Female Novel
Chapter 837
Yolanda was seen entering the lobby with a thermal flask in her hand. The moment she saw William,she heaved a sigh of relief. “Phew! I was afraid that you would be gone before I got here. My effortwould have gone to waste in that case.” She then raised her thermal flask and said, “I made you somesoup.”
Knitting his brows, William stared at Yolanda. “What brings you here at this hour?”
Yolanda replied with a smile, “Well, since you are doing overtime, I bet ordering a food delivery wasprobably how you settled your dinner, but how can that compare to some homemade cooking? That’swhy I made you this.” There was a couch and a table in the lobby, so Yolanda looked at it and said, “Ifyou’re not in a rush, why don’t you sit down and enjoy the soup? I spent quite some time making this,and I’d hate to see it go down the drain.”
Hmm. What kind of gentleman would I be if I insisted on turning her down? At the thought of that,William went to the couch with Yolanda and sat down, whereupon the lady opened the flask andrevealed the mouth-watering chicken soup within it. Then, she poured some of the soup into the capand gave it to the man. “Come on. You need to try my cooking. Chicken soup is my forte after all.”
William looked down at the soup and took a sip. While he had initially lost his mood to eat, the soupseemed to whet his appetite after he took a few sips of it. Then, he nodded and complimented hercooking. “Not bad! Not bad! The taste is simply awesome!”
Yolanda was amused as she replied, “I’m glad to hear that. At least all my hard work is worth it.”
As both of them sat there and talked about company matters, William eventually finished the soup
before he closed the thermal flask. “Thank you so much for coming over.”
Yolanda then put away her thermal flask. “Don’t mention it. I’m free anyway, so it’s not reallytroublesome to me.” Both of them continued to sit down and chat for a while before they finally decidedto leave.
While William drove Yolanda home, the lady told the man that she would like to learn how to bake.Therefore, she asked William whether there was any pastry he preferred in particular so that she couldmake and deliver some to him next time.
Upon hearing her words, William was caught in a trance as he was reminded of Matilda. Matilda wasused to a comfortable life. Although her cooking wasn’t terrible, she wasn’t good at it either. Back then,she wanted to make me some pastries. Instead, she just ended up making a mess in the kitchen. In theend, she failed to make something presentable, and she even got so angry at herself. At the thought ofMatilda’s frustrated look back then, William chuckled.
Stunned by William’s response, Yolanda gazed at William and asked, “What is it? What’s so funnyabout the thing that I just said?”
Soon, William snapped out of his trance and replied, “Oh, it’s nothing. I was just reminded of somethingfunny in the past.” novelbin
Yolanda paused, staring at William as she asked, “Really? Did it have anything to do with baking?”
William responded with a noncommittal grunt, while Yolanda’s expression darkened upon seeing that.He must have been thinking about Matilda.
For the rest of the ride, neither of them said anything until they arrived at Yolanda’s house. As soon asthe car pulled over, she got off the car and hesitantly looked back at William. “There is a movie that’sshowing recently. I’d really love to watch it, but there is no fun in watching it alone. So, when are youfree, William? Perhaps we can watch it together.”
William let out a sigh. “Well, I’m a little busy with work recently, and I doubt I can find time for that. So,just count me out for this one. Maybe you can watch it with your friends or someone else. I figure I willbe considerably occupied these days.”
Yolanda pursed her lips and replied after a pause, “Okay then, I guess I’m not going either. I don’t havea lot of friends anyway, and I really don’t feel like watching it alone.”
William only looked at her with a smile. After that, he didn’t continue the topic. Instead, he simply toldher, “It’s getting late. Rest well.”