Chapter 624: A Man’s Words Are Deceitful Lies

With a loud bang, the sound instantly awakened their rational minds!

Cecilia was already feeling both embarrassed and angry, and now hearing the pot explode made her instinctively bewildered.

Adrian was the first to react, pulling Cecilia from behind and shielding her at the counter.

"Cecilia, don’t be afraid, it’s just the water drying up."

The man let out a low cough and immediately went forward to turn off the kitchen appliances.

Thankfully, the appliances had good safety measures, and nothing major happened.

...

Cecilia was still frightened, she quickly jumped down from the counter and angrily retorted at Adrian.

"Look at you, I told you not to mess around, now look what happened, our meal is ruined."

"Cecilia, actually you’ve already made a tomato and egg stir-fry."

The man smiled understandingly at Cecilia.

"We can just make do with that for now."

!!!

How could this man have the nerve?!

She had specifically asked Wyatt to buy those ingredients to replenish Adrian’s strength after his injury, but Adrian didn’t appreciate it and ruined her creation!

"You’re the one who should make do with the tomato and egg stir-fry! Given how dismissive you sound, might as well dump it, I’m going out to eat."

"Don’t be like this, I’m really hungry."

Adrian noticed his little wife was truly upset and quickly admitted defeat.

The man lowered his brows with a smile, gently wrapping his arms around Cecilia’s waist, his voice as smooth and gentle as flowing water.

"Cecilia, isn’t it enough for me to admit I was wrong? Even if I had to eat tomato and egg stir-fry for a lifetime, I’d never tire of it."

...

What a thing to say!

Thinking of how Adrian’s cooking skills were thousands of times better than her own, Cecilia felt both lucky and frustrated.

She was lucky to have married Adrian, who kept her well-fed and cared for, but now faced more frustration as she couldn’t possibly let a sick man cook, and Adrian wouldn’t stay calm, insisting on...

Thinking about how she and Adrian almost did something ridiculous in the kitchen, Cecilia’s face turned as red as a rose.

Oh my, Cecilia, what kind of thoughts are running through your mind!

Don’t think about it anymore.

Anyway, the incident came to an abrupt end, and Cecilia shook her head vigorously, throwing those thoughts behind.

"Alright then, since you apologized sincerely and given you’re under the weather, I’ll reluctantly join you for the tomato and egg stir-fry."

Oh, my poor, carefully prepared ingredients.

She just wanted to make some progress!

It’s all Adrian’s fault!

...

Cecilia grumbled inside, but just one look at the man’s unmatched handsome face made eight parts of her annoyance vanish into thin air by three parts.

The allure of male beauty!

Cecilia pouted but resignedly set the meal for Adrian.

"Can your arm still exert some strength? Otherwise, just eat by yourself."

Cecilia thought about how she had obediently fed him these past few days, and reflecting on how she was just pinned at the counter without being able to move, she figured this man had a web of lies.

She wouldn’t fall for it.

"Of course, being fed by Mrs. Law is more nutritious."

What kind of absurd reasoning is this!

...

Cecilia was so annoyed she wanted to laugh, and right when she was speechless, suddenly, the clear ringing of the doorbell sounded from outside.

Hey, someone’s knocking downstairs?

Cecilia was surprised.

"Adrian, wait here, I’ll go check it out."

"It’s alright, it’s the delivery guy from Splendid Pavilion, you just need to unlock the electronic door."

"When did you order food from Splendid Pavilion?"

Cecilia was instantly bewildered.

Delivering food from Splendid Pavilion to Starfall Bay takes at least fifteen minutes, right?

Could it be that Adrian never planned to eat her cooking from the start?

That’s why he was so hands-on in the kitchen with her.

...

Thinking about the previous events, Cecilia’s face involuntarily turned red again.

She annoyedly poked Adrian’s forehead.

"Just wait till I return to handle you."

After saying that, she quickly slipped on her slippers and headed to the hallway to collect the delivery.

Ah, of course, the food from Splendid Pavilion would be delicious, being the longest queued Cantonese restaurant in Stellerton, despite her love for spicy food, Cecilia also enjoyed such light flavors.

But could it be Adrian was resentful of her poor cooking skills, so...

The more Cecilia thought, the more conflicted she felt.

Just as she was stewing in her thoughts, the delivery guy dressed in Splendid Pavilion’s employee attire was already quietly waiting at the door, then handed over the big red food box.

"Miss Vaughn, here are the three dishes and a soup you ordered."

Speechless, there’s even soup.

He must really dismiss her cooking skills!

Could it be that making Adrian eat tomato and egg stir-fry for five consecutive days caused him psychological trauma?

...

Cecilia’s mind spun with thoughts, but when facing the delivery guy, she was smiling and polite.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, be careful on your way back."

The delivery guy knew Cecilia was actually the boss’s wife behind Splendid Pavilion and felt flattered by her polite attitude and nodded with surprise.

"Alright, alright, no worries, Miss Vaughn, I’ll be careful."

Most importantly, Cecilia was really pretty!

Cecilia thought the guy might have been busy delivering food all the way and hadn’t had a chance to take a sip of water, spotting a small unopened bottled water in the hallway, she handed it over.

"Take this to quench your thirst on the way."

"How could I accept this."

It’s alright, just a bottle of water.

The delivery guy reluctantly glanced at Cecilia twice, finally leaving happily.

He must spread the word about Cecilia’s beauty and kind manners; she was like a little fairy! Why do so many news reports portray Cecilia as a scheming woman with a criminal past?

The events from back then were indeed unjust imprisonment for Cecilia; a girl with such good looks is bound to attract some wicked motives.

...

Cecilia didn’t realize her casual gesture just won her a little fan.

She opened the food box, seeing the exquisite dishes inside, she couldn’t help but swallow slightly.

——Suddenly, she began to resent her tomato and egg stir-fry, what’s going on with that?

Waste is a shame!

Cecilia frantically commented in her mind and then pretended to calmly carry the food box upstairs.

Adrian sat upright at the dining table, seemingly having heard Cecilia’s footsteps, gave her a subtle glance.

"Why did it take so long?"

"Oh, I chatted a bit with the delivery guy, and by the way, gave him a bottle of water."

Adrian understood Cecilia’s kindness, couldn’t help but stand up and took the food box from her with his uninjured hand, then earnestly spoke to her.

"Cecilia, if you’re home alone, don’t talk to strangers for too long in the future."

"Also, don’t so casually let them in."

"I know, don’t worry, you’re the one who called him, aren’t you?"

Cecilia giggled, with a proud heart, she began to lay out the dishes from the food box one by one.

"How about this, you take the dishes from Splendid Pavilion, and I’ll take what I cooked?"