Chapter 110 - A Very Good Boss

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"Why are you not eating? The fried rice doesn't taste good?" Neil asked when he noticed that she had stopped one spoonful. 

It was freshly cooked and Neil was very sure that it wouldn't spoil quickly. Could it be that he had reheated the rice for too long that it turned dry?

Edith quickly retracted her gaze. "No. They're good." She raised her head again once she was calmed. "Just that… I'm touched."

Neil looked away when he realized what he had just told her.

"You are very nice to me." The corner of her lips tilted up slightly and there was a tinge of pinkish on her cheek. 

He was momentarily dazed upon seeing the expression on her face. Neil looked away, touching his nose. "So you know that I am not stingy or inconsiderate."

A tinkle of laughter escaped her when she heard his words. The embarrassment she had disappeared at his joke. "Un. Sure. President Mo, you are very considerate. Definitely a very good boss."

"A good boss?

Edith gave him a thumb up. "En. You are the best."

Neil laughed and shrugged.

This time he was not a ghost, a fly, an Iceblock, or anything strange. A good boss sounded better than any others.

Edith took another bite and paused. "I seem to recall that there was no seafood fried rice in their menu."

"I requested the chef to prepare it. I figured you would be too hungry and a light meal would not be enough. It turns out that my guess is right."

Edith lowered her head shyly and decided to focus on eating. Perhaps because of Neil's kind intention, the fried rice tasted even better.

His lips tilted into an amused smile as he continued to watch Edith eat.

The girl was too hungry but was willing to push her hunger with just water because she was embarrassed. If he did not force her to sit down and eat, he knew that she was going back to her room on an empty stomach.

Picking up his glass, Neil started to take a few sips as he continued to watch Edith savoring her fried rice.

In just a short time, half of the fried rice was gone.

Seeing the happy look on her face made him feel very satisfied. The expression on her face as she ate was adorable. He was glad that he decided to order food for her. 

He could see that Edith loved and enjoyed good food. Fortunately for her, everything she ate went down to all the right places. At least her body was not all skin and bones…

Neil caught himself checking on the kindergarten and chugged at the water to calm down. However, he found that the glass was empty. He moved to refill the glass and went back to his position beside the refrigerator. Then, his gaze subconsciously went to Edith again.

Neil thought that he liked being around Edith.

The woman can be amusing at times. She can talk about something serious at a time and turned into a silly woman a few seconds after. Her expression was very interesting to look at. They were very lively.

"President Mo, would you like to have some?"

His lips twitched when he saw that there was only a quarter of that portion left. She had eaten so much and only remember that he was still around. "It's fine. I'm not hungry. You can finish it all."

Her eyes brightened up at his words.

Neil chuckled and continued to watch her eat. "If you are hungry, then, just say that you are hungry and order more food. Why do you have to be so stubborn about it? I told you that I can afford to pay for it."

"I know," Edith said. "But my late mother taught me that we cannot take advantage of one's kindness. Just because you're treating me to some expensive meal doesn't mean that I have to take the advantage and order more expensive food." 

This was the first time someone had rejected his offer to pay for some meals because of the price and Neil did not know how to react.

"But I cannot deny that the food from that private kitchen is really good. Even a bowl of fried rice would taste this delicious," Edith said as she placed the spoon on the empty plate. She turned to Neil and smiled. "But I guess the place is really popular. Even someone powerful as Attorney General Leng and that popular Supermodel Amanda Shen would visit the place."

There was a slight fluctuation in his expression and mood upon hearing his ex-girlfriend's name. It quickly disappeared before Edith was able to see it. 

After he had broken up with Amanda, he heard rumors that a few of her resources were taken away by her agency. However, she was still living well. Therefore, he was surprised to see that Amanda was with Secretary Liu. It hasn't been long ago that she had asked him for another chance to be together, right?

Of course, Edith had no knowledge that Neil and Amanda used to date a few years ago. Back then, Amanda's career had just begun and her agency had requested that she should not be in any relationship.

Apart from a few close friends and family members, not many were aware that the two used to date.

Neil snapped out of his thought and caught Edith staring at him openly with a wide smile on her face.

Edith quickly looked away nonchalantly and sighed. "Time goes by so quickly. In a couple of weeks, I will have to leave here."

Neil watched her with a puzzled look on his face. For a few seconds, he could not understand why was this woman planning on leaving.

"That's right. President Mo, how is Nanny Ann? Is she recuperating well?"

Her question reminded him of their agreement.

Edith was supposed to live with him and Hazel until Nanny Ann had recovered from her injury and was well enough to look after Hazel. But... Neil did not think that two months would pass this quick. It felt as if Edith had settled in his place for a few days.

"Nanny Ann is recuperating well," Neil mumbled. He noticed that the smile on her face was getting brighter and suddenly, he was annoyed at the thought that she could not wait to leave.

Was that the attitude of someone who liked him?

"That's good." Edith lowered her gaze and her eyes flashed as she thought of her plan. 

Before their contract ended and she had to leave, Edith was planning to confess! No matter what his reaction will be after that, Edith wanted to take a chance and give it a try.

This man might appear as an iceblock, but once she spent more time with him, he was not as cold as he first appeared to be. Neil was very good looking and had treated her very well. Although he can make her speechless at times, he was not difficult to talk to.. Perhaps people have misunderstood him and thought that he was cold because of his face.

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