Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1473

Harold finally snapped out of it, holding his breath slightly. "If you can't finish it, give the rest to me."

"Oh."

Lorelei was finding it harder and harder to figure out what was going through his head, but she didn't dare make a scene in someone else's home.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and do her best to make a dent in the food.

Even so.

Despite her best efforts, there was still a fair amount left over.

The moment she set down her silverware, Harold immediately pulled her plate toward him.

"No need to waste it." Harold was a man of strict dietary routines who absolutely despised wasting food.

With that, he took a bite of her sandwich.

"I already took a bite of that," Lorelei's face flushed as she hurriedly warned him.

"So what?" Harold chewed deliberately, his eyes lifting to meet hers with an intensity that made her heart race.

Lorelei's mind completely short-circuited.

Right.

They had already crossed so many physical boundaries; what was sharing a sandwich at this point?

Watching their interaction, Juniper and Shanley exchanged a knowing glance.

Juniper, in particular, was practically wiggling her eyebrows at that old fox.

She arched a brow, looking immensely smug, as if to say: *See? I told you they were into each other.*

Shanley smiled indulgently but quickly slipped into thought.

If that was the case, why were they still getting a divorce?

Harold had mentioned earlier that it was because the man Lorelei loved had returned.

Could it be that after three years of marriage, Harold had finally managed to crack the walls around her heart?

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

There was no such thing as an accidental late victory; it was just a matter of someone fighting tooth and nail to claim the prize.

——

After finishing breakfast.

The four of them set off for the sprawling estate where Theia and Silas lived.

Lorelei sat with her hands on her lap, nervously picking at her nails.

It was her telltale sign of anxiety.

He had constantly bought her sweets and thrown ridiculous amounts of money at her problems.

Lorelei definitely wasn't the type to fall for something so materialistic.

"I'll let you know when I think of something," Juniper muttered, flopping back against his chest to resume her game.

"Heh."

Shanley leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead, his eyes melting with an indescribable tenderness.

When it came to chasing women, he was a seasoned professional.

He'd just have to handle this himself!

——

Outside the estate.

Theia and Silas were dressed to the nines, standing out front as they led Jimmie and the rest of the family in a welcoming committee.

They were literally lined up to greet Lorelei.

"Isn't this a bit too grand? Are we going to scare her off?" Luella squeezed Jimmie's hand, whispering her concerns.

"Probably. But it has to be done."

Jimmie smirked, his voice dropping low. "Harold is completely useless at this. If the family doesn't give him a massive shove, he's actually going to lose his wife."