"Did he say anything?"

"Boss asked me to take good care of you."

"Anything else?"

Ted stared at Ophelia in confusion.

Ophelia waved her hand and changed the subject. "I’ll go check on Tommy. Did he cry last night?"

"Tommy’s great, and he hardly cried during the night. He’s still asleep in the cradle," said Ted honestly.

"Thank you, Ted. If it weren’t for you last night, I’m afraid Madeleine and I wouldn’t have slept at all."

"That’s what I ought to do. You’re my Master, and Tommy is my Little Master, so it’s my duty to protect and look after him."

Ophelia waved her hand modestly and said, "Don’t say that, Ted. We’re equal. I’ll feel ashamed if you keep saying so. Zachariah sent you to protect me, not to be my nanny or housekeeper. Let us girls make breakfast from tomorrow. As a man, you just wait for the food."

"I cook all the time, and I’m quite good at it. Boss likes my cooking too. Mas… Ophelia, how about making that decision after having my food?"

Now that Ted said so, Ophelia could do nothing but accept his advice.

"Since you are sent to protect me, should I be the one to pay you?"

the money into

to check on Tommy, who was sound asleep and looked so cute. After a while, she heard Madeleine whining outside

a smile despite herself. Sure enough, the atmosphere in the little apartment was totally different after

had breakfast, which was made by Ted,

better than a chef in a five-star hotel. Even Madeleine, who

leaned in to ask Ted, "Tell me honestly, Ted. How did you make the Brussels Sprout Salad Avocado Toast? How can you make something

told her

"And that’s all?"

He had this theory that "Less is more" also

overrated myself and thought I was best at cooking, but

she also had to admit that Ted excelled at

she swallowed her displeasure and smiled. No one from the Chambers family had paid her a visit since she had moved out, not even Zachariah, whom she had been looking forward to seeing. He never

just confessed their love for each other and should have been living together happily, but things took

family didn’t even send her a text message, which made her heart

who was the very image of Zachariah, and couldn’t

for never sending her a message, or calling her, or coming to see her, and she was resentful that the Chambers family didn’t pay her a visit. But at the same time, she blamed herself for lacking conviction. She was just left out for the moment and now her

Zachariah realize that they could at least treat each other equally, but unexpectedly,

of feeling at all.

sleep, got a bowl of chicken soup for Ophelia and

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