Chapter 1426: Dumplings For Winter Solstice
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Suddenly, the phone outside the house rang.
Bonnie quickly walked over and picked it up.
"I'm coming back to the manor tonight,"
a cold voice murmured from the other end of the line as soon as she answered. She didn't get the chance to answer because the person on the other end immediately hung up.
"What are you talking about? That sounds so sketchy,"
Bonnie muttered in complaint to herself, the phone still placed near her ear. She walked back to the study to clean the glass shards on the floor. However, she was still thinking about the phone call. 'Did he say he was coming back today?'
"Ouch! That hurts," Bonnie yelped when she stepped on a shard of glass by accident. She immediately washed the wound, removed the glass shard using a pair of tweezers, and then disinfected it with alcohol.
Once she finished bandaging her wound, she smiled at it and said, "I'm a really good nurse."
Then, she carefully cleaned the remaining pieces. She couldn't risk anyone getting hurt again from the glass fragments.
After she finished cleaning up, Bonnie made her way to the kitchen to cook. Even though she hadn't clearly heard what Darren had said, she was confident that the phone call had meant that he would come back.
"Steamed bass, vermicelli with fried meat, crucian carp soup, and mapo tofu… Ah, yes, everything is ready!" Bonnie listed out the dishes as she placed them on the table one after another.
"Hmm, it smells really great. Danny has no idea how good I am at cooking at all," Bonnie said, complimenting herself. She smiled as she looked at the dishes set on the table.
Darren's trip back to the manor didn't take long and he soon found himself standing in front of the door. His nose immediately smelled the food and he couldn't help but let out a light chuckle at the thought of the girl preparing a meal for him.
Upon hearing the noise outside, Bonnie went out to greet Darren. With a smile, she said, "Wow, Danny, you're finally back! You've been so busy."
"If I had any idea that you would cook, I would have ordered takeout before coming here," Darren teased with a sly smile on his face.
Bonnie huffed at his teasing remarks and angrily walked back into the house.
"Then don't eat it!" she exclaimed.
As he followed her inside, Darren retorted, "I do not want to waste any food. It's not easy to earn money, you know."
Harlan had accompanied Darren to the manor, but since he didn't want to feel awkward being the third wheel, he went straight into the study, placed the documents down, and went in
" Sam also mocked with a smirk.
"Let him do whatever he wants to do." Jacob snorted, although there was a calculating look in his eyes.
"No matter what he does, his efforts will be for nothing," Sam continued. "This guy is very ambitious indeed. However, he has gone bankrupt just to acquire shares. He can't possibly maintain the company's operations on his own, can he?"
As the two engaged in their conversation, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
Emily had brought a lunch box full of her homemade dumplings.
Jacob was quite the workaholic. He hadn't even realized that today was the winter solstice. When Emily realized, the corners of her mouth raised slightly into a smile and exposed her dimples, making her look even more beautiful.
"You're still working? Put your work aside. I made dumplings for you." Emily walked into the office and put the lunch box on the table.
Jacob's expression softened as soon as he saw her.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came here because I know how much of a workaholic you are. Do you even know what day it is today?"
Sam fished out his phone to take a glance at his calendar. After seeing what date it was, he turned to look at Jacob.
"Oh, today is the winter solstice, Mr. Jacob. I'll leave now." Sam stood up and walked out. He didn't want to be the third wheel between them, so he left them alone.
"Come on, let's eat these dumplings before they get cold," Emily told Jacob gently, but there was still a hint of excitement in her voice.
"All right." Jacob put away the documents in his hand neatly and then took the box of dumplings.
"It's delicious! So yummy." Jacob ate and enjoyed the food as if he were a child.
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Suddenly, the phone outside the house rang.
Bonnie quickly walked over and picked it up.
"I'm coming back to the manor tonight,"
a cold voice murmured from the other end of the line as soon as she answered. She didn't get the chance to answer because the person on the other end immediately hung up.
"What are you talking about? That sounds so sketchy,"
Bonnie muttered in complaint to herself, the phone still placed near her ear. She walked back to the study to clean the glass shards on the floor. However, she was still thinking about the phone call. 'Did he say he was coming back today?'
"Ouch! That hurts," Bonnie yelped when she stepped on a shard of glass by accident. She immediately washed the wound, removed the glass shard using a pair of tweezers, and then disinfected it with alcohol.
Once she finished bandaging her wound, she smiled at it and said, "I'm a really good nurse."
Then, she carefully cleaned the remaining pieces. She couldn't risk anyone getting hurt again from the glass fragments.
After she finished cleaning up, Bonnie made her way to the kitchen to cook. Even though she hadn't clearly heard what Darren had said, she was confident that the phone call had meant that he would come back.
"Steamed bass, vermicelli with fried meat, crucian carp soup, and mapo tofu… Ah, yes, everything is ready!" Bonnie listed out the dishes as she placed them on the table one after another.
"Hmm, it smells really great. Danny has no idea how good I am at cooking at all," Bonnie said, complimenting herself. She smiled as she looked at the dishes set on the table.
Darren's trip back to the manor didn't take long and he soon found himself standing in front of the door. His nose immediately smelled the food and he couldn't help but let out a light chuckle at the thought of the girl preparing a meal for him.
Upon hearing the noise outside, Bonnie went out to greet Darren. With a smile, she said, "Wow, Danny, you're finally back! You've been so busy."
