The Psychotic Girl’s Revenge

“I’ll stay at the consortium,” Enrico answered unexpectedly.

“I thought you’d go back to Rose Estate.”

“Staying at the consortium gives me more opportunities to handle business matters and saves time.” Living at Rose Estate would just waste time commuting, and he needed to quickly adapt to controlling the consortium-there wasn’t time to waste.

Paige listened, frowning slightly as she placed her hands on either side of the shopping cart, looking up at him with gentle eyes. “Enrico, could you not rush things?”

It seemed like he was always in a hurry to grow up, to establish himself within the consortium. She didn’t want him to exhaust himself.

Standing behind her, Enrico gazed down at her for a while before responding, “No.”

There was no room for negotiation.

“…” Paige was at a loss. “Just remember to take your medicine on time, okay? Whether it’s physical or mental stress, you need to slow down and take breaks.”Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

“I’m perfectly fine now.”

Not wanting to be treated like a patient, Enrico pushed the cart forward. Paige hurriedly said, “Wait, since you’ve decided to stay at the consortium, shouldn’t you buy some daily essentials?”

Enrico stopped.

Paige looked at the variety of toothbrushes on the shelf and picked an electric one, examining the instructions. Enrico’s eyes wandered until they landed on a pair of couple’s electric toothbrushes-one silver and one pink. The handles were decorated with a heart and an arrow. Images from certain videos popped into his head.

Couples are supposed to use matching items.

Paige was about to put down the electric toothbrush, but suddenly her hand was empty-Enrico had taken it from her. Next thing she knew, a set of couple’s electric toothbrushes was placed in her hand. She looked up in surprise, and Enrico said, “I want the silver one.”

“Okay, I’ll take the pink one. I needed a new toothbrush anyway,” Paige nodded.

She set the toothbrushes down, but then paused, looking at the two standing side by side in her hand-couple’s toothbrushes…

She glanced at Enrico, who was now picking out vases. Tall and elegant, he ran his long fingers over the vase edges. Even without lighting, he looked like a living poster.

He probably just liked the silver toothbrush, not realizing it was a couple’s set.

But a couple’s set wasn’t bad either.

Paige continued selecting household items for Enrico, making sure that everything she picked was a matching set for the two of them.

“I need to replace my household items too. Mind if we share these?” Paige smiled from the cart, glancing up at Enrico.

“I don’t mind,” he replied. By now, he was standing in front of a shelf of various vases, holding one particularly unique piece.

The vase was made up of two small bottles with long necks, one black and one white, intertwined like swans. The craftsmanship was impeccable-it looked like a piece of art.

“You like this? It’s pretty,” Paige said, her interest in couple’s items piqued. She instinctively looked for a second identical vase.

There wasn’t one.

Feeling a bit disappointed, she was about to turn away when Enrico suddenly leaned toward her, lazily resting against the shopping cart. His head brushed past her hair as he gently separated the vase into two parts-the swans untwined to become two independent vases. He looked at her with a smirk and said, “Didn’t you say one for each? Where will you place yours?”

Paige’s heart skipped a beat as she took the white vase from him. “On my desk. What about you?”

“On my desk,” he mimicked her answer.

“…” She felt like she had just been charmed again.

The two of them ended up buying a lot, as if they were moving house.

Eventually, Paige’s legs went numb from sitting in the cart, and Enrico had to lift her out. As they exited the supermarket, she still felt a bit dazed. Today, Enrico seemed a little different.

Jaden was already waiting outside with his team.

Seeing the two come out with bags upon bags, Jaden was stunned. Why did it feel like they had been shopping for a domestic life together?

“Boss,” Jaden stepped forward to take their bags.

“Hmm.” Enrico gave him a glance, then turned to look at Paige, his gaze dimming a bit. “I’m leaving.”

“Hmm. Don’t forget to take your medicine, sleep early, don’t overwork yourself,” Paige reminded him, worried.

“I know. You…” Enrico looked at her, unsure of what to say. He leaned down and quickly whispered in her ear, “Wait for me.”

Wait for him to come and protect her.

He wasn’t going to hide behind her forever.

Paige smiled. “Okay.”

She stood there, watching as Enrico got into his car and drove away. Only after his car disappeared from view did she return to Angie, who had been waiting. “Let’s head back to New Rose Estate.”

…

The car pulled up at New Rose Estate.

Paige got out, holding the white vase, her mood bright. She couldn’t stop smiling.

Angie, still in the car, pushed up her black-rimmed glasses. Was shopping with someone really that enjoyable?

As Paige stepped into the courtyard, she saw Kevin sitting alone on the steps, looking rather pale. The moment he saw her, his expression shifted slightly, and his gaze lingered on the smile on her lips. His eyes darkened, and his voice tinged with bitterness, “You went out, and now you’re in a good mood?”

Having cleared things up with Enrico, Paige no longer felt so hostile towards Kevin. She smiled and sat beside him, shaking the small vase in her hand with a hint of pride. “Couple’s vase. This is one half.”

Sunlight bathed the courtyard, but her smile was even more dazzling.

Kevin watched her, a fleeting trace of bitterness flashing through his eyes before he smiled. “So, I helped you two get together? I guess that kick I took wasn’t in vain.”

Paige glanced at him, unfazed. “Then kick me back.”

Kevin gave a nonchalant smile and dropped the topic. “Where’s Enrico?”

“He went back to the consortium. He doesn’t want to stay here anymore.”

Paige’s smile faded slightly but quickly recovered as she said, “I had hoped he’d take at least three months off, but he insists on getting back to his life as soon as possible. So, I’ll let him.”

Kevin nodded. “It’s a good thing. He’s finally realizing he can’t stay a kid forever.”

Hearing this, Paige remained silent, her eyes fixed on the white vase in her hands. She softly rotated its smooth base and said, “Kevin, what you don’t understand is that whether he’s a kid or not doesn’t matter. I’m just happy to protect him.”

Kevin leaned against the doorframe, staring at her pale face in the sunlight. “But do you understand how I…as a friend…feel for you?”