Matthew pinched Lucy’s little nose and could not help but call her by her nickname, “Wake up, Lulu. Have dinner first before sleeping. You can’t skip dinner.”Lucy was practically unconscious, so her body could not help but lean forward. Matthew wrapped his arms around her waist and noticed that she had indeed lost quite a bit of weight. He could easily encircle her waist with a lot more space to spare.She always complained about wanting to lose weight, but what was there to lose? She was practically skin and bones already.“Lulu, listen to me. Let’s go downstairs for dinner. It’s all your favorite dishes today, so don’t let them go to waste.”Matthew was feeling a little frustrated, and Lucy suddenly jolted awake.When she looked up, she noticed that she was nestled in Matthew’s arms. No wonder she did not want to open her eyes. Matthew’s embrace was so warm and cozy that she did not want to leave.“Let me sleep a little longer…” Lucy said as she rubbed her head against Matthew
After an unknown amount of time, Lucy opened her eyes again and saw that dawn was breaking.She vaguely remembered what Matthew told her yesterday. He said that she had to wake up and have dinner after a short nap, yet here they were, both asleep on the couch.Matthew gave her all the blanket while he only had a thin garment on and nothing else to cover himself.He could not continue sleeping like this, especially with the sudden drop in temperature and continuous rainy weather the past few days. It was crucial to keep warm.“Matt…”Lucy nudged him, but he did not respond. Even when she softly called his name by his ear, it only elicited a soft grunt from him.Feeling worried, Lucy lifted her hand to his forehead.Unsurprisingly, he was down with a fever.The mighty CEO was reduced to lying on the couch with nowhere to put his long legs, yet he still had to wake up to a fever after suffering the entire night.Feeling guilty, Lucy looked at Matthew’s flushed cheeks due to the f
Just a moment ago, Matthew could not even open his eyes to speak. Now, he was suddenly gripping onto Lucy’s wrist with force.Even when the doctor arrived, Matthew refused to open his eyes and just stayed curled up in the blanket like a fluffy squirrel.It was rare to hear Matthew speak in such a tone, but it successfully tugged at Lucy’s heartstrings. She tightly held his hand and reassured him, “I’m not leaving, Matt.”Lucy carefully tucked his hand under the blanket. “You have a cold. Don’t move around, okay? I’ll go make you some cold medicine and be back soon, very soon.”Matthew was not buying it, so he held onto her hand, unwilling to let go. “How soon is ‘very soon’? I don’t have a fever… I don’t want to take medicine…”His voice grew more distressed as he spoke.“Why don’t you want to take medicine, Matt?”“I just don’t want to,” he said childishly.“You need to take medicine for your fever to go down. Be good, okay?”Lucy got up to leave, and the man who could not su
Matthew’s body was quite resilient, so this minor cold was nothing to worry about. After taking the medicine and napping for a while, his fever subsided, and he was back to normal.However, the real 'storm' was far from over.Lucy sat at the edge of the bed, staring at Matthew seriously.Little did Matthew know that the moment he opened his eyes, he would see Lucy looking at him sternly like she was about to interrogate him. She had never looked at him like that before.“Lulu, what’s wrong?”Matthew dared not utter any unnecessary words, afraid that even a single phrase might cause Lucy’s anger to erupt. If that happened, he would be the one to suffer.Lucy remained silent, still gazing sharply at Matthew’s face as if she were trying to read his mind.“Lulu, I noticed you didn’t finish your drawing yesterday. How about I draw with you today? What do you think about that?”Matthew attempted to change the subject, but Lucy was still unwilling to engage.Unable to hold back any l
Due to Matthew’s cold, there was a backlog of documents that needed his approval at the company.Kent reported the company’s situation over the past couple of days, “Mr. Leon, the company will be competing for a piece of land in the second half of the year, so we need your approval. The board has unanimously approved the resolution, but we need you to review it again.”Kent continued briefing Matthew on upcoming projects and collaborations. Although there were many tasks to handle, for Matthew, it was just another day at the office.Since assuming the position of CEO, Matthew had propelled the once-stagnant company to new heights, surpassing all of his competitors.Over the past few years, other companies could not even see Leon Corporation’s tail lights, let alone catch up to him.From then onward, Matthew had been incredibly busy. He struggled to adapt at first, but after about a week, he was able to effortlessly manage the workload and systematically complete his tasks.It w
In fact, Matthew’s question was not difficult at all. All the financial reports of Leon Corporation were publicly available on their website.It was clear that the real estate projects were the most profitable for the company that year, followed closely by cosmetics and fashion projects.This information was accessible with just a few clicks, but where would Samantha find the time to look into it? The only thing on her mind was how to dress up to attract Matthew.Despite her efforts, Matthew remained unmoved. With a straw stack for a brain, it was no wonder that Samantha was oblivious to the fact that aside from Lucy, Matthew had no interest in anyone else.Samantha was left speechless with beads of cold sweat forming on her forehead. They threatened to ruin her makeup that day.Matthew continued to stare at her calmly, “You claim to know everything and be able to help me with anything, but you don’t even know basic information that can be easily found online. What use are you as
Lucy could only stay at home because Matthew had left for the temporary office for work. She decided to head over during lunchtime and personally cook a big meal for him.Before that, she spent some time fixing the drawings she was not happy with.Her inspiration had always come from a sudden epiphany.However, since she started drawing Matthew’s profile, a portion of her unique inspiration began to come from him.Her brushes and strokes moved agilely and appeared on Matthew’s face.Lucy began to scribble and draw. Lucy would draw when she had free time and she was quite adept at oil painting and sketching.The servants walked in and out of the living room but Lucy was in her own world and could no longer hear any noises from the outside world.She held a pencil that had been sharpened until only half of it was left and she began sketching while thinking about Matthew.Matthew had always been detailed with his work. He did not like anyone disturbing him, which was why he was al
Samantha stood next to Gabriella with an upset look on her face. She could no longer hold her tears in as they began dripping to the floor.She whimpered in a very sad voice to Gabriella about how cold and scary Matthew had treated her today.“I have no idea why Matthew would treat me that way, Mrs. Leon. All I wanted to do was to help him today, but he said all I did was ruin things.”Even though Samantha exaggerated somewhat, some of her exaggerations turned out to be words that Matthew wanted to say to her but did not manage to.Gabriella slammed the table angrily. She had just gotten her nails done not long ago and she almost broke them from slamming the table.“Did he really say that?”Samantha’s heart thumped wildly when she saw how angry Gabriella was. However, this would probably work only if Gabriella got angry. Samantha exaggerated what was said to her.“Matthew even said that I can never compare to Lucy. Not only that, he even kicked me out… What am I supposed to do n