A Night with Her Cruel Mate

"Well..." Terence hesitated.

"Please accept it." Mandy joined their conversation. "This is Jean's way of thanking you. If you don't accept it, she won't be at ease.

Ever since she was young, I've always spoiled my daughter. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have had a place to live in. Please, accept this gift. You deserve it."

"Then... I'll take it." Terence nodded, respecting their wishes. Jean knew from before that he was a man who loved to drink, so she spent a lot of money just to purchase these two bottles. She knew that it would satisfy him.

Jean let out a sigh of relief when he finally agreed to take it. She happily poured him a glass of wine and smiled. "Please, try it."

"It's good wine." Terence sipped it and looked around, realizing that there weren't any servants in the house. He frowned in confusion. "Why does the villa look deserted? Where are the servants?"

"They—" Before Jean could say anything else, Mandy interrupted, "Let's not discuss what they're doing. Let's just eat."

"Mom..." She gave Mandy a disappointed look and directed her gaze at Terence. "Since you were coming here today, I decided to give them a day off. That way, we can eat our meal freely. They informed me that they went out to shop, but I'm sure they'll be back soon."

Terence nodded and commented, "It must be easier for them to serve you."

"Don't tease me. Just taste the food I cooked." Jean grinned at him. "I made this meal especially for you. You must eat more."

"Okay, I will," Terence said as he readily looked at the meal in front of him.

silently grimaced. Jean's

Although the dishes cooked by Julia didn't look

is it? Is it delicious?" Jean asked with a

and out of courtesy, he replied, "It's delicious. But don't

nodded at his

over dinner, Terence was surprised by Jean's

didn't expect that you would know so much about business,"

nonsense." Jean blushed and lowered her head. "You know what I do. Although I write fiction novels, I must do research to make it mirror reality. My suggestions were simply based on a book about business administration. I didn't know whether it would help you

many years just to gain experience. Do you still

in agreement. "Since I just moved here, I might not be able to give it to you right away because I'm still unpacking. How about

you find it, just let me know. I'll be

at him. "By the way, my book is going to be adapted into a TV show. We have just begun shooting. If you're free, would you like

doubtfully

she quickly added, "It's alright if you

thanks." Terence shyly scratched his head. "I'm not really interested

slightly frowned with disappointment. "That's alright. I'm also working with Julia, so it's okay with me if you don't come. You might feel awkward if you see

frown when he heard her name. "Why is she

been able to find work. I saw an opportunity and decided to help her. Even though all those things happened, she still deserves a good life,

You should have just left her to her fate. Why did you help her? She

was full of resentment when Jean mentioned her sister's name. He hadn't seen her since the