Chapter 725
“It’s late at night over here,” Roger told Stella. “We’re just about to sleep. I wanted to give you a call before going to bed. You just got up, didn’t you?”
Stella nodded. She scrutinized the screen and noticed that Roger seemed a lot thinner than when she last saw him
“Have you lost some weight?” she asked, brows knitted in concern “Have you been eating well lately?”
“No,” Roger answered reluctantly, not wishing to worry Stella. “I’m probably still getting used to this new environment. I’ll be fine in a couple of days.”
Stella sighed
“You must take good care of yourself!” she reminded him. “Oh, by the way, you do know how to cook, don’t you? Try to eat home-cooked meals as much as possible, okay? And even if you don’t like the local food, try not to skip meals…”
“Oh,” Roger smiled wryly. “Don’t worry about that. Even if I cook for myself, there’ll always be a freeloader who always comes over begging for food.”
“Good!” Stella laughed. She instantly caught on that he was referring to Kiley. “Then make sure that you ant as a good host and take good care of your guest.”
“Ella!” Stella heard a voice call out from a distance before she could finish speaking. “Robb has been so lazy lately! I had to beg him again and again before he started cooking for me!”
A moment later, Stella heard the sound of approaching footsteps over the phone, and soon Riley’s lovable round face suddenly popped up on her screen. “Hello, Ella!”
“Hello, Riley! Have you settled into the new environment over there?”
“Oh, yes! I’m settled in comfortably!”
“Of course you are!” Roger sneered. “You do nothing but eat and drink all day. How could you not be comfortable?” Riley unwittingly smiled, a little abashed.
“I’m just not used to the food here, so… Besides, Robb’s an incredibly good cook.” “Uh-huh, unlike you! You’re a girl who can’t boil water to save your life! Instead, you’re always ordering out every day like an idiot!”
Roger was only willing to talk so much to Riley when he was admonishing like he was doing now, so she didn’t want to argue with him. She just stuck out her tongue cheekily.
Riley thought of how she offered to cook for him
yesterday because she wanted to please him but ended up almost burning down the kitchen, and she still felt embarrassed by it.
The sight of Roger and Riley bickering brought Stella a sense of relief.
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