That teacher bores me to death, not to mention her ss as well,” Sean said nonchntly.


    Eliughedasshe recalled the teacher who taught them in junior high school.


    She returned the drumstick to him. “She’s still a good teacher. Look at how glib you are now. Isn’t this the foundation that she had given you?” Eli smiled in reply.


    “Let me correct you. This is not the foundation that she had given me but thebor of my own hard work,” Sean said. Then, he returned the drumstick on his te to Eli. “It’s a reward for you,” Sean replied.


    “I can’t eat so much. I’ll leave it with you first. No matter what I do wrong in the future, you must forgive me,” Eli said as she gave the chicken drumstick back to him.


    “As long as you don’t leave me, I’ll forgive you for anything,” Sean assured.


    Eli nodded. Her heart was overwhelmed with sweetnessas though it had been filled with honey.


    She realized that she didn’t need to talk to Sean about the conversation betweenYvonneand Natasha.


    Sean had always been smart. He would definitely not be fooled by them.


    Eli still wanted to apany Sean after they were done eating. When he was in a video conference, shey on the sofa and fell asleep.


    Sean carried her back to her roomhelplesslyand returned to the meeting.


    When Eli woke up the next morning she found herself lying on the bed. She rubbed her eyes and wondered if it was all a dream. Could it be that the brilliant idea that she had contributed in the study room the night before was not more than a dream?


    She walked out of her room after brushing her teeth. She shouted, “Sean.”


    However, she was merely greeted with silence.


    She went to the study room butSean was not there either.


    She caught a maid who came over to clean the room and asked, “Where’s Sean?”


    The maid repliedrespectfully, “Mr. President went out early in the morning for a meeting.”


    “Ah, that early?” Eli was surprised.


    The maid nodded, but she didn’t answer Eli. She was just a maid. She couldn’t have held the President nor questioned him.


    Eli returned to her room and found her phone. It was already 9. 30 a. m. SinceYvonneand Natasha weren’t home,that could only mean that they had attended the meeting as well.


    Sean should’ve brought her along. After all, she was his assistant, right?


    What should she do now?


    Eli wanted to call Sean. However,if he was in a meeting, wouldn’t she have disturbed him then?


    After thinking for a brief moment, she decided to call Ste.


    It took Ste three minutes to answer the call.


    “Ste, are you free now?” Eli asked.


    Ste nodded and replied. “I’m on my way to the police station. What do you want to talk about?”


    “You’re really amazing. I’ve eavesdropped onYvonneand her close maid in the middle of the night. Theysaid that they deliberately wanted Sean to hate me. They really want to drive me away. They were initially very polite to me. However, it seems that they are rotten to the core,” Eliined.


    “Why don’t youe to my ce? After all, you’re under the same roof as them. It’s too dangerous,” Ste said. She was worried about Eli.


    “It’s alright, I want to watch them. What if Sean was taken away? The freedom I want now is that no one will stop me from staying with Sean,” Eli said with determination. Thinking of what Sean had saidst night, she smiled as she felt the warmth in her heart.