Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“She told me that her cooking skills aren’t good. I’m worried that…”
“Don’t worry,” he said, looking at her.
When Corinne met his gaze, she instantly lowered her head, not daring to dispute his words. In the end, she nodded.
“Okay. Enjoy your breakfast.”
She went to pick up her bag and walked toward the door, all the while harboring some resentment. Why? Why can
Imogen stay, but I’m constantly being given time off?
Meanwhile, Shirley was in the yard, sweeping leaves into a small pile at the side of the road. At this moment, Corinne came over and, with a burst of frustration, kicked the leaves into disarray. As she looked at Shirley, her eyes burned with anger.
Holding the broom, Shirley watched Corinne’s behavior, and she too glared at her in anger. Meeting her gaze, Corinne approached and said, “Let’s see for how long you can stay smug, Imogen.”
Shirley looked at the bag in her hand and understood that Corinne had been given yet another day off. What’s going on?
Why don’t I have a single day off while she has time off every day? This is incredibly unfair!
“If you interfere with my work again, I won’t be easy on you,” Shirley muttered angrily. However, Corinne had no idea about her abilities and was utterly unimpressed. “Do you think I’m afraid of you? In our class, I’m an excellent combat fighter. Can you beat me?”
With a disdainful expression, Shirley replied confidently, “You might be the best in your class, but I’m the best on our entire team.”
“Then let’s find some time to spar and see who’ll be left picking up their teeth from the floor.”
“I’m ready whenever you are,” Shirley responded fearlessly. With that, Corinne left, and after Shirley finished cleaning the yard, she returned to the living room. She saw Zacharias still leisurely enjoying his breakfast, and he had left a portion for her.
“This is for you,” he said. “Thank you, but I already ate this morning.” She didn’t want to have it. After that, she took a deep breath and asked, “Mr. Flintstone, when will I get a day off too?”
Hearing that, Zacharias looked up, his eyes showing a hint of a smile. “You’ve only been here a few days, and you already want a day off?”
“Why does Corinne get a day off every day, then?” she asked. At her question, he was actually impressed. She really is bold. “There’s no specific reason. I can choose whoever to serve me as I please,” he lazily said, indicating that it depended on his mood.
Shirley was left speechless. So, my complaints are in vain. He’s simply too unpredictable. He changes his mind all the time. “Since you’ve given Corinne the day off, what about lunch and dinner? You can’t cook,” she asked.
“You can learn to cook. I won’t mind if the food isn’t that good.” With a teacup in hand, he gazed at her with a hint of amusement.
As she blinked, she wondered if she had somehow offended him to make him treat her this way. “I can cook, but I can only make simple dishes like spaghetti.” She declared it in advance.
“I won’t be at home this afternoon, so join me for dinner outside in the evening,” the man said as he got up. He picked up his phone and headed to the coat rack, where he grabbed the black overcoat and put it on. When he reached the door, he remembered something and turned. back to her. “You can go to my study and read some books if you’re bored.”
Shirley watched him leave as one of the cars from the convoy came over to pick him up. While watching the convoy leave, she turned around to clean up the dining table. Then, she washed up and went upstairs to the master bedroom to grab the clothes he changed out of last night.
Shirley had never washed clothes for her family at home but now found herself tending to a man. After tidying up the place by herself, she went to his study to read some books. As she sat on the couch with a cup of tea, engrossed in her reading, she thought, The treatment here isn’t half bad! At least Zacharias isn’t as cold as the rumors say he is.
While reading, she heard a notification sound from her phone and picked up her phone. Her heart raced when she saw that it was a reply from Cole.
‘Sorry, I was busy just now and didn’t have time to look at my private phone,” Cole replied. Knowing his job was so demanding that he even had more than two phones, Shirley understood it was normal for him not to have seen her messages right away, so she replied with a smile. ‘No problem, Cole. Your work is more important.”
‘No. Your messages are important as well. I will check my private phone more regularly from now on,’ Cole replied again.
Shirley couldn’t help but cover her red lips as she carefully read that reply with her pretty eyes, analyzing it in her mind.
Why are my messages also important? Does this mean Cole also thinks I’m important?
‘That’s not right. You should focus on your job and reply to my messages when you’re free.” Shirley didn’t want to cause him to lose his job. After all, his job was to protect her great-uncle..
“Sure. Whatever you say, Cole replied. While chatting with Cole, Shirley felt that her afternoon became even more meaningful, but the former soon received a task and had to end their conversation.
Shirley sat with her arms crossed for a while as her imagination began to run wild. Since she also had a romance novel in her hands, she wanted to pursue love bravely like the female protagonist in the book.
At around 4.00PM, she received a call. It turned out that she had left a set of keys at her dormitory, and the cleaning lady called to inform her to retrieve them because she had no way of sending them over.
Shirley just happened to be free, so she decided to head over there to get them. Shirley arrived at the cleaning lady’s office and got her keys, but just as she and the cleaning lady were having a casual conversation, she saw Corinne approaching them.
Corinne was in sportswear as she glanced at Shirley. A calculating glint flashed in her eyes. as she thought, Wouldn’t I be the only one by Zacharias’ side if Shirley got expelled for fighting or something?
With that thought in mind, she approached Shirley and demanded, “Shirley, I have something to say to you. Come with me.”
However, Shirley coldly replied, “I have nothing to say to you.”
“I know a secret of yours. Are you sure you don’t want to know?” Corinne pretended to sound mysterious when, in fact, she was just bluffing. However, she couldn’t have known that Shirley indeed had a secret she couldn’t reveal.
Shirley became slightly tense as she asked, “What do you want to say?
“This is not the right place to talk. Let’s find somewhere else to talk.” Corinne pointed toward the corner of the room. “Let’s talk over there.”
In the meantime, Shirley was already on high alert. How did Corinne know about her identity? Had she investigated her?
But even if she had, Shirley had altered the photos on her file, making it impossible to find information about her if one wasn’t given clearance from a high- level officer.
However, she couldn’t let her guard down. After all, this matter wasn’t just about her; it was also linked to Imogen’s future, so she had to handle it carefully.
Corinne also felt curious. Why does Imogen look so nervous? Could she really have something to hide?
However, no matter what, she only wanted to execute her plan. Moreover, she discovered that the corner was a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, so whatever happened here wouldn’t be discovered.
Meanwhile, Shirley was in the middle of thinking how she would approach this matter. When she arrived at the blind spot, a fist suddenly came at her chest, and she was thrown into the wall, causing her to inhale sharply from the pain. Standing before her, Corinne smirked. “Imogen, I called you over here because I wanted to beat you up.”
Since Shirley wasn’t one to be bullied, she clenched her fist as her eyes filled with anger. “Corinne, you’re so despicable.”
It was Corinne’s intention to irritate Shirley and make the latter make the first move, so she hooked her lips. “So what? I just don’t like you. I also can’t stand the fact that you, someone from an ordinary background, would think to make it big. In your dreams!”
Corinne thought of using her family background to mock Shirley. While Shirley wasn’t the real Imogen Young, she was still furious. How dare someone ridicule her friend’s family background?
“What’s the matter? Can’t accept my words? Come at me if you dare. But I don’t think you’re brave enough to do so.
You’re afraid your career will be ruined if you offend me.”
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