A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Cherish ignored Carlos' attitude and called after him with a smile, "Then I'll prepare the dishes I made the day before yesterday."

Carlos stopped midway up the stairs. He grabbed onto the handrail hard enough for his knuckles to turn white. "Just give it a rest, Cherish," he said through clenched teeth.

He did not want Cherish running around the kitchen.

Cherish was stunned. She then asked, "Why? Don't you like my cooking?

But your appetite has been good lately."

She did not sound argumentative. She looked at him with inquisitive and sincere eyes.

Carlos blinked, keeping his face neutral despite feeling a little annoyed. "It doesn't matter whether I like your cooking or not. The point is that you don't have to try so hard."

"Well, I want to," Cherish snapped. She put her hands on her hips and added, "I came here to take care of you, and if taking care of you means doing some housework, then I'll do it. If you can eat the food prepared by the cooks, you can eat the food I prepared."

If Carlos dared to snap back at her, she would charge at him and break his leg.

At this point, she no longer cared if Carlos did not want her to try. She would take care of him because she loved him like a drunk loved wine.

A little startled by the change in Cherish's attitude, Carlos simply nodded and said, "Fine."

He then proceeded to his room without looking back.

As soon as Carlos disappeared to his room, tears welled up in Cherish's eyes. "That bastard! He can really make anyone feel bad without even trying!" she muttered.

She was so angry that she stomped all the way to the kitchen and prepared a nutritious soup to make him feel guilty.

to notice his parents watching from a corner.

conversation, Leah and Chuck

She was beautiful, sweet, diligent, and she

who was silent at the moment. She felt that Carlos was just like his father, often quiet and

ideas?" Leah asked.

their differences on their own. We can't do

the way he's treating her, Cherish could walk away. Carlos can't miss out on that girl. She's perfect for him. I wonder what the hell is going on inside that

up at Chuck, which made him frown. "Why are you looking at me like that? I also want the two of them to end up together,"

to help them end up together!" Leah yelled. She

knew that Carlos had been stubborn since he was a child. He never did things he did not want to do, and he was especially

"I'm really curious about why he can't forget

why don't you ask him in person?"

him about his deceased girlfriend will only add fuel to the fire and rub salt on the wound.

for too long. If Cherish decides to leave, it will be too late," Chuck

and said, "Then

Carlos to appreciate Cherish, who cared about him so much, but she was afraid that she would make an already bad situation even worse if she made a move.

for now. Haste makes waste,"

they finally plucked up the courage to talk to

cloudy day. Outside the French window, it was raining heavily, and the temperature in the room was dropping. The flames inside the electronic furnace danced

a good mood. Looking at his parents, who were standing in front of him and staring at him with

smiled and nudged Chuck with her elbow, hinting for him to speak. Chuck quickly put his teacup back to its original place and began praising Cherish.

for Carlos, he went on and on like

to time. "Such a good girl is rare these days. She has endured a lot in order to take care of you. She refuses to ask the servants to do things for you because she's worried they won't be careful enough, so she does

will regret it for the rest of your life,"