Chapter 198
Elijah thought Sheena was indeed ruthless. Seeing her enjoying her meal, he planned to go upstairs and clean up a room for his stay.
“Hold on,”
“Sheena called after him. “Come here, stand opposite from me, and watch me finish my meal.”
Elijah, with a cold expression, followed her instructions. At first, he did not understand her intentions until he realized the spaghetti smelled delicious and saw Sheena eat with relish.
Elijah gulped, yet he still maintained a stern expression.
The fragrance was dangerously tempting. Moreover, he had just emptied his stomach. Watching someone else eat at this moment felt like torture, and Elijah finally grasped Sheena’s sadistic amusement.
After finishing the spaghetti, Sheena was satisfied and elegantly wiped her mouth with a tissue. Then, she looked at the gloomy man before her and instructed before going upstairs, ” Remember to clean the kitchen before sleeping. It should be as clean as it was before you entered. No slacking off.”
However, she caught sight of Elijah’s shirt and thought something was off…
Frowning, Sheena walked over and lightly tugged at his shirt collar, noticing a faint pink stain.
Was it blood?
Elijah noticed her gaze and explained, “It’s from the beef just now. It accidentally splattered on me while I was cooking.”
Sheena did not believe him, twisting the shirt collar and finding damp water stains. She raised her gaze to scrutinize Elijah.
He maintained a poker face and insisted, “I cleaned it because it was dirty.”
Sheena could not understand why Elijah would lie with a straight face.
If he was injured, why keep it from her?
Did he think she would not be sympathetic and might even rub salt in the wound?
Then again, she could not guarantee she would not do just that if she got irritated.
Since Elijah seemed unwilling to say more, Sheena had no intention of pressing him. She turned and headed upstairs. Passing by the storage cabinet in the living room partition, she paused, took out the first aid kit, and placed it somewhere Elijah would see it before heading back to her room without looking back.
Elijah saw everything and was shocked.
Did she guess he was injured, or did she already know?
Did she have any connection to the people Corey sent to kill him?
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Who exactly was she?
How many secrets did she hold that he remained unaware of?
Elijah glanced upstairs, feeling suspicious.
Upstairs, Sheena took a refreshing shower. Just as she finished, she heard a knock at the door. Given only two people were in the mansion, it was no rocket science to figure out who it was. Hence, Sheena swiftly changed into her pajamas.
The knocking persisted, causing a disturbance. Sheena’s expression soured as she opened the door.
“What’s the matter?”
Elijah appeared momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting her to change so quickly.
She wore a pink cartoon pajama set, her hair was damp, and her skin appeared even more amazing now that she was makeup–free. However, her gaze was unkind as she stared at him. Surprisingly, Elijah thought she seemed somewhat cute.
Lowering his gaze, Elijah dispelled these inexplicable thoughts and said, “All my belongings are still at Awana Heights. I want to go get them.”
Sheena frowned and glanced at the time.
It was already 11 p.m. Who would believe that he was going to retrieve belongings at this late hour?
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“No, you can’t go,” Sheena said and moved to close the door.
“Wait… Ouch…” Elijah instinctively reached to wedge the door, his features contorted in pain as cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Sheena was taken aback, “Are you dumb? Why block it with your hand?”
She knew the pain was intense.
Elijah seemed a bit aggrieved, holding his reddened hand as he said, “Since my hand is injured, can you let me finish speaking? Although we signed an agreement, I still have human rights. You can’t take that away. Don’t
Don’t you think…”
Sheena cut him off, “Just get straight to the point.”
“I want to return to Awana Heights,” Elijah replied without hesitation, frowning slightly. In the past, this expression carried an air of authority. However, due to the effects of the injection, his complexion remained paler than usual, exuding a fragile beauty. Standing at a towering height of 1.88 meters in front of Sheena, he lacked his past oppressive force and resembled a gentle giant instead.
Sheena had a fleeting moment of sympathy seeing his injured hand, but upon hearing his words, she instantly caught on.
Did this bastard plan to play the sympathy card?
Fine! She would deal with it tomorrow!
“No, you can’t. Go to bed. I’ll have the bodyguards pack and deliver your things tomorrow morning.”
“Eh…” Elijah wanted to say more, but his response was met with the door slamming shut. His expression turned stern instantly as he muttered in frustration, “Heartless and unreasonable…
After that, he turned and headed downstairs, planning to check the situation at the main entrance. As he stepped out of the living room door, two bodyguards suddenly jumped out from the shadows before he could even set foot in the garden.
“You’re not allowed to go out at night, Mr. Freeman. Please go back inside.”
Elijah’s expression instantly darkened. He had no choice but to turn back to his room.
The fact that the bodyguards could monitor his every move indicated that Sheena was wary of him. Glancing at his phone, he noticed a missed call from Lionel. After deleting the call record, he decided to turn off his phone.
Exhausted from days of searching through the mountains all night, getting injured, and then cooking and working today, he collapsed onto the bed and quickly drifted into a deep slumber.
At some point, he was abruptly awakened by the sound of birds outside the window. He shot up from the bed, eyes wide open in the darkness. The peculiar bird call served as a unique
