Chapter 753

Cecelia had already prepared the meal. All sorts of dishes were placed

on the table. There were roasted ducks, braised prawns, steamed

crabs, and all kinds of fresh seasonal vegetables, and next to them

there was even a bottle of well-aged red wine.

When Otis met Cecelia, he saluted, bowed, and greeted her politely

and courteously, "Good day, Mrs. Heath."

"No need for that! We are a family now, just come on over.” Cecelia

greeted him with a smile.

Otis changed his shoes at the door and walked in, but still he was

wearing his daytime uniform. Today, after the Artificial Intelligence

Summit at the International Exhibition Center, he returned directly to the

Warlord Palace. Today the Heaths were gathering for dinner, and as

usual they called him as well.

Charlotte came down the stairs and saw Otis. Her eyes flickered

slightly and she gritted her teeth gently, but still, she smiled lightly at

him.

Otis walked up to Charlotte in a gentlemanly manner and offered her

his hand.

Charlotte, in turn, placed her hand in his palm.

Otis led her down the stairs to the dining room and thoughtfully pulled

out a seat for her.

To an outsider, he took care of Charlotte in every possibly way. He was

just what all men should be like.

Charlotte was just about to sit down.

Ralph returned at that moment, and Otis rushed forward to greet him,

and he diligently took the cane from Ralph, as well as his hat and

jacket.

"General, I'll do it." Otis hung up Ralph's military jacket and put his hat

away.

Charlotte called out respectfully to Ralph, "Daddy."

"Hmm." Ralph responded coldly, his face expressionless.

"Everyone is here now, so let's all sit down and eat." Cecelia greeted

everyone warmly and served the last dish, a pot of fragrant chicken

soup.

Ralph took his seat at the very end of the table and Cecelia took the

seat to his left.

Otis and Charlotte were all seated to the right of them.

Otis respectfully got up and delivered food to everyone.

He behaved humbly and cautiously, quite the opposite of the arrogant

and frivolous man in the exhibition center during the day.

It was like he had become a completely different person.

He was never like Charlotte, who was born with a golden spoon.

Instead, he was born humble, and he got to where he was now with

only his own ability and hard work.

But he found it hard for him to get any further from where he was.

Until four years ago, he caught a special opportunity, and from then on,

his career went all flat out again.

After serving the food for everyone else, he diligently served Charlotte's

food.

"Charlotte, you should have some more shrimps for your health.”

"Thanks." Charlotte smiled tenderly. The chopsticks in her hand kept

poking at the rice in her bowl and she seemed a bit distracted.

"Hmm. Taking care of a woman is a sign of maturity.” Ralph nodded

with satisfaction.

Otis was 38 years old this year and was thus twelve years older than

Charlotte.

He had never got married before, but still Ralph was quite satisfied with

Otis. He was honest and introverted, and had a considerable reputation

in the military. Now, Otis had been his right-hand man, and many

important matters in the Warlord Palace had been entrusted to Otis.

Ralph was getting older and his heart had not been very healthy

recently. In the past two years, he had begun to feel tired and was

thinking about having a successor.