Chapter 132

Aunt Joyce stopped. She secretly gritted her teeth and scolded herself for being so tactless for appearing at that exact moment.

She clearly knew that the couple was alone in the study. If a handsome man and a beautiful woman were alone in a room in the middle of the night, they must be doing something risque. Why did she come up to serve them supper?

How could supper possibly be more delicious than the wife?

Aunt Joyce flushed and walked back in awkwardly.

“Sir, Missus, I’ve come to bring you some supper.”

She smiled stiffly. Her gaze fell on Nell, who was still sitting on Gideon’s lap, only to see her covering her face with her hands. Her body turned and she buried her head in the man’s arms, looking mortified to death.

The smile on Aunt Joyce’s face deepened and her eyes contained a hint of relief. She put the tray on the table beside her.

Gideon did not say anything else and only ordered, “From now on, don’t come in when my wife and I are alone in the room.”

“Ah, yes! Yes! I understand.”

“Hm. You can go now.”

“Yes, sir.”

Aunt Joyce turned and went out. Her figure and footsteps were so joyful that if a stranger saw her, they would think that she had just won the lottery.

As she left, she very considerately closed the door behind her.

Gideon withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes to look at the little woman in his arms.

His sexy lips hooked up as his eyes filled with laughter.

“Are you still hiding? She’s gone now.”

Nell peeked out and stole a glance at the doorway. Seeing that Aunt Joyce was really gone and the door was closed as well, she finally lifted her head in relief.

“It’s all your fault!”

She raised her fist to pound the man’s shoulder, ashamed and angry.

Gideon laughed lowly. “Yes, it’s my fault.”

His indulgent and cheerful appearance only made Nell’s anger rise, but she could not vent.

She could only stare at him with her beautiful eyes.

Gideon was in a good mood now, so he stopped trying to tease her, lest he really made her angry.

Thus, she just squeezed her soft waist and asked, “Hungry?”

Although Nell had dinner, she had only taken a few bites because she was busy with work, so she was indeed hungry now.

However, she recalled that she was still angry at him, and she had not made him pay for stealing kisses from her earlier.

It would be too embarrassing to eat his food now.

The man seemed to see her thoughts and the smile in his eyes grew deeper. His lips lifted in joy.

“I’m hungry. Would you eat with me?”

Nell glanced around guiltily. In the end, she swallowed her pride and agreed. “Fine. Since you’re requesting me to accompany you, I’ll eat a little!”

Gideon laughed and released her to lead her over.

On the table were two bowls of seafood porridge, colorful and fragrant.

Nell had only been a little hungry earlier, but after smelling such fragrant porridge, her stomach suddenly growled with hunger.

The air was quiet for a moment.

Her expression stiffened. She looked up at Gideon and smiled awkwardly.

“That’s... You heard wrong. A toad was croaking outside!”

Gideon nodded. “Yes, it was a toad.”

However, the undisguised teasing and laughter in his eyes told her that he had heard her stomach growl.

Nell wanted to scratch the wall in shame.

Fortunately, as long as she blatantly pretended not to see his expression, the man would not expose her either. The two finally finished their supper in peace, and Nell was also satisfied.

She took the initiative to clean up the dishes. When she came back, Gideon had already gone into the bathroom to take a shower.

Nell randomly picked up a fashion magazine and leaned against the bed to read it. The magazine was the newest issue, and printed on the front was the latest work of her favorite designer, Amy.

After all, she was an internationally famous designer, and the model invited was also internationally famous, so the spread was naturally large.

Nell casually flipped through a few pages when something caught her eyes.

The magazine had published a picture of Stephanie Garrett.

Stephanie Garrett was a goddess of the entertainment industry. She had high education, amazing looks, and a noble background.

As the only daughter of the Garretts, one of the four great clans in the capital, she graduated from a famous foreign school and held several degrees in her hands. However, she was so engrossed with acting that she decided to become an actress instead.

Perhaps because of her age, her acting skills were not top-notch, but she was already considered outstanding among other actresses of the same age.

At the very least, she had starred in several big hits, and the literary film she appeared in the previous year had won an international award.

What was more remarkable was that although her fame was already skyrocketing, she was usually very friendly and low-key. There had never been any gossip or spiteful news about her even after seven years since her debut.

She was an existence comparable to perfection.

Nell recalled what Gideon said before. It was hard to believe that she was just an adopted daughter of the Garrett family.

She did not know much about the Garrett family, but she knew that the husband and wife had a good relationship. Mrs. Garrett was one of the most famous painters of the era and would often attend various public events. Nell occasionally saw her on television a few times before.

She was a woman of extreme beauty and gentle temperament.

Although her face had traces of the years etched into it, it did not affect her beauty at all and instead added a few hints of charm to her.

Spoiled by the President A child born to such a person must be excellent Suddenly recalling the misunderstanding before, Nell laughed It was not like she did not hold any grudges at all, but since she had already chosen to trust him, there was no reason to entertain foolish ideas.

Thinking this way, she put the magazine aside and stopped reading it.

A few days later.

Jincheng ushered in the first light snowfall since the start of spring.

The snowflakes were so small that they turned into water the moment they landed on one’s fingertips. It was much warmer than the heavy snowfall from years ago.

However, even so, it was easy to catch a cold in early spring when it was still cold.

For example, Nell fell sick because of this sudden snowfall.

“Sir, the Missus just caught a cold. It’s not a serious illness, so you don’t have to be so nervous.”

Looking at Gideon who had been sullen since morning and had not shown any hint of a smile, Aunt Joyce kindly assured him.

Gideon glanced at her. He still did not look relieved, and he went straight to the doctor who was treating Nell and asked, “How is she?”

The doctor stood up and replied respectfully, “It’s just the common cold. She’ll be fine after taking some medicine and resting.”

Gideon’s expression finally eased up slightly at the words.

After the doctor went out to prescribe medicine, Nell looked at Gideon and could not help but laugh. “I told you it was nothing but you kept fussing about it. It’s just a little cold. If people saw you like this, they would think that there was something really wrong with me!”

Gideon glared at her. “You still have the nerve to say that? Who was it who didn’t listen to my advice last night and decided to stay out in the cold?”

Nell faltered, suddenly feeling guilty.

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