Celia realized that she had misspoken. She cleared her throat and explained, "I used to learn martial arts."Yardley chuckled, finding the idea that she learned martial arts to be unbelievable.Yardley did a full checkup at the hospital and just as Celia expected, the cut was superficial. He was lucky that there were no bone fractures in his leg. Instead, it was soft tissue contusion and just a few days of rest and recuperation was all he needed. Celia heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the prognosis. "Thank goodness you’re alright."Yardley glanced at her and asked, "Why? Were you worried about me?""What's wrong with being worried about you? You got hurt protecting me," Celia retorted.The doctor prescribed Yardley some medication before they left and Celia noted the instructions diligently.It was dawn when they exited the hospital. Yardley glanced at Celia and said, "Let’s go to Lunaria.""Not going home?" Celia asked."It’s very late." Yardley gave a soft smile. Actual
Celia had no choice but to support Yardley with one arm and fumble for the keys in Yardley’s trouser pocket with the other. She was reaching around for the keys when Yardley snorted, "Where do you think you’re touching?""I’m sorry," Celia apologized and tried to reach for the keys in a different direction.Today mustn’t have been Celia’s lucky day. She had been trying to search for the keys, but they were nowhere to be found. She started to grow impatient and started to reach around the pocket for them, but the more impatient she got, the more she couldn’t find them.Yardley felt some static electricity run through him when he felt Celia’s hand caressing his thigh through the fabric. "Yardley, where did you put the keys? They’re not here!" Celia started to sweat after fumbling for the keys for a few minutes while supporting Yardley the entire time.Yardley grabbed her hand with his uninjured hand and put it into the other trouser pocket. "This side.""You!" Celia rolled her eye
Celia was at a loss for words."Didn’t you say this was my repayment?" Yardley coughed out.Celia felt a bit hopeless that he took her joke seriously, but she ended up agreeing when she spotted his wound. She felt she had no choice since he protected her.Noticing her reluctance, Yardley’s expression darkened. He took the cutlery from her hand and pouted. "I was messing with you. I’ll do it myself."Celia breathed a sigh of relief. She wondered when this aloof man had learned to crack a joke.Yardley was really not used to using his left hand and had a lot of difficulty eating the pasta, but once he was done eating, he elegantly wiped the corners of his mouth and praised Celia, saying, "Not bad.""Good to know you enjoyed it." Celia stood up and started to clear the table."Leave it. The housekeeper will clear it up tomorrow. I’m dead tired," Yardley commented while massaging his temples."Let me help you to your room then." Celia was also feeling tired and wished to hit the sa
"Clang …" The thermos fell to the ground, and its contents spilled all over the floor.Celia was baffled as to why Quinn accused her of pushing her when she fell by herself. "What’s going on?" Yardley asked when he heard the commotion and came out from the office.Quinn’s expression turned ghastly when she saw Yardley. With tears rolling down her cheeks, she cried out, "Yardley, Celia pushed me and it hurts!"It turned out that the scene where Quinn purposely fell in front of Yardley was to frame Celia. Celia sneered, "Did I push you?"Quinn looked at Yardley with pitiful eyes. "Yardley, don’t blame Cece. Aunt Lillian told me to move Cece’s belongings to the servants’ room the other day, so it’s understandable that Cece is angry at me."So, Quinn was changing her approach. Celia could feel her stomach churn whenever she heard Quinn refer to her as Cece. In a sarcastic tone, Celia spoke up, "Who are you to call me Cece? We aren't that close."Quinn pushed down her rising fury an
Celia looked up and saw Lilian and Quinn at the meeting room door.Lilian was in her forties, but she was still in great shape and looked as beautiful as ever. She was wearing a purple dress that made her look incredibly elegant. However, she was looking furious at that moment.Yardley did not come home yesterday. Quinn made breakfast early in the morning and delivered it to Yardley, but she came back with tears welling in her eyes.Feeling wronged, Quinn told Lilian that Celia pushed her when she went over this morning, making her fall over and spill the breakfast she prepared for Yardley. Celia also said harsh things to her. Not only that, but Yardley took a knife for Celia and got injured.After Quinn made an exaggerated complaint, Lilian got anxious. She wanted to call Yardley to ask about his injury, but she was stopped by Quinn. "Aunt Lilian, Yardley asked me not to tell you. He'll get angry if he finds out that I told you behind his back. Don't worry. It's just a superfici
"Yardley does not suit my taste!" Celia's words which had a tinge of arrogance kept echoing in Yardley's ears.He did not suit Celia's taste? Why? What was so bad about him? Yardley was looking a little sullen. He had always had good fortune and was high and mighty growing up. This was the first time he felt dejected because he was not someone's cup of tea. He had always been the one who felt others were not to his liking, but the roles were actually reversed at that moment.Celia was surprised to see Yardly standing in front of her with a darkened expression, so she asked, "Yardley, weren't you home? Why did you come over all of a sudden?"Before Yardley answered, Quinn stole the march on Celia, accusing Celia when she was the villain instead. "You came just in time, Yardley. Look at my face. It's Celia's doing. Also, Aunt Lilian was beaten up by her!"Celia was speechless. Since when did she hit Lilian and Quinn?"Didn't I tell you not to mess with Celia anymore?" Yardley shot
Before Celia could say anything, Yardley hung up.As Celia heard the busy tone coming from the phone, she shook her head, feeling helpless.She had no idea why Yardley was looking for her again. He had been acting strange lately, always looking for her for no reason.Celia took the elevator to the 18th floor and went straight to Yardley's office.The door was ajar, and Celia knocked on it."Come in." Yardley's clear voice could be heard coming from inside.Celia entered the office and saw Yardley sitting on his chair. His jacket was lying on the couch at the side. He was only wearing a simple white shirt with two of his buttons casually undone, revealing the strong muscles on his chest. With his handsome features, he was simply a sight to behold.At that moment, Yardley's gaze was fixed on the computer monitor, and he was typing away on his keyboard with one hand.Celia was dazed for a moment. Yardley was known for being a workaholic, and it seemed that it was completely true.
Seeing that Yardley looked so sullen and his tone was so firm, Celia had no choice but to compromise in the end. "Alright. You're the boss, so it's your call."After all, she was an employee at Hughes Inc. and Yardley was the boss. No matter what, if her boss wanted to stay back and work overtime, she could only follow. That was just professional ethics.After Celia left Yardley's office, she called Norman to tell him that something had come up and she could not make it that night anymore.Norman was clearly very disappointed. "Celia, didn't you just say yes to me just now? Why do you suddenly have things to do?""I'm really sorry. Something urgent just came up. I'll buy you dinner next time." Celia felt a little helpless as well. If it was not for Yardley, the mean man, why would she suddenly have to stay back at work?Celia started to amend the proposal carefully when she returned to her desk.After only changing a few words, she suddenly received a call from Yardley again."M