Spoiled by the President novel Chapter 469

The air was rather solemn at the dining table. With a straight face, Nell kept her silence and buried her head in her meal.

After a while, she put down the cutleries and dully said, “I’m full. Please enjoy your meal.”

With that, she got up and was ready to leave.

Her arm was abruptly grabbed. Gideon put down his chopsticks and replied, “Let’s go together.”

Nell raised a brow.

Sitting in the opposite, Helen had been busy attending to their needs and had not had much of a bite to eat.

With the two hosts leaving their seats, she picked up her bowl, not knowing whether to continue eating or not.

Nell smiled. “Miss Wilburn, I’m sorry. You’ve been busy and haven't had time to eat. You know I’m pregnant and get tired easily so your cousin will accompany me for a rest upstairs. I hope you don’t mind staying here alone.”

Helen forced a smile. “I don’t mind.”

“That’s great.”

Nell turned to walk away. With Gideon’s help, they returned to the bedroom upstairs.

Once they were in the room, Nell frankly told him, “I don’t like her.”

Smiling, Gideon helped her onto the bed and replied, “Me neither.”

Nell lifted her head to glance at him and frowned.

“Your cousin is overly-concerned. If it weren’t for the sake of the old madam and your mother, I really don’t want to entertain her.”

Gideon fell into deep thought.

“Why don’t I get down there and shoo her off?”

Nell, “...”

After remaining silent for a few seconds, she irritably waved her arm.

“Forget it! We still have to consider the feelings of others, if not her. Although Old Madam Quinton probably won’t say anything, people will talk about us and the old madam throwing our weight around if word were to travel back to her. It won’t be nice if they leave a few passing comments.”

Gideon gruffly chuckled before kneeling before her to take off her shoes.

Propping her against the headboard, he kissed her forehead and answered, “It’s just today. We’ll just have the maids tell her no one is at home if she comes the next time. She won’t come again after hitting a few walls.”

Nell nodded and closed her eyes.

“I’m a little tired so I’m going to take a nap.”

“Sure, you sleep. I’ll stay here and keep you company.”

“Okay.”

Nell soon fell fast asleep. Gideon held onto her hand and waited until she was in deep sleep before tucking her arm under the sheets. He then got up and departed.

Instead of heading downstairs, he went to the study.

After picking and choosing from the bookshelf, he finally settled on a western history book.

Gideon had just exited the study when he came face to face with a slender figure walking his way.

He frowned.

“Cousin, is Sister-in-law asleep?”

Still with a blank look on his face, he glanced at Helen in front, cupping a bowl of soup or tea between her hands.

He was under the impression that she would leave after lunch yet here she was.

Gideon faintly asked, “She’s asleep. What’s the matter?”

“Nothing. I noticed you hadn’t had much to eat in the afternoon so I brewed you snow pear and goji berry dessert. It’s good for the lungs and vitality, and makes the perfect afternoon tea...”

Before she could finish, Gideon indifferently cut her off.

“No need for that, I’m not interested in dessert.”

With that, he brushed past her and was on his way out.