When being firm didn''t work, Vespera tried being gentle. When gentleness didn''t work, she turned to coaxing. And when that didn''t work either, she went all-in with over-the-top sweetness. One of these had to work.

Sure enough, Dominic''s expression finally cracked. He looked at her fake expression and smiled. He asked, "You only kissed my left cheek. Do you not like my right one?"

Vespera had no choice but to kiss his right cheek, too. She threw in another kiss on his forehead for good measure. Itnded hard, making it look more like a headbutt disguised as affection.

Five minutester, the bedroom door creaked open. Dominic stepped out first, gently supporting Vespera as they made their way out.

Snowball meowed and rubbed against their legs. Vespera looked down and said, "Snowball, go and y somewhere else for now."

Dominic helped Vespera over to the dining area, but Snowball followed them. It sometimes walked in front of them, sometimes behind, and weaved between their feet. It was obvious that it wanted to attract their attention. Even a stranger could tell it was familiar with them.

"This cat..." Wanda wanted to ask a question.

But before Wanda could ask, Raymond jumped in and said, "This cat is mine. We came here yesterday, and it followed us."

As Raymond spoke, he walked over and scooped Snowball off the floor. He muttered, "I was wondering where you had wandered off to."

Vespera seized the opportunity to sit down. She lowered her head and coughed a few times. She didn''t dare to look directly at Wanda. Pulling the covers tighter around herself, she continued to y the role of a sick patient.

"Mrs. Gildon," greeted Dominic in a rxed manner.

On the other hand, Wanda stayed stiff. She responded, "Mr. Reid, thank you for taking care of herst night. It must have been tiring."

When Reba heard that, she thought it was definitely tiring.

"You''re too kind, Mrs. Gildon," replied Dominic, taking the seat next to Vespera.

Wanda said, "Mr. Reid, your butler brought breakfast."

Raymond quickly stepped in humbly and said, "I didn''t know that Mrs. Gildon had already prepared such a sumptuous breakfast. What I made can''tpare. I wouldn''t dare bring it out."

Wanda kept her tone polite as she responded, "Since you''ve already made it, there''s no need to waste it."

Raymond replied, "It won''t go to waste. I''ll just have it for lunchter."

Wanda pressed on, "Don''t worry about it. You can serve it."

Raymond said, "It really won''t go to waste."

Wanda repeated, "Serve it."

Left with no choice, Raymond answered, "Alright."

Raymond set Snowball aside and opened the breakfast box. One by one, heid out the contents.

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The dining area fell into a heavy silence. All this for a fever? Had Dominic be weak after taking care of a subordinate? But Vespera only had a fever!  s

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tiring, but you didn''t need to go all-out with all this."

Raymond replied, "You haven''t had a proper meal in over a week. You need something nourishing."

Then, as if remembering something, Raymond turned to Wanda and added, "This

is just how Mr. Reid usually eats."

Dominic was at a loss for words.