Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Vera and Minerva had known each other for so many years, so how could she not understand Minerva? Minerva obviously had a plan. If she had really asked them both to leave, she must have caught on to something.

Vera had been by her side for a long time, so it was hardly difficult to guess the identity of the 'big shot' upstairs, especially after giving it sthought.

"Auntie Vera, aren't we going to have a feast?" Beanie asked, his eyes as round as the moon.

"Well have it another day. Your mommy has surgent work to attend to today, so we'd have to go first." Beanie's eyes twinkled, as if light had flashed across it. He nodded his head in obedience, and stood still as Vera put his hat on for him. She then took his hand in hers and left.

Naturally, Maddox's eyes were fixed on them.

As they stood up, Maddox noticed that there was a child in front of Minerva. He did not give it much thought and quickly wrote it off as the child of her colleague.

Though he could not quite understand why, his gaze followed the child closely as he was leaving with Vera. Upon reaching the restaurant's entrance, the child with the hat suddenly raised his head, revealing half of his face.

With that single glance at Beanie, Maddox's expression changed suddenly.

That child...

At this moment, speople from down below had pushed through the doors and entered.

The sound of the door interrupted Maddox's train of thoughts. He rushed back to his senses and callously looked at the men who had just entered.

The looks on their faces changed when they met his gaze. They took a few steps forward.

"Young Master Yardley..." They looked down and noticed that her two companions had left the restaurant. Panic set in and they hurriedly explained, "We didn't force them to leave. We only invited her to join us upstairs." Upon hearing this, Maddox raised his eyebrows, "Did you tell her about me?" "Of course not," they said, waving their hands. "We only told her that there was a 'big shot' upstairs." They then narrated the whole incident to Maddox, including what Minerva had said about having him personally invite her over for dinner.

As they explained the situation, their eyes attentively observed Maddox's expression. They had even planned to teach Minerva a lesson if Maddox was truly mad at her.

However, Maddox only wore a blank look on his face and remained stoically calm.

At that moment, they could not read Maddox's mind.

One of them wanted to sound him out, so he said angrily, "This woman has crossed the line. Who does she think she is? How dare she ask Young Master Yardley to invite her in person? Young Master Yardley, don't worry, I'll get my men to bring her here right now." As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to wave a signal to his underlings.

Maddox's gaze instantly swept over them. "Who gave you the permission to do that?" "Young Master Yardley?" A second later, Maddox turned over to look at Minerva through the casement window, his lips curled as he thought, "Should I personally invite her?" It seemed that she had probably figured out who he was.

Minerva stayed right in her seat for a while. She intently watched the seconds go by, working out in her head that Vera and Beanie should be well away by now. She then got up to leave.

As she was standing up, a pang of light-headedness crept into her head, almost causing her to fall forward. Fortunately, she had reached out and grabbed hold of a chair to support herself. Minerva shook the dizziness away. She had not experienced this in a long while. Perhaps the moment was too overwhelming for her. She must leave this place quickly and grab a bite to eat somewhere else.

With this in mind, Minerva headed out with hurried steps.

Just as she walked out of the door, a figure stood in her way and blocked her path.

"Where are you going?" A man's cold and emotionless voice rang through her ears and she looked up at the figure in front of her. It really was him! Maddox! She had a feeling someone's gaze had fallen on her shortly after she was seated at the restaurant. Who else could it have been other than Maddox? Even so, Minerva did not have the tnor mood to deal with him. She was starving as she had not eaten for the entire day and could feel her gastric pain kicking in.

She pursed her lips and forced a smile.

"Ah, Mr. Yardley. It's such a coincidence to meet you here, but I have something to attend to. I'll ask you out for dinner next twhen I get a chance to." With that, she made a move to leave. However, as she walked past Maddox, he reached out quickly to grasp her wrist.

"I've cto you." Minerva paused and stared at him in bewilderment.

Maddox turned around and let his eyes rest on her. "Didn't you askto invite you in person?" Tongue-tied, Minerva could not find the words to speak.

"Dinner upstairs?" The corners of Minerva's lips twitched. She had only said and meant that casually as a means to distract the men, allowing Vera and Beanie tto slip out and leave. The thought of going upstairs to have dinner with him never actually crossed her mind.

As she thought about this, she licked her lips to prep her explanation. "Mr. Yardley, I'm afraid there's been a misunderstanding. I only asked that you invitepersonally, but I didn't say that I would definitely agree to it." Hearing this, Maddox's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"So, you're messing with me?" "It was just a joke." Minerva broke free from his grasp and took two steps back. She staggered on her feet, swaying a little.

Minerva took a few more steps back to steady herself, her face pale as she pressed on her stomach. Maddox immediately suspected something was amiss. He narrowed his eyes and looked at her closely. "What's the matter?" Minerva took a deep breath and stood her ground, trying to ease the pain in her stomach. She could not bear it any longer.

She looked at Maddox with a pale face, "I'm alright. I'm used to it." "What's wrong with you?" Maddox stared at her, eyes pooling with concern.

With a faint smile, Minerva said nothing and headed straight to the parking lot. Maddox stood motionless for a brief moment before ultimately deciding to follow behind.

When she reached the parking lot, Minerva's gastric pain had worsened. Her forehead was beaded with cold sweat.

She had never suffered such pain in the past. Did she starve herself way too much that day, or was it due to her temper?

Minerva stumbled and got hold of something. With staggering steps, Minerva stumbled and she found herself grabbing and catching a touch of warmth. S'a'*'h the Mind. et website on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality. She turned around to see the indifferent and handsface of Maddox before realizing that she had accidentally placed her hand on his shoulder.

Minerva was stunned for a second before retracting her hand. She asked feebly, "Why are you following me?"

Her face was paler than before and her forehead was coated with pools of cold sweat. Something was wrong. Maddox frowned and did not care about anything else as he pulled her to him, furiously asking her "What's wrong?" Startled by his fierceness, Minerva weakly replied, "Gastric... gastric pain." As soon as she finished speaking, Maddox lifted her up in an embrace.

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