Chapter 25 How Could A Married Woman Be As. I was trying to focus on frying the eggs in silence. But in my heart, his wards had left me befuddled, and at the same time, it saddened me. I wondered if he even had a woman at this house. Nevertheless, I refrained from asking him the question, for fear it might be offensive. Derek didn’t leave yet. I could feel someone staring at me from behind, and it made me quite nervous. “The dress suits you well,” he remarked abruptly. I glanced at the beige dress I was wearing, and suddenly blurted out, “Won’t your girlfriend get angry that I’m wearing her new dress?” Oh, how I wished I could bite my tongue off after saying that!. He did not respond to my question, nor. Chan 25 Howe did I turn around. Within an instant, I felt as though the air in the room had frozen. My mind became chaotic. I couldn’t imagine what kind of look he had on his face right now. “Who says that I have a girlfriend?” he said, sounding quite amused. His remark left me wondering why he had a dress, since he didn’t have a girlfriend. I stopped asking questions. My face turned bright red because of how embarrassed I felt. I had no idea when he left the kitchen. By the time I got out, he was already at the dining table, staring at his phone. I put down two bowls of noodles and some sandwiches on the table. Afterwards, he pushed a cup of brewed tea towards me. “This tea is a good hangover cu re,” he remarked

My head was indeed aching. I took the cup of tea an d expressed my thanks. As I held it in my hand, I f elt that its temperature was optimal. Both my palm, . and my heart fe lt warm. At this moment, I wondered once more what kind of person he was. He was as strong as a thousand-year-old wine, but he was mor e complicated than that. On the surface, he seemed easy-going, but sometimes, he was stern and cold. It was as if he had an i nvisible wall between him and strangers. He didn’t seem to be lacking in friends, but I sensed that sometimes, he was lonely. As he put down his phone, he leaned back against his chair and stared at me. “A w oman should cherish her dignity. Don’t get drunk in front of strange men, Eveline . There are all sorts of men in this world, and not all of them are gentlemen. ” 3 . Defiantly, I responded, “Weren’t you the one who said that I needed to show my sincerity? Frankly, you indirectly forced me to drink. A playful smile appeared on Derek’s lips. “How coul d a married woman be as simple-minded as a maiden? You drank just because I indirectly forced you to do . it? Ar e you stupid? . His words left me speechless. I had n o rebuttal to that. Indeed, I wa s quite stup id to do it. “So, in a way, you were giving me a lesson last night?”

Derek grabbed the cup of tea in front of him, but he didn’t drink it yet. He just swiveled it sligh tly, staring at the leaves of tea floating inside. “Eveline, don’t judge a book by its cove r. There are many things in this world t hat aren’t as simple as they seem to be. There was a d eeper meaning to his words. As a matter of fact, I already had a feeling that he wasn’t as simple as h e seemed to be. Given the fact that he was able to afford a magnificent vi lla, and owned a luxury car, it was obvious that he was doing big business. After that brief interaction, we ate ou r breakfast. Derek praised me for my coo king skills. Meanwhile, I let out a sigh . Back then, in order to win Shane’s heart, I studied all sort s of recipes to sate his appetite. But not once did he prais e me for my cooking. I never won his stomach, nor his heart. “There are two things in this world that I’ll never do. One is to loot a burning house, and th e other is to take advantage of other people’s peril. I do have a clear distinction between gr atitude and hatred. And I will never show mercy to my enemies,” Derek remarked all of a sudden. I figured he was implyin g that I was being too s oft on Shane last night. Truthfully, it wasn’ t soft-heartedness, but it was sympathy. After breakfast, I refused Derek’s offer to drive me home and just hailed a cab back to the alley where my old house was. I didn’t expect that Sha ne would be waiting for m e at the entrance of that . al le y