NOVPUBChapter 1002: Chapter 1002: This is Discordant_1 Chapter 1002 -1002: This is Discordant_1 “If there’s something you need help with, just reach out to Sheldon Rowland.
Don’t hesitate to trouble him.” Adrian Zhekova said.
“He’s very capable.
There’s hardly anything he can’t handle.” Adrian Zhekova continued, “Hand over tasks you find difficult to him, and they may not seem so tough once in his hands.”
“Alright.” Cindy Clarke nodded, signaling she had remembered.
“If you’re bored at home, you can go live with Morgan at the family mansion.” Adrian Zhekova suggested.
“In fact, I’d feel more at ease knowing you two are living there.”
“It’s as if I’m a child.
The moment our parents leave, we’re entrusted to other adults.” Cindy laughed, “The elders would think I’m useless.”
Adrian Zhekova felt like he had married a wife, yet also raised a daughter.
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“How could they think that?” Adrian Zhekova responded understandingly.
“When I’m not at home, the elders are bound to worry about you guys being bullied.”
“Especially since your parents and Wendy Clarke are still in Belfard, and Wendy is currently pretty close with Ethan Zhekova.
If they see the opportunity while I’m gone, to cause you trouble, I’m too far to look after you,” Adrian Zhekova said.
“Although I would assign someone to protect you, I just can’t rest easy when I’m not by your side,” Adrian Zhekova said, “Consider it a favor for me; I don’t want to be constantly worried while I’m miles away.”
“Okay.” His words had persuaded Cindy Clarke.
Even if it was just to let Adrian Zhekova focus on his job, without having to worry about her and their little one, Cindy decided she should ease his thoughts.
“However, even if Morgan and I reassure you, you still have to think about us,” Cindy chimed in.
“Isn’t that a given?” Adrian Zhekova chuckled, playfully flicking Cindy’s nose.
Having to explicitly mention this amused him.
Then, Peggy Lewis’ call came through.
“It’s Peggy,” Cindy excitedly said.
“It’s Peggy Lewis, why are you so excited?” Adrian Zhekova asked with amusement, “Don’t you guys keep in touch regularly?”
“No, it’s just that when I see Peggy now, I immediately think of Fourth Uncle,” Cindy explained.
“I wonder if Fourth Uncle had paid her a visit.”
After talking to Adrian Zhekova, Cindy quickly answered Peggy’s call: “Peggy, what’s up?”
Peggy Lewis shyly looked at Lyke Zhekova, and swiftly went into the kitchen.
She whispered to Cindy, “It’s an emergency.
Teach me a few simple dishes that are hard to mess up.”
Cindy, surprised, asked, “What’s going on with you today?
You suddenly have the enthusiasm to cook?” 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
“Zhe…” Peggy hesitated, wanting to mention Fourth Uncle.
Since she was talking with Cindy and according to their respective seniority, addressing him this way made their conversation more straightforward.
However, for some reason, she seemed unable to utter the words “Fourth Uncle” at this moment.
“Lyke Zhekova is here at my place,” Peggy said quietly.
“What’s going on between you two?” Cindy hurriedly asked.
Lyke Zhekova had previously visited her, but after Cindy had a talk with him, they had not seen any further action from him.
Cindy had thought that Lyke must have had a change of heart, thus he stopped approaching Peggy.
Unexpectedly, he had now directly gone to Peggy’s place!
“He did me a huge favor today, so I thought I should do something to show my gratitude,” Peggy said.
“As you know, I’m very meticulous in observing social etiquette.”
Cindy felt that everything up until this point was fairly regular.
But Peggy’s last comment gave off a trying-to-cover-up vibe.
If Peggy hadn’t added this remark, Cindy wouldn’t have suspected anything.
However, since Peggy had added this comment, Cindy could sense a whiff of gossip.
“What did he help you with?” Cindy inquired.
“It’s somewhat work-related, but not entirely.” Peggy felt that it was a bit complicated to explain right now.
Lyke was still hungry at the moment.
It didn’t seem appropriate to explain this to Cindy while he was waiting.
She told Cindy, “I’ll explain in detail when I have time later.”
“The bottom line is, he did me a huge favor today,” Peggy added.
“So I want to cook a meal for him,” Peggy said.
She stopped short of saying that it was actually Lyke who wanted her to cook a meal for him.
Cindy was genuinely taken aback.
Could Lyke have done something to make Peggy volunteer to cook for him?
“Send me a recipe, and I’ll buy the ingredients accordingly,”Peggy requested.
“As you know, I don’t usually cook, so there aren’t any ingredients at home.”
Cindy recollected the few encounters she had had with Lyke Zhekova, and it seemed like there weren’t any specific foods he disdained.
“Here’s what we can do.
I’m preparing dinner right now anyway.
I can send you the menu for tonight.
Ask Fourth Uncle if there’s anything he dislikes and remove it from the menu.
Since it’s just the two of you, there’s no need to prepare as much food as we do.
Scaling down a dish or two should be fine,” Cindy suggested.
“Later, we can video chat.
I can guide you through the steps as I cook.
You just have to follow me,” Cindy added.
“That’s great!
Perfect!” Peggy cheerfully ended the call.
She then updated Lyke Zhekova, “I’ve arranged with Cindy to teach me to cook, but you’ll have to wait a bit.”
“That’s not an issue,” Lyke replied, “Are you hungry?”
“Not really, I had a lot of snacks at your place this afternoon,” Peggy replied.
In the afternoon, not only did Lyke bought her favorite peach water and peach oolong tea, but he also got a lot of snacks for her.
Therefore, Peggy wasn’t really hungry at the moment.
“How about you?” Peggy returned the question to Lyke.
“I’m not hungry yet either,” Lyke replied with a smile, “So you don’t need to rush.
We can have dinner anytime tonight.
Even midnight snacks are okay.”
Lyke wished Peggy would take her time cooking; the later they had dinner, the better.
He wouldn’t mind waiting till midnight.
At this moment, the men’s slippers Peggy ordered earlier were delivered.
Upon inspection, Lyke realized they weren’t the same model as Peggy’s.
They were just a random pair that Peggy had bought.
Lyke felt that it was quite a mismatch.
Matching pairs looked better.
However, he had to make do with these for now.
Soon after, Peggy received the Whatsapp message from Cindy.
It contained the dinner menu for that evening.
Peggy immediately showed it to Lyke and asked him if there was anything he disliked.
“I’m not picky.
All of these look quite good,” Lyke responded, noticing the abundant selection.
Considering Peggy’s novice status in the kitchen, she would likely need a long time to finish the preparation.
Lyke thought to himself that he could comfortably stay here until late.
“Alright.” Peggy didn’t think much of it.
When entertaining guests, one must always prepare enough food.
Better to have too much, with leftovers, than to let guests scrape the bottom of the pot.
That’s the way Mrs.
Lewis played host; although it may result in some waste, she always feared that if the food served was not enough, the guests might feel shy to eat.
