Chapter 110 Henpecked
Chapter 110 Henpecked
Noah quietly looked at her.
Ste suddenly sensed a hint ofplexity in his deep eyes. Her heart pounded, her palms sweated,
and her lips were pursed into a thin line.
After a long while, she finally heard his deep and slow voice.
"I searched for this shop for a long time and negotiated with thendlord several times before renting it
and renovating it like this."
Ste was slightly taken aback.
"You said you wanted to open a cafe." His expression was gentle, and his rough fingers gently
caressed her face. "I always kept it in mind."
"So Ipared several shops during my free time and finally chose this one. It''s because I felt that it
meets your requirements."
"Honey." His voice was low and filled with indulgence. "I may not have any other abilities, but whatever
you want, I will do everything I can and spare no effort to help you achieve it."
Ste''s heart trembled, and she tightly held his hand.
"This must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"Yes, quite a bit." If he said it was little, she wouldn''t believe him, so he decided to exaggerate a bit.
"The prize money from the previous twopetitions, as well as my sry and business profits during
this period is just barely enough."
Ste actually felt a bit distressed.
She knew that he earned a lot of money from eachpetition, but it was all earned through his sweat
and hard work. The reason why she didn''t want his sry card was that she didn''t want to squander his
hard-earned money.
She wanted him to treat himself better, buy whatever he wanted, and spend it freely.
She just didn''t want him to save it all.
But she didn''t expect him to spend it all, and in the end, he spent it all on her.
"I told you to save the money!" She looked at him somewhat reproachfully.
"I saved it for you." He smiled. "Fortunately, it fulfilled your wish, so it was worth it."
"I have so many wishes!" She pouted. "Can you help me fulfill each one?"
"I definitely can."
He hugged her tightly, letting her head rest against his chest.
Ste''s smile was as warm as the sun. She could hear his strong heartbeat but couldn''t sense the faint
fear surging in his heart.
She didn''t know that all he wanted to do now was to do everything better for her. In that case, when his
true identity was revealed one day, perhaps she wouldn''t be able to leave him.
Noah led her to the back of the bar counter and selected light-roasted coffee beans, putting them into
the coffee machine.
"Let me be your first customer today." He raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Give me a ss of iced
Americano."
Ste smiled and agreed, skillfully making the coffee.
Outside, dusk gradually fell, and the ne trees at the door swayed gently in the breeze. The aroma of
coffee filled the room as Ste leaned against Noah, looking at the distant sky with a faint smile on her
lips.
It seemed like she was walking into her colorful dream step by step.
......
On the weekend, the cafe held a small opening ceremony.
Ste and Noah had been struggling with the cafe''s name for several days before finally deciding to
draw inspiration from their surroundings.
It would be called Purple Iris.
Coincidentally, the courtyard was filled with this kind of flower, and the flowernguage of the purple iris
symbolized abundant happiness and love.
The weather was clear that day, with fluffy white clouds drifting across the deep blue sky like cotton
candy. All around, there were vibrant and dazzling colors of summer.
Audrey was the first to arrive with a gift. Even before entering the door, she was already shouting about
wanting to drink coffee and eat desserts and also wanted to pack some as a midnight snack.
However, as soon as she saw Noah''s serious face, she immediately froze like a mouse seeing a cat,
standing still at the door.
"What''s wrong?" Ste pulled Noah and said with a chuckle, "By the way, you didn''t meet Miss
Martinez before, right? Let me introduce you!"
Noah was pulled by her to stand in front of Audrey.
The two looked at each other, and Audrey had to exert all her effort to suppress the smile that was
about to burst out.
"Darling, this is Miss Audrey Martinez, the one who saved mest time."
"Audrey, this is my..."
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"I know!" Audrey hugged Ste''s neck with one hand and smiled at Noah. "This is your husband, Liam!"
"Nice to meet you, Liam!"
Noah remained expressionless.
"Darling?" Ste nudged Noah with her arm. "Audrey is greeting you!"
Noah nced at Audrey, muttered in a muffled voice, and turned to check the oven temperature behind
the counter.
Ste frowned, not understanding what was wrong with him. But she felt a bit embarrassed in front of
Audrey. Would Audrey think they were not being hospitable as a couple?
"Audrey, I''m really sorry." She apologized with a smile. "My husband is usually serious and not very
warm towards people... But once you get along with him for some days, you''ll see that he''s a very good
person!"
Audrey suppressed her smile and nodded.
Since they were young, Noah was called a "little rascal" by their Uncle Christopher and referred to as a
"cold-faced king of hell" and an "Asura" by other members of the family.
But here, with Ste, he suddenly became a good person.
It seemed that Noah was better at making women happy!
Ste made a cup of coffee for Audrey, instructed Noah to keep an eye on the oven time, and then
turned to clean the courtyard.
The aroma of butter wafted from the oven, and Audrey quietly walked over, wanting to surprise Noah
from behind. However, Noah turned around before she could, crossed his arms in front of his chest,
and furrowed his brows. His eyes were sharp.
Audrey let out a low exmation and quickly covered her pounding heart.
"Hey... Noah."
Noah raised his dashing eyebrows and said with a faint smile, "Don''t address me wrongly. I''m Liam."
Audrey stuck out her tongue and forced a couple of dryughs.
His face darkened. "What are you here for?"
"I..." Audrey looked innocent. "I genuinely came here to congratte Ste! Besides, it was Ste who
asked me toe. I didn''te uninvited!"
"If you''re just here to freeload on food and drinks, that''s fine." Noah''s face grew even darker. "Watch
your tongue in front of my wife! Understand?"
"I know!" Audrey chuckled. "I''m your sister. How could I expose you? You''re Liam, and we''re strangers!
Okay? Hey, Noah... Are my cranberry cookies ready? I want to eat two pieces and take the rest with
me..."
"Why do you need to take so many?" Noah red at her. "If you take them all, how can we do
business?"
"Don''t be so stingy! You''re making a fuss over a few cookies... In the past, when you assisted
Grandfather in managing the Martinez Group, you spent a lot of money without feeling any remorse!"
"Can those situations bepared?" Noah rolled his eyes at her.
The oven beeped, indicating that the time was up. He didn''t have time to argue with her. He put on
thick gloves and took out the baking tray.
Audrey, like a little greedy cat, approached, but Noah didn''t give it to her. He held the baking tray and
walked away.
This scene happened to be seen by Ste, who was entering to wash her hands.
"Darling!" She was shocked. "What are you doing?"
Audrey immediately put on a face of grievance and ran over to Ste.
"Ste, Liam doesn''t give me the cookies... He thinks I eat too much!"
Ste red at Noah, gesturing for him to quickly put down the baking tray.
Noah pursed his lips. Although his face was intimidating, he obediently ced the baking tray on the
table.
"Ste, your cookies smell amazing! Can Ie often in the future?"
Ste smiled and agreed, then turned to wash her hands and quietly warned Noah to treat her lifesaver
well.
Just as Ste turned her head, Noah caught a glimpse of Audrey making faces at him without any
restraint. She even smirked while mouthing to him.
"So you''re henpecked!"