Lisa continued, “Provoke her. Get her worked up so she’ll lash out at you, then you’d have every right to tell the old man about it. Do you understand?”
Sofie gave it a thought and nodded. “Got it, Aunt Lisa.”
“Go on, now. Get her a special breakfast set.”
Special breakfast set?
Something that can piss Nicole off?
“Okay, Aunt Lisa. I know what to do now.”
Hanging up, Sofie calmly walked out of the elevator with a glint in her eyes.
Fifteen minutes later, she returned to the president’s office with the breakfast she had gotten.
“I’ve bought Ms. Lane’s breakfast, Evan,” the woman said gently with a curl of her red lips. “She should eat it while it’s hot.”
Evan nodded and turned to Nicole. “Have your breakfast.”
Nicole’s eyes glowered slightly as she gazed at the breakfast on the table.
She left so unwillingly, but now she’s all smiles after getting me my breakfast? Could something be up?
Seeing Nicole remain unmoving, Sofie gave her a sincere glance.
“I bought this especially for you, Ms. Lane. It’d be a waste of Evan’s kind intentions if you don’t eat it. Please give it a taste. I can get you something else if you don’t like it.”
Hearing that, Nicole became even more skeptical.
She’ll buy me more food if I don’t like this one? Is she really that kind?
Nicole locked her gaze on the lunch box, genuinely feeling rather curious.
Then, she got up and opened it.
Bones?
What the hell? Two huge bones with no meat on them at all?
Is she thinking of making me chew on it like a dog?
She turned to Sofie, demanding an explanation.
“Bone broth is good for you, Ms. Lane. You should drink lots of it.”
Broth?
“There’s no broth. All I see are two bones.”
“Don’t panic, Ms. Lane. The broth is in the lower compartment.”
Sofie moved the top compartment aside to reveal the next layer of the lunch box. Indeed, there was broth inside it.
Is this really bone broth? It’s pitch-black.
It doesn’t look quite like bone broth to me.
Seeing her frown, Sofie smiled. “Do you not like bone broth, Ms. Lane? In that case, have some fish. It’s fresh out of the water.”
She took the broth compartment out. Inside the lowest compartment was a medium-sized fish.
Huh?
Something doesn’t seem right.
Nicole took a closer look and was taken aback. Holy sh*t! It really is fresh.
They must have taken it straight out of the water and tossed it right into the pot to have it cooked.
The fish’s belly was bloated. All its internal organs are probably still intact.
Seeing the woman’s expression turn ghastly, Sofie hid a smirk. “The bone broth and fish are highly nutritious, Ms. Lane. I bought them just for you. If you’re not happy with what you’re seeing, I’ll go buy you something else.”
Then, she immediately began to keep the food away.
Buy me something else?
It’s definitely going to be as inedible as what you’ve just bought.
You’re deliberately making things hard for me, aren’t you?
“It’s fine. I’ll head down and eat soon.”
“You’re not going to eat this at all, Ms. Lane? Isn’t it a bit of a waste? Or do you not want to eat this because I’m the one who bought it?”
What?
Are you trying to force me to eat this?
Dream on!
Nicole stared at her and scoffed. “It’s a waste? Then why don’t you eat this yourself, Ms. Sweeting?”
Sofie’s expression instantly took a turn. “What’s wrong, Ms. Sweeting?” asked Nicole. “Won’t you eat something you bought?”
Sofie began to stammer. “I-I have a fixed time to have breakfast,” she explained. “I won’t have an appetite after that time passes.”
Nicole was speechless.
Pahh!
The food’s clearly inedible!
I knew she wouldn’t be so kind.
Evan, who had kept his head buried in his work, suddenly frowned as he felt the atmosphere tense up. Nicole isn’t usually this picky, so why—
The man looked toward the food. Upon noticing the two bones, the soup that didn’t seem fresh, as well as the fish that hadn’t been gutted, his face instantly turned solemn as he gazed at Sofie.
