Chapter 73
“Are you still carrying a torch for me now?” Dorian looked away indifferently after he said those words.
Gisele stared at him in confusion. “What?”
“You’ve poured in a lot of effort. It’s already 2:00 am, but you still got up to cook.” A sarcastic sneer spread across his face, and he swiftly finished the soup that he hated.
Then, he rose to his feet and cast a look at her. “Can’t you live without a man? If your boyfriend calls your now, you’re going to him right away, aren’t you?”
Cynical words poured out of his l*ps mercilessly and stabbed Gisele’s heart. Stunned, she shook her head at him in disbelief.
The reason she woke up in the dead of the night to cook was because he asked Jon to order her! Moreover, he looked so pitiful when he was in pain from gastritis, and she came over personally because she couldn’t bear to see Declan worry about him.
In a huff, Gisele kept away the food container and tossed it into the bin along with the other utensils. Peering at his back steadily, she said, “You are right, I can’t live without a man. But I won’t care if someone gets cranky in the middle of the night again. As for the affairs between my boyfriend and I, please stay out of it. We’re-”
Suddenly, Dorian gripped her slender neck and forced her to look into his eyes. With a solemn face, he said sharply, “Repeat what you just said.”
“Which one?” Gisele snapped angrily.
Dorian’s face was livid with anger as his sharp gaze cut her like a knife, but when she met his unreadable. eyes, the last shard of fear in her dissipated completely.
“Dorian, you’re one to insult me. I brought you food out of kindness, and all I get in return is your sarcasm. While speaking, tears welled up in her eyes, but she fought them back. “As for a boyfriend, why can’t I have a new start when you have your dream girl and childhood lover?”
Previously, when Johnson confessed his feelings for her in the night market behind the hospital, Dorian had lunged at them like a raged beast. At that time, she had argued with him by saying the last thing she had just said.
Dorian released his grip on her throat and drew back his hand in disgust. “I know you’re anxious, Gisele. But now is not the time for that.”
Gasping for air, she had no idea what he meant by that.
“As long as you’re still Mrs. Jefferson, your family will get hurt if you make a cuckold out of me!” he threatened and headed for the staircase without looking back, leaving Gisele on the spot.
If this had happened in the past, her chest would throb painfully, but now, she felt nothing. It was as though everything Dorian had just said was unrelated to her.
From the second floor, Dorian gazed down suddenly. When he saw that Gisele didn’t show signs of
leaving, his unsettled heart calmed down, and he cleared his throat before saying coldly, “I want to have a mix of cold and hot breakfast tomorrow. Also, buy something else extra and have everything ready by 7: 00 am.”
After saying that, he stormed straight into his room, having no regard as to whether Gisele consented to his instructions or not. After all, no matter what he wanted to eat in the past, she would prepare it right. away and deliver it to him.
As Gisele stood at the doorway, a mocking smile played at the edge of her l*ps. She was no masochist, so she wasn’t going to treat him well unconditionally after he had hurt her repeatedly.
The next morning, Dorian woke up early and went downstairs at exactly 7:00 am. At the sight of the breakfast spread, his grumpy mood from not sleeping well the night before took a turn for the better.
Feeling good, he grinned. “Gisele, you- However, Jessie came out of the kitchen before he finished speaking, and his smile turned stiff. “Did you prepare this, Jessie?”
“Yes, it was Mrs–Ms. Meyer who told me that you want to have breakfast at home, so I came over at 5 am to prepare it.” Puzzled, Jessie wiped her hands on the apron uneasily. “Do you not like it? What would you like instead? I’ll prepare it immediately.”
She had prepared the food according to Gisele’s recipe. Why wouldn’t Dorian like them? Was he mad because the one cooking wasn’t Gisele?
Dorian took out his phone and called Gisele. She had developed some guts now, pretending to understand his orders but not taking them seriously!
