A Beautiful Misunderstanding

Chapter 159 A Third-Party Profit (Part One)

"Really?" A glimmer of hope shone in Hanson's eyes.

Essie nodded. She desired nothing more than freedom.

He took her face in his palms and placed an affectionate kiss on her forehead. Looking at her with his loving eyes, he said, "From now on, I will be with you all the time. Even for a second, I won't leave you."

"Okay." She tried her best to force a smile. But there was something unnatural about her expression. He noticed that both her lips and face were pale as a white sheet. It seemed like she hadn't eaten anything for days. With sincere concern, he said, "Haven't you eaten yet? How about I take you to eat steak?"

She shook her head. In the past two days, she had lost her appetite. She was very upset and felt repulsed by the sight of food. Even the tastiest food seemed to have lost its flavor.

Her mind was always busy replaying her memories with Zac. He was a drug that had her addicted! She hoped time would heal this pain.

"If not steak, what do you want to eat?" he asked.

"I'll cook some noodles later," she replied, but there was no enthusiasm in her voice.

With a smile on his face, he teased, "Do you want to try my special braised noodles?" He was the man every girl dreamed of! His talent extended to the kitchen as well. In the past, Florey had been busy and was compelled to work overtime. Ever since he was five, he had been cooking for himself.

There was a glimmer of admiration in Essie's eyes. She would love to eat his hand cooked food. "I don't know if everything you need will be there in the kitchen. I have neglected grocery shopping," she said.

"Let me check." He smiled and stood up, taking out noodles, tomato, eggs and ham from it. "Yes! Everything I need is here," he announced happily.

When he went into the kitchen, she was waiting for him like a little greedy cat.

Quickly, a bowl of steaming noodle with gravy sauce was served.

Her taste bud, which had been listless became energetic. She began to taste the delicious food. "It is so delicious! It is so bloody delicious!" she couldn't help but scream. Her appreciation came in the form of moans.

He looked at her adorable reaction and broke into a smile. "I can cook for you every day if that will make you happy."

With her thick eyelashes fluttering, she put on a mischievous smile and said, "No way. I can't let you do that. You are the honored CEO of Bella. It won't look nice if you cook noodles for me every day. Oh but this is killing me! So yummy!" She couldn't stop gushing about it.

He touched her head and said, "I'm willing to do anything that will make you happy. I could even pick the moon from the sky."

"Really?" She raised her eyebrows naughtily and said, "Then I would like you to pick it for me." NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

"Okay, I'll be back soon. Just wait for me." Hanson stood up and took a small basin. He filled the basin with water and brought it to the balcony. The bright moon shone in the water and he said, "Look! I've brought it down."

Her giggle was as crisp as the sound of a silver bell, flowing gently in the early autumn night.

However, at this moment, the entire Rong Mansion was extremely silent. This ominous silence had never passed this mansion before.

Seeing that Essie didn't come back, Valery was so elated that she wanted dance.

'She must have been driven away by Zac. They should get divorced soon,' Valery thought, jumping to the conclusion.

She thought she would finally get a chance to spend some alone-time with Zac. But her happiness didn't last very long. She barely saw him as he didn't stay there much after Essie's departure. And to make things worse, Leila had returned back to his life!

Zac took Leila to the party of celebrities on the weekend. Seeing them together, people were eagerly guessing what was going on.

"Did he dump Essie?" someone asked, looking shocked.

"They seemed to be truly in love! I wonder what happened!" another one said.

"Is Leila the person whom Zac genuinely loves?"

There was a slight jealousy in the eyes of the female who spoke.

Ever since middle school, Leila had been the only woman beside Zac.

Although their families seemed to have a bad relationship, it didn't stop them from seeing each other. They didn't even mind being seen together! Reputation had meant nothing to this couple.

Zac was indeed a mysterious man! One couldn't guess what was going on in his mind. Did he love any of these women or they meant nothing to him?

Everyone was eager to know the truth.

When Holy saw them, he ran up to them and asked, "Brother Zac, where is sister Essie? Why didn't she come with you?"

"She has something to deal with, so she couldn't make it," Zac said flatly.

"So you came with another woman. Aren't you afraid that sister Essie will be jealous when she comes to know about it?" He puffed up his cheeks, looking very angry.

In Zac's heart, he grinned bitterly.

'Would she even care?' he wondered.

'No!' his mind instantly answered. Although he was not by her side, he had sent people to protect her in secrecy. From their updates, it turned out she was with Hanson. And how could she be sad when she was with Hanson? She probably forgot him now that she had her true love with her!

"Don't talk nonsense." Alice pulled Holy away from them.

Taking a look at them, Zac said lightly, "Excuse me." Then he left with Leila.

Holy pouted and said, "He must have quarreled with sister Essie."

With a complex expression in her eyes, Alice stroked Holy's head and said, "Don't worry. They will make up soon."

Not far away, Leila heard their words and felt extremely uncomfortable. It was with great difficulty she had managed to regain her position. How could she let someone else snatch him away? No! She was determined to keep him with her forever.

"Zac, do you remember Simba? You have not visited her for a long time. She has now grown into a beautiful horse. If you are not busy tomorrow, can you come to my villa and see her?" She smiled

faintly. Simba was a race horse with pure English blood. On Leila's 21st birthday, Zac had gifted Simba to her. When she took it to the equestrian club, Valery writhed with jealousy. Her wide eyes gaped at its beauty.

"I have an important meeting tomorrow. I'll visit when I'm free." Zac's tone was flat, and his handsome face seemed to have lost its luster. It was ice cold!