"If I had any idea that you would cook, I would have ordered takeout before coming here," Darren teased with a sly smile on his face.
Bonnie huffed at his teasing remarks and angrily walked back into the house.
"Then don't eat it!" she exclaimed.
As he followed her inside, Darren retorted, "I do not want to waste any food. It's not easy to earn money, you know."
Harlan had accompanied Darren to the manor, but since he didn't want to feel awkward being the third wheel, he went straight into the study, placed the documents down, and went in
" Sam also mocked with a smirk.
"Let him do whatever he wants to do." Jacob snorted, although there was a calculating look in his eyes.
"No matter what he does, his efforts will be for nothing," Sam continued. "This guy is very ambitious indeed. However, he has gone bankrupt just to acquire shares. He can't possibly maintain the company's operations on his own, can he?"
As the two engaged in their conversation, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
Emily had brought a lunch box full of her homemade dumplings.
Jacob was quite the workaholic. He hadn't even realized that today was the winter solstice. When Emily realized, the corners of her mouth raised slightly into a smile and exposed her dimples, making her look even more beautiful.
"You're still working? Put your work aside. I made dumplings for you." Emily walked into the office and put the lunch box on the table.
Jacob's expression softened as soon as he saw her.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came here because I know how much of a workaholic you are. Do you even know what day it is today?"
Sam fished out his phone to take a glance at his calendar. After seeing what date it was, he turned to look at Jacob.
"Oh, today is the winter solstice, Mr. Jacob. I'll leave now." Sam stood up and walked out. He didn't want to be the third wheel between them, so he left them alone.
"Come on, let's eat these dumplings before they get cold," Emily told Jacob gently, but there was still a hint of excitement in her voice.
"All right." Jacob put away the documents in his hand neatly and then took the box of dumplings.
"It's delicious! So yummy." Jacob ate and enjoyed the food as if he were a child.
Suddenly, the phone outside the house rang. Bonnie quickly walked over and picked it up. "I'm coming back to the manor tonight," a cold voice murmured from the other end of the line as soon as she answered. She didn't get the chance to answer because the person on the other end immediately hung up. "What are you talking about? That sounds so sketchy," Bonnie muttered in complaint to herself, the phone still placed near her ear. She walked back to the study to clean the glass shards on the floor. However, she was still thinking about the phone call. 'Did he say he was coming back today?'"Ouch! That hurts," Bonnie yelped when she stepped on a shard of glass by accident. She immediately washed the wound, removed the glass shard using a pair of tweezers, and then disinfected it with alcohol. Once she finished bandaging her wound, she smiled at it and said, "I'm a really good nurse."Then, she carefully cleaned the remaining pieces. She couldn't risk anyone getting hurt again from the glass fragments. After she finished cleaning up, Bonnie made her way to the kitchen to cook. Even though she hadn't clearly heard what Darren had said, she was confident that the phone call had meant that he would come back. "Steamed bass, vermicelli with fried meat, crucian carp soup, and mapo tofu Ah, yes, everything is ready!" Bonnie listed out the dishes as she placed them on the table one after another. "Hmm, it smells really great. Danny has no idea how good I am at cooking at all," Bonnie said, complimenting herself. She smiled as she looked at the dishes set on the table. Darren's trip back to the manor didn't take long and he soon found himself standing in front of the door. His nose immediately smelled the food and he couldn't help but let out a light chuckle at the thought of the girl preparing a meal for him. Upon hearing the noise outside, Bonnie went out to greet Darren. With a smile, she said, "Wow, Danny, you're finally back! You've been so busy.""If I had any idea that you would cook, I would have ordered takeout before coming here," Darren teased with a sly smile on his face. Bonnie huffed at his teasing remarks and angrily walked back into the house. "Then don't eat it!" she exclaimed. As he followed her inside, Darren retorted, "I do not want to waste any food. It's not easy to earn money, you know."Harlan had accompanied Darren to the manor, but since he didn't want to feel awkward being the third wheel, he went straight into the study, placed the documents down, and went in" Sam also mocked with a smirk. "Let him do whatever he wants to do." Jacob snorted, although there was a calculating look in his eyes. "No matter what he does, his efforts will be for nothing," Sam continued. "This guy is very ambitious indeed. However, he has gone bankrupt just to acquire shares. He can't possibly maintain the company's operations on his own, can he?"As the two engaged in their conversation, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Emily had brought a lunch box full of her homemade dumplings. Jacob was quite the workaholic. He hadn't even realized that today was the winter solstice. When Emily realized, the corners of her mouth raised slightly into a smile and exposed her dimples, making her look even more beautiful. "You're still working? Put your work aside. I made dumplings for you." Emily walked into the office and put the lunch box on the table. Jacob's expression softened as soon as he saw her. "What are you doing here?""I came here because I know how much of a workaholic you are. Do you even know what day it is today?"Sam fished out his phone to take a glance at his calendar. After seeing what date it was, he turned to look at Jacob. "Oh, today is the winter solstice, Mr. Jacob. I'll leave now." Sam stood up and walked out. He didn't want to be the third wheel between them, so he left them alone. "Come on, let's eat these dumplings before they get cold," Emily told Jacob gently, but there was still a hint of excitement in her voice. "All right." Jacob put away the documents in his hand neatly and then took the box of dumplings. "It's delicious! So yummy." Jacob ate and enjoyed the food as if he were a child.
