Miles used to bully Tati a lot in the past. That was also why she kept picking fights with him. Although they stopped fighting as adults, Tati would try to avoid Miles whenever she could. She utterly despised his smiley, charming eyes. Miles would always look at her with a grin. Some people might have thought that he liked her. “Okay.”Tati agreed resignedly. “Go back to your office and rest. We have a meeting later on.”Isabella passed the box of desserts to Tati. She said gently, “If Miles bullies you, I’ll get back at him for you when I’m back.”“He doesn’t pick fights with me now. Even if he does, I’ve never lost to him.”Upon remembering Tati’s ferocity back then, Isabella pretended to look worried and said, “How are you going to get married at this rate? It’s concerning.”Tati was speechless. “I only get rough with Miles. I’m an elegant and well-mannered young lady of the O’Connors when I’m with other people.“Anyway, you should rest while you can too, Isa. I’ll g
It turned out that Isabella was going on a business trip. Austin replied, “Okay, Ms. Isabella.”At that moment, Dominic said, “Aren’t you taking Austin with you, Ms. Isabella?”With her picky mouth, she would have difficulty finding food she could stomach during her trip. It would be better if she brought her private chef with her. Isabella had rarely gone on business trips in the past. She remained silent. Austin continued cleaning up quietly. He thought, ‘She’ll probably go hungry on business trips because of her picky mouth.’After considering the suggestion and thinking about her stomach, Isabella finally said, “Okay. Austin can go back and pack his luggage and be here again at 5:00 p.m. He’ll be coming with me on my business trip.“Don’t tell anyone, aside from my family, about Austin traveling with me, Dominic.”Isabella did not want others to spread rumors or criticize her for taking a young private chef on her business trip. Even if the entire Satbury knew she
Austin and Dominic had traveled to the company in the same car. On their way back, Austin asked Dominic, “Does Ms. Isabella usually stay in a hotel or her own property when she goes on business trips?”“She didn’t mention where she was going this time. If the location has one of our branch companies, she usually has a house there. It may not be big, but there are employees and daily necessities stocked.“If it’s just for a business meeting, Ms. Isabella will stay in a hotel. However, she’ll stay in the presidential suite so that cooking is possible.“You just have to pack everything you need for the trip. Ms. Isabella wouldn’t have decided to bring you along if you can’t cook there.”Austin thought about it and replied, “You’re right. I’ll start packing once I get back. I don’t have much to bring aside from some seasonings. I can get ingredients when we get there.”Bringing ingredients along on a business trip was inconvenient. However, Dominic reminded Austin, “The ingredient
Austin felt that Dominic was truly worried sick over Isabella. It was a simple business trip, yet Dominic harped on his instructions for Austin for fear he could not remember them. He initially wanted Austin to take care of Isabella, but he must have changed his mind, considering that Austin and Isabella were both young and single. Something could happen between them. He had to prevent Austin from getting ideas. It would be better to put Austin on cooking duty only and the bodyguards could look after Isabella instead. To be honest, Austin was not thinking of doing anything. After all, it had not been long since he started being by Isabella’s side. Even if he knew she was the lady chosen for him, he did not have feelings for her yet. His focus was cooking. With Isabella’s feedback on his food, he could discover his weaknesses and improve his cooking skills. Isabella had not been able to find a fault in any of his dishes so far. Austin had also noted the amount of ingredien
“Hasn’t Austin been doing well? Isa didn’t comment on his food even once,” Delphine asked curiously. Before Dominic could reply, she added, “The dishes he made were truly delicious. However, he’s a boss himself after all. He might not have been able to adapt to this shift in identity.”Being a private chef in the O’Connor family was equivalent to being a servant. Austin was capable. He was his own boss and had money. He only became a private chef because he found it challenging. It was natural that he could not take it anymore. ‘Ah, we only enjoyed his food for two days. We have to look for a new chef again.’Delphine was used to her family chef changing regularly. “Louis loved the breakfast Austin made. He could make a huge variety of food and even shape them into animals. Louis and Philip liked it a lot.”After she spoke, Dominic explained, “Austin didn’t quit, Mrs. O’Connor. Ms. Isabella had told him to go along with her on a business trip and asked me to find a stand-i
Callum wanted to pick Camryn up from the airport, but she did not let him and rode in a car with her bodyguards instead. She told him not to worry about her and let her be independent as she had already regained her sight. Callum listened to his wife. In fact, he was also busy at that time. Since Camryn did not need him to pick her up, he went home and waited for her after work.The dining table was filled with her favorite dishes he had prepared. Although Camryn had eaten on the airplane, she was hungry again when she arrived home. Her house was far from the airport. The rain had stopped, but the ground was wet, and the sky remained gloomy. The temperature now was lower than this morning. Callum exited the house when he heard the sound of a car. When he saw Camryn getting out of the car, he walked down the stairs with a smile. “You’re back, honey. Must’ve been a long trip.”Camryn had lived where her company was for several days. She was indeed exhausted. Since Dalto
Camryn could not help but laugh. “If Mom and Dad heard that, they’d be heartbroken and call you heartless. What do you mean they don’t care about you? They treat me so well precisely because they do.”Her in-laws treated her well, but that was because they loved their son. She was their daughter-in-law and they wanted their son’s little family unit to be happy. Camryn thought to herself that God was not that unfair after all. After being abused for over twenty years, she was finally given some warmth by being allowed to marry Callum and gaining in-laws who doted on her like she was their own.She no longer had to worry about being ravaged by the storms for the rest of her life. Her in-laws would back her up and shelter her. For this, she was particularly grateful to Grandma May. She did not know what she had done for Grandma May to take a liking to her when she was still blind and choose her for Callum.She was also grateful to Callum for never looking down on her when she was blind
“Your winter break started so early.” Camryn appraised Trenton and saw that he had not lost weight. He looked sturdier and a little more mature than before. She was satisfied with the changes the university had made to him.“Yeah, the moment winter break started, I immediately packed up and took the train home. When I got here I saw your car, so I asked the housekeeper and they said you just got back from a work trip. Everything’s fine, right, Camryn?” Trenton had a share in Newman Enterprise but he trusted Camryn and was only asking casually. He still did not understand business and had no experience, so he would not ask much.“Everything’s fine. It’s good that you’re back. Let’s wash our hands and eat. I just got home too.”Trenton greeted Callum once more. Minutes later, Callum served some food to his beloved wife before asking Trenton, “Are you not planning to find a part-time job during your break? You’d be able to gain some experience and earn some pocket money.”Trenton wa