The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 2021

"Miss Ruan, I've got everything ready. Are you going to start cooking?" Stella asked Vicky with a bright smile.

Vicky looked towards Stella and said after thinking for a second, "Yeah, I'm going downstairs. Can you go ahead and do some preparations?"

After she sent Stella away, Vicky changed her clothes before going downstairs.

Despite being baffled by Vicky's strange behavior when she was usually so arrogant and difficult, Stella had gone downstairs to do as asked. Why is it that she suddenly wanted to cook steak on her own today?

The idea wasn't born from impulse, Vicky intended to please Charles by cooking meals for him, and so she asked Stella to buy ingredients for her.

It took Stella half an hour to teach Vicky how to cook steak in the kitchen.

Steak was one of the simplest dishes, but Stella was resigned to Vicky's clumsiness that still managed to make it very difficult.

After she learned how to cook the steak, Vicky excitedly called Charles immediately.

Ever since she left the hospital, Charles had only called her a few times, but he didn't come to visit her.

"Charles, are you busy right now?" Vicky's voice was sickly sweet as she called Charles on the phone.

"I am, but did something happen?" Charles answered impatiently.

"No, nothing. I've just missed you. I haven't seen you for so long. I can go to the company if you're too busy to come here and see me." Vicky bargained quite directly, so she wouldn't have to hear Charles reject seeing her.

There was a pause after Charles heard that, and he frowned. "I'll come to the villa after work."

"Really? That's a promise!" Lips spread wide into a childlike smile, Vicky perked up instantly.

"Yes." Charles' voice was even, but he felt very impatient and was suppressing his anger.

After hanging up the phone, Charles was fuming with rage. He hadn't thought that this woman was so sly.

Still holding the phone in her hand, Vicky was ecstatic, and she was all smiles. She gave herself a moment to shake in excitement before calling to Stella, who was in the kitchen, "Stella, help me get the ingredients ready. You can have tonight off, and you don't have to stay here."

"No. Mr. Lu hired me to take care of you all the time. I can't go home to rest." Stella rejected Vicky's offer not because she was devoted to this job, but because she was hired to supervise Vicky.

Hearing the reply, Vicky sneered because the words made her remember. "Yes, of course, you can't leave."

Feeling awkward at those words, Stella turned her back on Vicky and went to the kitchen.

Charles finished the last of his work at the Shining Company and then went to see Vicky.

During the drive to the villa, David glanced at Charles from time to time and noticed that he kept making an unhappy expression. He politely cleared his throat before speaking, "Mr. Lu, why are you in such a hurry to go to the villa? As far as I know, nothing happened there."

"She's being more and more annoying. I need to see what she's planning to do." Charles was leaning his head against his hand and looked visibly upset.

"Mr. Lu, I can help you find an excuse to refuse her." David suggested when he saw how angry Charles was.

"There's no need for that. I'll go see what she wants to do." Charles knew that he hadn't seen her for a few days and that she would definitely create problems if he continued to ignore her.

"Okay, I understand."

They arrived at the villa soon after their conversation.

They entered together, with David pushing the door open and were welcomed in by Stella, who exchanged a look with David.

Charles' eyebrows were knitted together when he heard noise coming from the kitchen.