Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 785

In fact, Sharon had reminded Elaine more than once not to believe Howard's words.

If he were to say eleven sentences, only one out of eleven would betrue.

At first, she thought that Sharon was just joking, but she didn't expect it to be true.

As expected, Dr. Perkins' words couldn't be trusted. Maybe what he said to her before the business trip was just a joke. If she were to take it seriously, she would be really stupid.

Fortunately, she did not take it to heart.

However, Vincent had taken it to heart, and he knew that Howard must have said something to her, but she refused to tell him what it was. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

"What can I do to make you tell me the truth, huh?" Seriously, Vincent stared at her.

Shocked, Elaine asked, "What are you going to do?"

"What are you afraid of?" He threw the question back at her.

Stunned for a moment, Elaine shook her head. "I am not afraid of anything." "You are afraid of me..." Slowly, Vincent pinched her tiny and tender earlobe. It was ice-cold and good to touch. In fact, he loved it so much that he couldn't bear to let go of it. "You're afraid that I'll mistreat you. With just a touch, you would shrink into a ball in fear."

As expected, under his touch, her body became as stiff as a stone again.

Her earlobe was a private and sensitive area, and no one had ever touched her earlobe, not to mention that he was a man.

For a moment, she struggled for a bit. However, he proceeded to exert a slight force, and as if there was an electric current flowing through her, Elaine's whole body couldn't help but tremble.

It was an unfamiliar feeling, and it made her fluster.

As Vincent found her weakness, the corners of his mouth lifted as if he was in a good mood. "If you don't tell me about it, I will keep doing this."

"Dr. Perkins, before you went on a business trip, you told me that you wanted a clear answer after you come back. You said that you like me and you want to be with me. You also said that I couldn't say no!"

Hurriedly, she finished her words and pushed him away. With a flushed face, she glared at him angrily.

The expression in Vincent's eyes instantly turned cold. Never did he expect Howard to have actually said such a thing.

Although he knew that Howard had a crush on Elaine, but now that he was interested in her, so she belonged to him, and no one could take possession of her.

"Good girl. You told the truth and didn't lie to me." Again, Vincent smiled and pulled her up from the couch as he changed the topic. "I would like to eat the dishes that you prepare. Go to the kitchen to cook for me."

In a daze, Elaine was speechless.

What was wrong with him?

A moment ago, he had just said that he didn't want her to cook. Now, he was asking her to cook.

Why was he so fickle-minded?

After she muttered silently, she followed him to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, the servants didn't expect that Vincent would come into the kitchen personally. At a loss, she uttered, "Sir, it's dirty here. I'm afraid that you'll dirty your clothes. Please go outside and wait patiently."

In fact, Vincent was a cleanliness freak, and usually, he couldn't even bear to see a single speck of dust at home. Why did he suddenly appear in the kitchen that was filled with the smell of oil and smoke?

Even Elaine tried to chase him away. "She's right. You should wait outside, and I'll inform you when I'm done."

"You, get out." Instead of moving, Vincent pointed to the servant who was cooking.

Confused, the servant stood frozen.

"Didn't you hear what I said?"

"Yes, sir." The maid quickly undid her apron and ran away.

Then, Elaine asked, "Uh... Are you going to watch me cook in the kitchen? It's pretty boring. Oh, or is it that you want to learn how to cook?"

The latter was unlikely. Although Dr. Perkins was good at everything, he didn't like cooking, and he didn't even like doing the dishes.

"I'm just going to stand here and watch you cook. You don't have to worry about me. Just mind your own business."

When she heard his ansered, she was at a loss for words.

Although she was puzzled, she couldn't say anything. So she rolled up her sleeves and began to wash the vegetables.

In such a spacious villa, he had a huge kitchen and even two refrigerators. Everything that she needed was in the fridge.

Silently, Vincent watched as she prepared dinner. In fact, he seemed to think that it was interesting instead of boring. Throughout the whole process, he had his gaze fixated on her, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Several times, Elaine cast her suspicious eyes on him.

Meanwhile, Vincent stared at her with a faint smile.

Since she couldn't guess what he was thinking about, she was too lazy to bother about him either, so she lowered her head to cut the vegetables.

With her head lowered, she carefully washed her hands and started to cook soup. Her side profile was so pretty, and her eyelashes were long and shaped like a tiny fan. With a gentle wink, it could make his heart flutter inexplicably. At that moment, Vincent's gaze was so gentle that even he himself didn't notice them.

At first, she wanted to make a few more dishes so that everyone could eat together. But in the end, Vincent stopped her.

"Four dishes will be enough. It's only for both of us. They will settle their dinner by themselves."

However, Elaine felt that it was troublesome.

"Since I've prepared the ingredients, I should just cook the dishes."

"No, you are only responsible for preparing meals for the both of us, and you don't have to care about others." With a frown, Vincent said, "Listen to me."

"All right." Without arguing with him, she served the food on the table.

There were three dishes and one soup. The appearance was so attractive that it made him salivate.

Then, Elaine signaled him to hurry and eat. "Drink some soup. It tastes better when it's hot."

As she spoke, she filled up a bowl for him.

When Vincent lowered his gaze and took a sip of the soup, Elaine happened to come out from the kitchen. Faintly, he said, "This taste..."

"Is the taste alright? I didn't add anything strange. What could go wrong?"

At first, she thought that her cooking was not to his liking, so she said in a hurry, "Let me try it."

However, he smiled and said, "It tastes like home."

Taken aback, she was tongue-tied.

After dinner, Elaine played around with her phone as she intended to get familiar with it first. When she checked the contact list, she noticed that there was only Dr. Perkins' number, so she gave it a thought and saved Morgan's number in it.

Since she also remembered the numbers of her family members, she gradually saved all of their numbers into the phone.

Finally, she thought about it and sent a text message to her elder sister, Zoe. "Zoe, this is my phone number. If you want to find me in the future, you can directly use this number to contact me."

As soon as she sent the message out, she received a reply. "You bought a phone? Where did you get the money? Did you buy this phone with the money that you were supposed to send home?"

At that moment, she was asking in an interrogative tone, as if her buying a mobile phone was a heinous thing.

In the past, if she were criticized by Zoe for buying random things randomly, she would explain herself. But now, she suddenly felt very wronged and that Zoe was ridiculous.

What was wrong with her using her own hard-earned money to buy things?

Without hesitation, Elaine directly replied, "I was the one who earned that money, so no matter what I buy, it's my own business. I will still send Mom and Dad their monthly living expenses. You can rest assured."

After a pause, she sent another text. "Zoe, you should pay for your own rent in the future. I can't afford to pay for you anymore."

It seemed that Zoe had never expected her to send such texts. After a long silence on the other end of the line, she received a reply. "Elaine, what's wrong with you? Did something happen? You used to be responsible for my monthly rent, but now that you suddenly said that you're not going to pay for my rent, how do you expect me to survive in this big city?"

Calmly, Elaine replied, "Then you rent a smaller apartment. You could also share an apartment with someone else. You're living all alone in that apartment, and it's too luxurious. You better stop renting it."

This time, Zoe directly gave her a call.

As Elaine pursed her lips, she answered the call. "Hi, Zoe..." "Elaine, are you crazy?"