Chapter 69
Charmine’s eyes swept across the assistant standing
at the door before responding to Tiffany, “There’s
nothing wrong with clam chowder, but… This clam
chowder isn’t for you.” Charmine eyed Tiffany
condescendingly before she turned to the assistant
and asked, “Since you’re here, why are you still
standing there?”
The assistant instantly hurried over to Charmine’s
side and placed the clam chowder in front of her. “Ms.
Charmine, please enjoy this dish,” came his curt
response. “Our chairman stayed by the stove for three
hours just to make this clam chowder for you.” 1
Tiffany was dumbfounded; the clam chowder was not
for her but for Charmine instead! Charmine was just
a newbie, yet she already had a chairman preparing
clam chowder for her personally? That was
maddening. Extremely maddening!
Everyone in the room began to point and sneer at
Tiffany while they eyed Charmine with admiration.
Charmine received the dish and sampled the clam
chowder rather elegantly.
The moment she tasted it, her taste buds were greeted
with the fresh, perfectly seasoned flavor of the clams.
It was not oily and was utterly delectable. She could
not believe that Anthony—the big-shot ‘macho’ man—
could make such a great dish. 2
Tiffany watched as Charmine enjoyed the dish, and
she wallowed in jealousy. The clam chowder doubled
as a slap in the face for Tiffany, and she refrained
from letting the anger and embarrassment show on
her face. “Charmine, my sister, did you just accept
food from a stranger without first checking their
identity?” she asked in an attempt to mask her
emotions. “You must know that all men have evil
intentions.
“Accepting his food means that you accept his
courtship. From now on, you won’t be able to get rid
of him. If you really wanted to eat something, you
could have Veronica or Ronnie get it for you. No
matter what you want to eat, they’ll be able to buy it
for you. Why did you have to accept food from a
stranger?” Tiffany’s words seem to carry the tone of
an elder sister trying to look out for her younger
sibling; it was filled with care and concern. 2
Charmine then bitterly smirked at Tiffany as she
replied, “Oh, really? Can they really get me anything
that I want to eat? In that case, can you get them to
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