Chapter 102


    Chapter 102 Worried


    Nichs then took the grocery bags over from Jake and made his way into the kitchen.


    Jake followed behind him and asked, “Wait… Nic, are you sure you can cook?”


    “Duh! How else am I supposed to make lunch?” Nichs replied casually.


    “But I’ve never seen you cook!”


    I was able to hear everything they said as I followed behind them. So I was right! Nichs has never


    cooked anything for Jake! In that case, I must be insanely lucky to have him make me pastast night!


    Damn, I should’ve taken a picture of it as a memento!


    Nichs then ced the ingredients on the kitchen counter and said, “You go wait outside, Jake. Scarlett


    should being over soon.”


    Jake frowned when he saw Nichs reach for the knife. “I think I should do the cooking instead. Don’t


    want your silky smooth hands getting all dirty now! Besides, it’d be bad if you identally cut yourself or


    something!”


    I couldn’t help but chuckle at how nervous Jake was. I bet he must be Nichs’ biggest fan!


    Nichs ced the knife down and let out a sigh. “I’m not a porcin doll, Jake.”


    Jake pouted. “But I’m worried about you!”


    I decided it was time for me to step up and said, “Um, how about I do the cutting while Nichs does the


    cooking? That way, it would still be his cooking, but without the risk of injuries! There, a win-win solution!”


    “You?” Jake eyed me doubtfully from head to toe.


    I nodded profusely in response and winked at Nichs as I said, “Yup! Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to keep


    Nichs away from the knives!”


    It’s a lot better to have me help out than Jake nag endlessly, right?


    Nichs spoke up as well. “Sure, we’ll go with that. Jake, you call Scarlett and ask her when she’ll be


    here. Oh, and help me pack up the clothes in the bedroom while you’re at it.”


    Jake was clearly unhappy about his decision but agreed to it reluctantly anyway.


    I waited until he had disappeared from sight before teasing Nichs, “He sure worries a lot about you!”


    “He worries too much!” he replied with a chuckle.


    “I bet you two must be really close, huh? You know, like how Shannon and I are.”


    “Yeah, I knew Jake since I got into the entertainment industry. He’s the one who stayed by my side this


    whole time.”


    I could rte to what he said as it was the same between Shannon and me.


    Having tasted the pasta he madest night, I had great confidence in his cooking skills and carried on


    chatting with him while preparing lunch.


    Despite it being our first time preparing a meal together, weplemented each other surprisingly well


    and were rather fast at getting the job done.


    It didn’t take long before lunch was served and looked absolutely amazing.


    The doorbell rang right as we were done setting the table, and I saw Scarlett standing outside when I


    opened the door.


    “You’re right on time! Nichs has just finished making lunch, so you get to eat it while it’s hot!”


    “Nichs made lunch?” Judging by the look on her face, I figured she was really surprised by it as well.


    Wait, this doesn’t make sense… There’s no way she wouldn’t know about Nichs being able to cook!


    “Yeah, that’s right. Surely you’ve tried his cooking before, right?” I asked curiously.


    Scarlett didn’t deny it. “I haven’t seen him cook in a really long time.”


    “Come on, Letty! Lunch is ready! Nic made it himself!” Jake shoved me aside and led Scarlett inside by


    the arm.


    Wow… Talk about differential treatment… I bet Jake has added my name to his cklist or


    something. Well, not that it matters, though! Scarlett changed into that pair of women’s slippers very


    naturally like it was a habitual thing, so I can at least confirm my suspicion about her having some sort of


    intimate rtionship with Nichs.


    After lunch, I volunteered to do the dishes as I couldn’t have Nichs do everything by himself, and I


    certainly couldn’t let Scarlett do it as it would taint her air of elegance.


    As for Jake, I knew for a fact that he would surely offer his help if Nichs were the one doing the


    dishes. Since it was me doing it instead, he simply strutted off like it was none of his business.


    I heard my phone ringing behind me while washing the dishes and saw Nichs bringing it to me when I


    turned around.


    “Who’s calling? Is it Shannon?” I asked.


    Nichs hit the answer button and said, “No. Here, I’ll hold it for you so you can carry on washing.”


    As I didn’t get a chance to see the caller ID earlier, I only found out that it was Benjamin after hearing his


    voice on the phone.


    I hadn’t been in contact with him ever since I took care of things with Julius.


    “Why’d you call me up all of a sudden, Benjamin? Just so you know, I can’t tell you anything if you’re


    going to ask me about the recent rumors.” I decided to make my point clear right from the start.


    Benjamin’s tone was rather unpleasant. “I’m not interested in any of that. Honestly, I didn’t think you’d do


    such a thing, Liliana. Looks like I was wrong about you.”


    I turned the tap off and asked with a frown, “What do you mean by that? What did I do?”


    What the hell is he on about? What did I do to piss him off?


    Benjamin said with a cold chuckle, “Heh, I’d rather not waste my time and energy on pointless


    exnations. If you have any conscience left in you,e visit Dominic at City Hospital yourself.”


    “Wait, what happened to Dominic? Tell… Hello?”


    He hung up on me… This is unbelievable! What the h*ll did he mean by that? Did Dominic get


    hospitalized due to some kind of disease? Or is this just some new trick he came up with to gain my


    sympathy? Yeah, it’s probably thetter. I mean, he got into a fight with me yesterday, and he even


    punched Nichs in the face! There’s no way he’d suddenly end up in the hospital on that very same


    day! Besides, even if he really did get hospitalized, he has Camille to look after him, so why would I want


    to go there and see them act all lovey-dovey?


    “What happened, Liliana? Did something happen?”


    Nichs’ voice snapped me out of my train of thought, and I shook my head in response. “No, it’s just


    another one of my nosy friends trying to ask me about this incident. I’m almost done here, so you can go


    spend some time with Scarlett.”


    Despite my countless efforts at telling myself to not think about Dominic, I just couldn’t seem to get it out


    of my mind.


    Knowing Benjamin, he wasn’t the type who would joke about such things. Did something really happen


    to Dominic?


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