Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Hi…” Although he had told her not to wait for him for dinner this morning, Kimberly did not know why she still felt like she was stealing food. She raised her spoon and asked, “Do you want to eat together?”
However, she regretted it the moment she asked. Maybe he had already eaten outside, it would be awkward if she was rejected.
“Okay, thank you.” James placed the bag at the corner of the dining table. “This is a present for you.”
Kimberly looked over curiously. “Eh? A present? What festival is it today?”
James seemed to look a little tired from work. His voice was a little hoarse. “It’s for housewarming.”
“Huh? Housewarming? What’s that?”
He sat across from Kimberly with the curry rice in his hand. When he realized that Kimberly had no intention of opening it, he simply opened the package and handed it to her. “It’s a necklace.”
Only then did Kimberly realize that the gift was actually quite expensive. “Wow, isn’t this the latest necklace from the Tistini family? Why did you buy this brand? It’s super niche, but I’ve always thought that this has a super strong design.”
Kimberly held the necklace in her hands with fondness. After a moment of hesitation, she put it on herself. “Does it look good?”
She didn’t expect it to look so good…James’s gaze was a little erratic. “Yes.”
“Thank you for the gift. I remember that this brand is extremely hard to get. Are you endorsing it?”
“Endorsing…? I guess so.” After all, it was his own brand, James thought absentmindedly.
However, in Kimberly’s eyes, this expression meant that he had lost the endorsement and was given a necklace as a consolation. She stirred the curry rice and quickly changed the topic. “Have you eaten yet? Hurry up and try it.”
“Okay.”
James’s eating manner was still as elegant as ever. Even though his speed was not slow and one could see that he was already famished, he still adhered to good table manners.
A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. He did not expect his new roommate to have such a unique style of cooking. She did not just talk about how good her cooking was.
“Burp…”
A discordant sound suddenly appeared in the quiet air. As the instigator, Kimberly almost wanted to find a hole to bury herself in and it would be best if she did not have to come out until she died.
“Ha.” James covered his mouth and let out a chuckle. Obviously, he didn’t want Kimberly to find out.
“You’re still laughing at me!”
“I’m not, ha… But your cooking is really delicious.”
At this moment, the estranged atmosphere between the two of them seemed to have dissipated a little, but the next second, they were interrupted by the ringing of the phone.
“Who is it?” Kimberly picked up the phone casually, but she didn’t expect to accidentally press the hands-free button. What was worse was that Keith’s voice actually came from this unfamiliar number.
“Kimberly, there must be some misunderstanding between us. Why did you suddenly block all my contact information? Did someone say something to you? You have to believe me. It’s all a lie to drive a wedge between us,” Keith said anxiously.
“I called you today to tell you that I love you. You have to believe in my heart. I can prove it to you.”
“I rushed to another city because of work two days ago. I’ll be back in S city soon. Can I come to your house to see you?”
“I don’t mean anything else. I just want to make sure that you’re fine and clear up the rumors outside.”
Listening to Keith’s sincere apology on the other end of the phone, Kimberly had mixed feelings. Thinking back to what he had done in his previous life, he was extremely hypocritical.
Such a Keith had actually gotten her love before. She was really blind during that period of time to really think that he truly loved her and not for her family’s money.
Before she could finish hating the scumbag’s actions, a humble and pretentious voice came from the other end. “Kimberly, are you still there?”
“Yes, tell me quickly if you have something to say.”
Kimberly was so angry that her spoon was about to break, yet she still had to play nice with this jerk. She frowned and mouthed an apology to James, then walked to the balcony and blew on the night wind.
The slightly chilly wind finally calmed her somewhat angry mind, and she listened to his performance in boredom.
“Kimberly, let’s start again…”
“Sorry, it’s very late. I need to rest.” She hung up the phone without hesitation, leaving the scumbag to choke on the confession that he had yet to say.
“Scumbag, sooner or later you will get your retribution.” Kimberly muttered hatefully, “I’ll show all the ugly things you did to your fans.”