Female Novel
Chapter 140
Benedict saw her taking a few steps back and his eyes dimmed. "Am I a demon?" He asked.
"Ah?" Kimberly did not understand what he meant and looked up at him in confusion.
Benedict smiled bitterly and asked, "If I'm not a demon, why are you so afraid of me?"
Kimberly apologized,"... I'm sorry, Brother Yardley."
She was not afraid of him. She was just afraid that Maddox would cause her trouble when he sawthem together. That man... Although he didn't like her, his possessiveness was really strong.
She was still the Second Young Madam of the Yardley family after all.
"It's okay, I don't blame you." Benedict smiled gently at her and said, "I'll help you out here. You cango upstairs first."
Hearing this, Kimberly's expression shifted slightly and said, "How can I let you do that? I can do iton my own. Brother Yardley, you can go and do your work."
She didn't have the chance to thank him for helping her in the canteen last time. And now here shewas, hiding from him. She felt a little guilty, so she lowered her voice and thanked him, "By the way,Brother Yardley, thank you for what you did in the canteen last time."
"Don't worry about it. Maddox went to pick you up after that, right?" Speaking of this, Benedictsmiled a little and said, "Maddox still cares about you a lot."
Suddenly, Kimberly noticed that Maddox was no longer in the meeting room.
Perhaps, he didn't want to see her now.
Kimberly's mood sank and she silently laughed at herself. She uttered, "Well, perhaps."
Benedict saw that she was in a bad mood. He was concerned and asked, "What's wrong? Why didMaddox do this to you? Did you guys have a fight?"
"No, I don't know how to explain it. It's complicated," Kimberly answered.
Benedict saw that she was distressed. Her face was so screwed up, it looked like a crumpled paperball. She looked so adorable, and he couldn't help but reach out and rub her head, comforting her,"Don't worry about it. Girls have to be more cheerful. It's better to smile more."
This intimate action made Kimberly stunned for a few seconds. Then, she took another two stepsback and said, "Thank you, Brother Yardley. I'll keep in mind."
"Will you be free after work later? I heard that dessert can help elevate someone's mood. The cakefrom last time..." Benedict said.
Kimberly looked a little shaky and said, "Urn Brother Yardley... I don't want to lie to you, so I think it'sbetter to tell you the truth."
"What is it?" Benedict responded.
"In fact, I don't eat dessert. The cake from last time... I gave it to my friend. Brother Yardley, youwouldn't mind, right?" Kimberly confessed.
She had to clarify it, just in case he suddenly sent her more cakes one day or offered to take her fordessert or something. It would be a waste of his efforts.
Benedict didn't expect her to be so sincere. At first, he was stunned, but after a while, he laughedand rubbed her head again, "Kimberly, I'm so glad."
Kimberly was confused.
"I'm so glad that you're willing to share your true thoughts with me," Benedict explained.
Benedict still had his hand on her head, and his voice as gentle as the wind, "It doesn't matter.Since you don't like dessert, what do you like?"
Kimberly glanced at him and thought about his question seriously. "Spicy food? Wait, no. BrotherYardley, I have to go work," she replied.
After that, Kimberly fled out of the meeting room, coffee cups in her arms.
When she rushed out, she ran into Maddox outside the door. Kimberly was so shocked that shetook two steps back. In an instant, she dropped all the cups to the ground. The cups landed with aloud crash.
However, at this time, almost everyone had left. Hearing the sound, they looked back and realizedthat Kimberly had dropped the cups. Then, everyone hurried out of the room.
Benedict heard the sound from the meeting room and rushed out rapidly, asking, "Kimberly? Areyou alright?"
He dragged Kimberly away from the ground covered with glass fragments and said with concern,"Be careful, you'll hurt your feet".
Maddox's lips curled up when he saw this scene.
"Brother, you are so concerned about Kimberly," Maddox said sarcastically.
Benedict looked up at him, and his eyes looked helpless. "Maddox, how can you let Kimberly do thisalone?" He asked.
"The Yardley Corporation doesn't raise idle people. What else can she do?" Maddox sneered coldly.
Benedict frowned slightly, arguing, "As far as I know, she contacted the Hanover Corporation andsorted out all the information of this meeting. It's not right for you to say that she can't do anything.Kimberly is a good assistant. Maddox, don't waste her talent."
"Oh, it seems that my brother knows more about my wife's ability than I do," Maddox replied and thesarcasm in his voice increased.
"Maddox, why are you so harsh? Don't you know what kind of person I am?" Benedict asked.
The hostility in Maddox's eyes became greater. "I really don't know what kind of person you are," hereplied.
Since Kimberly clarified everything with him that night, Maddox became particularly horrible. At thismoment, he spoke with Benedict very sardonically. Kimberly thought for a while and finally let go ofBenedict's hand. She'd better not make trouble for Benedict.
It was very likely that Maddox would be rude to him from now on.
"Brother Yardley, I'm really fine. You can go to work. I'll clean up here," Kimberly said.
Benedict hesitated, "Kimberly..."
"Please, Brother Yardley." Kimberly's tone became stern. Benedict stopped. He glanced at her andthen looked at Maddox. Finally, he sighed helplessly.
He said, "Alright, then I'll go first. Maddox, Kimberly, keep cool."novelbin
After Benedict left, Kimberly let out a sigh of relief. She crouched down in front of Maddox to pick upthe glass fragments and put them one by one on the tray. Then, she picked the tray up silently.
This scene made Maddox narrow his eyes dangerously. He was very unhappy. He wanted to scoldher for not using a broom. However, just as he was about to open his mouth, she accidentallypricked her hand on one of the fragments.
Her expression changed at the pain, but she did not let out a yell because Maddox was still lookingat her. She simply shook off the blood and continued to pick up the glass fragments.
She didn't want him to say that she was pretending to be in pain and was acting pitiful.
She didn't want to be insulted by him anymore.
However, she didn't expect Maddox to roll his wheelchair towards her. He grabbed her arm andsuddenly pulled her up. Kimberly exclaimed as he held onto her wrist. "Didn't you see that yourhand is bleeding?" Maddox asked viciously.
"I, I saw it..." Kimberly stammered, trying to pull her hand back. "But it's none of your business," shereplied.
"It's none of my business?" Maddox's eyes were fiercer than a wolf's. He put her injured finger intohis mouth and sucked on it. Kimberly's face turned red. She wanted to snatch her hand back."Mad-, Maddox, what are you doing? Let me go!" She shouted.
The b*stard sucked off the blood on her finger with his smooth tongue.
After a long while, Maddox finally let go of her. He smiled wickedly and said, "The saliva will stop thebleeding. You should thank me."