Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
At the age of ten, Zacharias was already 5-feet tall, while four-year-old Shirley was only about 3-feet tall.
For some people, even just one meeting was unforgettable. Zacharias’ childhood lacked much joy, with heavy academic burdens and extremely high expectations from his parents. He had no friends. So, when he saw a carefree little girl, he envied her.
Unexpectedly, nineteen years later, they met again under these circumstances. However, he thought that the little girl from back then probably wouldn’t remember him because a person’s earliest memories started at around six or seven years old, so he was the only one who remembered the encounter.
Zacharias recognized her at first sight, but this little girl was just a passing guest in his life. Therefore, he didn’t pay special attention to her.
However, he found her quite interesting after last night’s sparring. Moreover, what made her interesting wasn’t just her skills but also her belonging to an influential family in the center of power. After tidying up the kitchen, Corinne came down to start preparing dinner.
“Imogen, help me prepare the vegetables. I’m very busy right now,” Corinne requested. Shirley took the vegetables over to peel them while Corinne began boiling a pot of water.
“I feel that Mr. Flintstone doesn’t like spicy food. Can you make it a bit milder?” Shirley offered a suggestion.
“I know that. You don’t need to remind me,” Corinne replied ungratefully. Shirley decided not to speak anymore. After peeling the vegetables, Shirley went to the laundry room. The clothes that had just been dried needed to be taken out, ironed, and then hung in the cloakroom for Zacharias.
While ironing the clothes, she felt somewhat speechless. She had never even ironed her father’s clothes, yet now she found herself coming here every day to iron a man’s clothes.
After finishing ironing the shirts, pants, and suits, she noticed that there was one more item left in the dryer. As she reached for it, her face turned slightly red. It was a pair of men’s underwear-a black pair of briefs.
She felt a bit awkward while holding the underwear in her hands, but she patiently ironed it as well. After she finished ironing, she carried the clothes to the cloakroom.
Just as she reached the third floor with the clothes in her hands, she saw a figure walking toward her in the corridor.
Holding the clothes, she immediately acted like she was a maid. She faced the window and lowered her head while waiting for the man to pass by.
Zacharias stood in front of her while gazing at the girl with intense eyes. Under the soft lighting, her delicate and beautiful features, slender figure, and graceful demeanor were revealed. Indeed, time was a skilled artist as it transformed a little girl into a beautiful young woman.
Shirley saw that the man was standing in front of her and felt his gaze on her. She couldn’t help but feel nervous and flustered. Could he have really discovered something?
Just then, one of the clothes she was holding. suddenly slipped and it was the smallest piece -the black briefs. It fell onto the golden carpet and was especially eye-catching. She lowered her head to pick it up and quickly said to the man, “I’ll wash it again.”
She didn’t know if this man had cleanliness issues, but since it fell on the ground in front of him, she had to wash it again.
“There’s no need for that. Put it back in the wardrobe.” Zacharias spoke while looking at his underwear held by her slender and fair hands. In an instant, it seemed as if these hands were also holding a certain part of his body, causing a sudden tightening in his abdomen.
The man’s breathing quickened and he turned to leave hastily..
Only then did Shirley exhale while watching his retreating figure. She quickly hung his clothes back in his dressing room and stood in this spacious closet filled with neatly arranged dark-colored suits, waistcoats, and shirts. This was probably the largest collection of suits she had ever seen.
Zacharias didn’t go downstairs but instead went to the study on the second floor. He took a book that he hadn’t finished reading last time -a biography of a famous person. Usually, at this time, he could patiently read and learn about the governance philosophy of the historical figures in the book.
However, today was different. Although his gaze was fixed on the words in the book, his mind couldn’t focus. He sighed slightly before rubbing his temples with a sense of frustration. All of this was a consequence of the reaction just now.
Zacharias put the book back onto the shelf and stood up. Then, he headed downstairs to the garden to get some fresh air and relax.
Corinne was busy preparing dinner. This time, she meticulously crafted each dish with hopes of capturing Zacharias’ taste buds so that he would pay her more attention.
After more than an hour of preparation, the table was finally set at 6.30PM, which was the usual time Zacharias had dinner.
Upon seeing Zacharias going to the garden, Corinne tidied herself up and walked toward the garden. She took light steps toward him when she saw the man sitting in a chair in the garden with his eyes closed and seemingly lost in thought.
However, she didn’t dare to disturb him. Even though he had his eyes closed, he was emanating a dignified aura that couldn’t be ignored by one. His sitting posture was not ast upright as usual; it seemed somewhat lazy and relaxed.
The evening light enveloped him and gave him. a golden glow. His features were deep, with perfect contours. Along with his noble status, his face was captivating to women.
Finally, Zacharias opened his eyes and his piercing gaze made Corinne’s heart beat faster. She said gently, “Mr. Flintstone, you can have dinner now.”
Zacharias nodded and said to Corinne, ‘You can go back to rest. Imogen can handle the things here on her own.”
Corinne felt a mixture of envy and jealousy after hearing this. Why did Zacharias always want Imogen alone by his side to serve him?
She felt a strong sense of being chased away and hurriedly said, ‘Mr. Flintstone, I can also stay and serve you. This is my job.” Zacharias stared at her with a sharp gaze. “I like quietness and don’t like crowded places.”
“Imogen might be tired today, so let me stay.”
she insisted. He frowned slightly, feeling impatient. “Having her here is enough; you can go back.” Upon sensing the displeasure in his tone, she quickly nodded. “Okay.”
After saying that, she went back to the hall and took out her phone. She couldn’t figure out why. Zacharias always wanted Imogen to stay by his side. Where did she lose to Imogen?
Shirley descended from the second floor. Upon seeing the delicately arranged dinner on the table, she thought to herself that Corinne’s cooking skills were indeed good. It was an aspect where she fell short.
At the same time, Zacharias entered the hall from the yard, and Shirley immediately stood straight to welcome him.
“Let’s have dinner together!” he suddenly said to her. She shook her head. “No. I’m your subordinate, so I can’t dine at the same table with you.”
She was well aware of her position and status. “I need someone to accompany me for dinner,” Zacharias emphasized, then glanced at her. “This is an order.”
Shirley was secretly surprised. Was accompanying him for dinner also part of her job?
She stopped insisting and nodded. “All right.”
After that, she sat across from him. She served him a bowl of rice, and he reached out to take it. She also served herself.
For a while, there was only the sound of the two of them having dinner in the quiet hall.
“At what age do your earliest memories start?”
Zacharias suddenly asked while eating. Shirley blinked and carefully thought before answering, “Probably around six years old.”
“Do you not remember anything before the age of six?” he asked. She nodded affirmatively. “I have no impression at all.”
After saying that, she was a bit curious, “Why are you asking me this question?” “It’s just a casual question,” Zacharias said while picking up a piece of food and chewing elegantly.
Shirley continued to eat her dinner earnestly. However, she didn’t dare to take the steak since she wanted to leave it for him..
Corinne had only grilled one person’s portion, so while the presentation was beautiful, there wasn’t much of the grilled beef ribs to go around. That was why Shirley didn’t take any.
Just as she lowered her head to eat the food on her plate, suddenly, a knife and fork picked up two pieces of beef ribs and placed them on her plate. Shirley immediately raised her head and lied, saying, “I don’t like this. You can have it, Mr. Flintstone.”
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