Chapter 10
Love Coming from the Least Expected Chapter 10
Christopher didn?t even lift his head to look at her as he cut up a
small piece of the fish and ate it before drawling out, “I?m here to
help Lyle retrieve a document. Yvonne just happened to be
cooking, so I stuck around for a free meal.”
His mouth curved into a mocking smirk. “Is there a rule that
outsiders can?te into the house, or…”
That took her aback, and she whipped around huffily to re at
me. “What kind of dish is this? It has too many bones, and it?s
way too raw. What if Lyle chokes on a fishbone?”
What is he? A child who can?t pick bones out from his own food?
What a load of crap.
She continued to nitpick by adding, “Look at this lunchbox! It?s
ugly, and you used way too much oil! How is Lyle supposed to eat
this? Are you trying to make him starve?”
Anger red up within me. How could there be such a vile and
wicked woman? Wait… Lunchbox?
I nced at Christopher, who winked at me. No wonder the
lunchbox was so ugly. Lyle was lucky that Christopher hadn?t
hidden some fishbones inside it on purpose.
“Look at me when I?m talking to you!” Wendy screeched.
Yes, yes. Sorry for getting distracted and not acknowledging your
godly presence.
“I?ll make a new one.” Picking up the lunchbox from the table, I
tried to use it as an excuse to make my escape. N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.
“Where are you going? I?m not done with you yet!” she
interrupted. “Oh, you?re upset because I gave you some
constructive criticism, aren?t you? Starting to grow sick of me
already?”
I exhaled deeply through my nostrils. “I wouldn?t dare think of
such a thing.”
She scoffed. “Is there anything on earth that you wouldn?t dare
do? You would have hit me if it weren?t for my position as your
mother-inw, wouldn?t you?”
Well, she?s not wrong.
She was about to go on when Christopher suddenly mmed his
hand down on the table, startling both of us.
When we turned to look at him with wide eyes, he gave us a
sunny smile. “This fish tastes amazing, Yvonne! It?s much better
than anything my housekeeper makes. Lyle is a lucky guy to
have married such a sweet and diligent wife. Oh, I do wonder
where I?ll be able to find a woman like you.”
Wendy froze in ce, her expression immediately souring.
Without another word, she turned around and went upstairs to
continue her inspection.
I snuck a nce at him as I followed her up the stairs.
Meanwhile, he raised an eyebrow at me, mouthing the words,
“Pay me back with your bodyter.”
My cheeks flushed. He?s way too good at that.
Of course, she wasn?t satisfied with the rest of the rooms either
but didn?t say a word in Christopher?s presence. She merely sat
down on the couch, seemingly waiting for him to leave before she
could finally blow up at me.
Christopher tried to hang around for as long as he could, but
apparently, something urgent that he needed to attend to came
up. He even whispered to me, “Want me to find a reason for us to
leave together?”
I contemted the idea for a moment before shaking my head.
After all, I would only be dying the inevitable if I left now.
There was nothing else he could do, so he just reminded me to
call him if I needed anything and left.
As I had expected, her face fell as soon as Christopher walked out
the door. “You?ve grown quite the nerve now that there?s
someone standing up for you.”
I forced a polite smile. All thanks to you.
“What? Are you really not going to say anything?” Her re grew
sharp, and she started to throw a tantrum. “Who are you going to
y the victim for now that he?s gone? Do you think I don?t
understand what goes through your mind? You wanted to act all
innocent and timid in front of other people so that they would
think your mother-inw was being cruel to you, didn?t you?”
She?s quite an imaginative one, isn?t she?
I knew that she would refuse to listen to my exnation. Thus, I
didn?t answer.
Frustrated, she pressed on, “What are you standing around for?
Go and serve me dinner! Are you not going to serve me even a
ss of water while I?m here?”
You didn?t even give me the chance to do so, but okay.