The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 162

He naturally took the egg from Madeline's hand, expertly broke it open, dropped the egg white into her bowl, and popped the yolk into his own mouth.

"Sunny eats more than you do on a daily basis."

"You're so skinny, people who don't know any better are going to think I'm abusing you."

"I've already handed over my paycheck."

Madeline took a bite of the egg white.

"York, you talk way too much."

"Are you free today?"

"Why?"

Thinking of him handling her parking ticket last night, Madeline was in a rare, cooperative mood.

"I was thinking about little Evie."

Madeline's movements faltered slightly. She lifted her eyes to look at York, forcing herself to hide any trace of panic.

"Since when did you have such a big heart?"

"Didn't you say kids were noisy and annoying?"

Though Madeline kept her face completely neutral, her heart twisted in her chest.

York had such vast connections. What if he dug into Evie's true identity...

Their current relationship was already a massive mess; wouldn't this just make it a total disaster?

"Isn't that little girl sick? A friend of mine recommended a top specialist recently, and they'll be arriving shortly."

York casually pulled out a chair, sat down right next to her, and draped his long arm over the back of it.

"Maddy, just how much of a bastard am I in your heart?"

"When I won that lawsuit yesterday, the way you looked at me was full of admiration, wasn't it?"

York's narrow, sharp eyes glinted with a teasing, predatory amusement.

At the mention of yesterday, Madeline's heart skipped a beat.

This man was unbelievable—he had noticed her from that far away.

Madeline offered a tight, polite smile.

"I was looking at the judge."

"So, are you going or not?"

Madeline hesitated. York pulled out a business card and slid it across the table toward her.