Female Novel
Chapter 224
"What's going on? Why is Miss Shell going into the kitchen to wash the dishes?"
"I think the Old Master asked her to do it."
"Are you kidding me? Her friend is still here. I think Old Master has taken a liking to her friend. Hehas been smiling the entire time. I haven't seen him treat anyone so well before."
"Huh? Do you think that it's because Old Master doesn't like Miss Shell, so he wants to find ourSecond Young Master a new partner? So..."
When Kimberly heard the comments, her hands suddenly froze. The plate she was holding slippedout of her hand and fell to the ground with a loud clang.
The maids looked at each other and whispered.
"We should stop talking about it. Miss Shell will be angry. Have you forgotten what happened lasttime?"
"Let's go."
The group of servants hurriedly left the kitchen.
Kimberly was the only one left in the kitchen. She stood stupidly in front of the sink and stared at thepile of dishes. Suddenly, she felt unpleasant.
She thought, "Old Master Yardley... I thought he wanted Sylvia and Benedict to get together? Is itpossible that he wants to help Maddox find a new partner instead?" Besides, it did not matterwhether it was about Maddox or Benedict. It all depended on whether Sylvia was willing to go alongwith it.novelbin
What was she thinking about?
Kimberly suddenly came back to her senses and bent down to pick up the broken pieces on theground.
However, a tall figure stepped forward and stopped her before she could start cleaning up. Sheheard a steady voice boom overhead.
"Don't touch them."
The familiar voice made Kimberly raise her head in surprise. Her eyes met a pair of deep, warm,helpless eyes.
"Brother Yardley?"
What was Benedict doing here?
"Don't touch them. They are sharp, you might cut yourself."
Benedict said as he gently held her and helped her up.
Kimberly was stunned for a few seconds. Then, she immediately pulled back her hand. Benedictturned around to grab a broom. He swept all the debris into a dustpan, and then dumped them intothe trash can.
No matter what, his actions were kind. Kimberly could not be angry with him, so she noddedtowards him and said, "Thank you."
After that, she turned back to the sink, turned on the tap and continued washing the remainingdishes. "You don't have to wash them." Benedict stepped over and turned off the tap. He frownedand said, "Leave it to the servants. You can head upstairs."
"But..." Old Master had asked her to do it. If she didn't perform her task, would she...
"Grandpa didn't really mean it. He won't check whether you actually washed the dishes. You canjust leave the dishes in the sink. Go on and head upstairs."
Kimberly shook her head after thinking for a while and replied, "It's alright. It's not a big deal for me."
Kimberly turned on the tap again. Her movements were actually very skilled and trained. She wasused to doing house chores in the past, but she rarely did them after she had married Maddox. Itdid not seem strange for her to clean plates again.
Seeing her moving so effortlessly like she knew exactly what to do, Benedict's heart ached.
He asked, "Don't you feel aggrieved?"
Kimberly was stunned. After a while, she answered with a faint smile, "It's nothing. I've done thisbefore. You can leave these to me. Head out first."
After trying to persuade Benedict, he still did not move. He had no intention of leaving her.
After a while, Benedict walked beside her and said, "Well, since you want to do it, I'll help you."
He reached out to help. Kimberly was stunned and looked at him blankly, "Brother Yardley..."
"Stop calling me that." Benedict pursed his lips unhappily and said, "I'd rather you call me by myname." Kimberly didn't know what to say.
She did not speak and stared stubbornly at the dishes in the sink.
"Kimberly, I know it's impossible for you to accept me in such a short time, but I'm willing to wait. Nomatter what you think now, I only hope you'll remember this. No matter what, I don't have any other
thoughts for you. I just like you wholeheartedly. As long as you want, I can provide you shelter forthe rest of your life. Even if the whole world curses me, I will always be there to protect you."
"Brother Yardley!" Kimberly interrupted him and said seriously, "Do not say those words to me everagain.
I never want to hear it."
"Kimberly..." Benedict looked at her with a pained expression. "Are you starting to hate me now?"
"No... I don't hate you, but... you are my elder brother, and you will be forever. Even if... I divorceMaddox in the future, we can't be together."
As Kimberly said this, she thought to herself. No matter how deep he loved her, he should be ableto understand what she meant, right?
She wanted to stay and continue washing the dishes, but Benedict insisted on helping her and shecouldn't take it any longer. She finally gave up and said, "Since you want to wash the dishes, suityourself. I'll head out first."
After saying that, Kimberly turned around and walked out. Benedict felt nervous and blocked herway.
"Can't you give me another chance?" "It's impossible.1' Kimberly shook her head and walked away.Benedict quickly grabbed her wrist and said, "Even if Maddox doesn't like you, why are you doingthis to yourself?"
Kimberly paused for a moment. After a while, she gently pushed his hands away and said in abreezy voice, "Then, what about you? Aren't you doing the same thing as I am? It just seems likeyou're worse than me."
When Benedict heard her, there was a flash of mockery in his cold eyes. He smiled bitterly andsaid, "Isn't that good? This shows that we are the same kind. As long as you grant my wish, thethree of us don't have to feel this hurt anymore."
"I'm leaving now!" Kimberly didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she immediately stepped out ofthe kitchen.
She went to the bathroom next to the kitchen and washed her hands. Then, she went upstairs andheaded for her room. When she was about to reach for the doorknob, she realized that the door hadbeen left ajar.
She wondered what was happening. Suddenly, she heard a delicate female voice coming frominside the room.
"Young Master Yardley, let me go."
This was...
Wasn't that Sylvia's voice?
Kimberly's expression changed. Through the gap of the door, she could see Maddox grabbingSylvia's wrist as he looked at her with a serious expression. Sylvia obviously wanted to pull herhand away, but she wasn't strong enough to overpower him.
Kimberly almost rushed in, but... at that exact moment, her two feet remained rooted to the spot.
What was wrong with her? She didn't know. Before Kimberly could hear the end of the conversation,she turned around and rushed downstairs. When she reached a corner of the garden, she graduallycalmed down.
What... did she just... do? She had just witnessed a horrific scene, and what did she do? She didn'teven confront them, but she had turned around and ran away instead!
What on earth had happened to her?
Kimberly felt that her mentality was about to collapse.
Back in the room, Sylvia's eyes were red as she said, "I really can't say it. Please, let go of me."
Maddox's eyes flickered with anger, "You better explain everything to me, or else..."