"Did he say anything?"
"Boss asked me to take good care of you."
"Anything else?"
Ted stared at Ophelia in confusion.
Ophelia waved her hand and changed the subject. "I’ll go check on Tommy. Did he cry last night?"
"Tommy’s great, and he hardly cried during the night. He’s still asleep in the cradle," said Ted honestly.
"Thank you, Ted. If it weren’t for you last night, I’m afraid Madeleine and I wouldn’t have slept at all."
"That’s what I ought to do. You’re my Master, and Tommy is my Little Master, so it’s my duty to protect
and look after him."
Ophelia waved her hand modestly and said, "Don’t say that, Ted. We’re equal. I’ll feel ashamed if you
keep saying so. Zachariah sent you to protect me, not to be my nanny or housekeeper. Let us girls
make breakfast from tomorrow. As a man, you just wait for the food."
"I cook all the time, and I’m quite good at it. Boss likes my cooking too. Mas… Ophelia, how about
making that decision after having my food?"
Now that Ted said so, Ophelia could do nothing but accept his advice.
"Since you are sent to protect me, should I be the one to pay you?"
"No, someone will transfer the money into my bank account every month."
Ophelia said no more and went into the room to check on Tommy, who was sound asleep and looked
so cute. After a while, she heard Madeleine whining outside the room.
Ophelia gave a smile despite herself. Sure enough, the atmosphere in the little apartment was totally
different after a man joined them.
She went out of the room and had breakfast, which was made by Ted, with Madeleine.
The two of them were amazed at Ted’s cooking skills. They never expected him to be so good at
cooking. He was even better than a chef in a five-star hotel. Even Madeleine, who claimed to be an
excellent cook, admitted that she was deeply impressed by him.
Madeleine leaned in to ask Ted, "Tell me honestly, Ted. How did you make the Brussels Sprout Salad
Avocado Toast? How can you make something so delicious with these simple ingredients?"
Ted told her the recipe.
"And that’s all?"
Ted nodded. He had this theory that "Less is more" also applied to cuisine at home.
Frustrated, Madeleine curled her lips and turned to Ophelia, "Honey, I overrated myself and thought I
was best at cooking, but today Ted teaches me that there’s always someone better than you. I have to
admit, he’s a formidable adversary."
Ophelia smiled, but she also had to admit that Ted excelled at cooking.
Probably because Ted took good care of her, Ophelia recovered very well. Three days passed in the
blink of an eye. But during these three days, Ophelia talked and laughed with them on the first day,
while for the next two days, she swallowed her displeasure and smiled. No one from the Chambers
family had paid her a visit since she had moved out, not even Zachariah, whom she had been looking
forward to seeing. He never showed up again after he sent Ted here on the first day.
Ophelia would be lying if she said she wasn’t disappointed. They just confessed their love for each
other and should have been living together happily, but things took an unfavorable turn due to
Savannah, and the two ended up living apart temporarily.
Now she stayed in Madeleine’s apartment, and the Chambers family didn’t even send her a text
message, which made her heart sink.
Ophelia always fell into a trance when she stared at Tommy, who was the very image of Zachariah, and
couldn’t help but ask, "Are you really going to ditch me, Zachariah?"
She blamed Zachariah for never sending her a message, or calling her, or coming to see her, and she
was resentful that the Chambers family didn’t pay her a visit. But at the same time, she blamed herself
for lacking conviction. She was just left out for the moment and now her faith in him was shaken.
Apprehensive, Ophelia rested her forehead in her hands. She originally intended to make Zachariah
realize that they could at least treat each other equally, but unexpectedly, now she was in a passive
situation and got carried away.
She didn’t like this kind of feeling at all. She hated it.
Madeleine put Tommy to sleep, got a bowl of chicken soup for Ophelia and asked, "Unhappy?"
Ophelia took the soup, but had no appetite.
"No. I’m happy that I have Tommy and you."
Ophelia just wouldn’t admit it.
"But your long face is telling a different story. Although you have Tommy and me here, someone’s
absent."
Ophelia threw a look at Madeleine.
Madeleine shrugged and poked Ophelia’s head with her finger, simmering with resentment. "Honey, I
thought you were better than this. You’ve also seen how the Chambers family has treated you. It’s just
that they haven’t contacted you for three days, and you act like it’s the end of the world! If they don’t
come for the next two weeks, are you going to kill yourself? Now is the time to test the relationship
between Zachariah and you. If it can’t stand the test, just leave him. I’ll be honest with you. If Zachariah
gives you the cold shoulder over such a trifle, he’s not the guy you can trust for the rest of your life. Do
you get it?"
Ophelia said nothing.
Madeleine was absolutely right, but as the saying goes, easier said than done.
"Alright, stop thinking too much and pull yourself together. You need to take care of Tommy. The
Chambers family can put on airs with you, but I wonder how cocky they can be with Tommy on our
side," Madeleine shrugged and said in high spirit.
Ophelia chuckled despite herself, but reluctantly. She felt a tightness in her chest and depressed.
In the mean time, Zachariah, who hadn’t visited Ophelia for three days, was totally wronged. When he
drove out of Madeleine’s neighborhood, he got a call on his way back home. Someone told him that the
contract of a cooperative project, which was worth over one hundred million, was leaked. Once their
rivals got it, it would be a heavy blow to the Chambers Group, and cause a plunge in stock prices.
Therefore, Zachariah rushed to the company at once, called the senior executives together and held an
emergency meeting that lasted five hours. When the meeting was over, he skipped dinner and jumped
on a plane with his secretary and assistant, leaving for Paris.
Zachariah originally wanted to call Ophelia before boarding, but he gave up that idea because he
thought Ophelia might be too angry to answer his call for the moment.
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