“Not them. It’s me!” “I don’t take after you. You’re stupid!” “Are you giving me the question? If not, the game ends here.” North snorted pridefully. “The game continues. How many letters are in the alphabets?”
Brian smiled smugly. “Are you sure about that? It’s way too easy.”
“Yeah.”
“Twenty-six.”
“Incorrect.” Brian was stunned. “What do you mean?” “That is not the correct answer.” “Wait. Let me think,” added Brian hurriedly. “It’s twenty-six, though! A, B, C, D, E… he muttered while looking at the watching onlookers.
He intended to obtain some hints through their expression, but in vain. They were either as clueless as he was or pretending to be in deep thought. There were some of them who knew the answer, but did not plan on saying anything. For instance, Olivia, who was trying hard to hold in the urge to laugh.
“Fine, fine, fine. I don’t know. Tell me. I’m positive that it’s twenty-six!” North stared at Brian. “There are eleven alphabets in ‘the alphabets.”
First blood! Everyone guffawed upon the revelation of the answer. At the same time, Alex was surprised to see Jewel upstairs. She always made sure he ate, but that was on usual days.
Now that there were many people around, he assumed that she would have dinner downstairs before coming up. “Have you eaten?” She shook her head. “Not without you.” He let out a delightful smile..
It feels great to be getting closer with her. “Place something on my back. I can feed myself.” Jewel used sign language. No can do. I will feed you. He replied, “It’s fine. I feel better now. It’s bad to lie in bed the whole time.”
She figured that Alex had a point, so she and Joy placed a few pillows behind him to prop him up. “How are you feeling?” Jewel asked worriedly. “Feeling dizzy?”
He smiled. “Nah. I’m great.” She set the plate on his small desk before holding the spoon to feed him out of habit. He quickly grabbed the spoon from her. “I do like you feeding me, but I don’t want you to eat when the food is cold. I can feed myself and you can have yours.”
Her face flushed red after she heard that. What am I doing? He clearly said that he can feed himself! Silly you, Jewel! Smiling awkwardly, she pushed the bowl to him. “Are you sure about this?”
Alex raised his eyebrow. “Of course. I’m not that useless.” Then, he fed himself a big spoonful of rice as though he was trying to prove himself. “Eat,” he said while munching.
She responded and started to dig in in silence. Seeing her quiet behavior, he inquired, “What’s with the long face?” She shook her head. “Nothing.” “I can tell from one look. Something’s on your mind.” Alex saw through her.
Jewel stared at him. “About work… Is it alright for us to keep staying here?” He understood her concern. “Yeah. Don’t we have the vice president? Which boss goes to work every single day? It’s fine as long as I can. stay in contact with the office. You’re thinking too much about it.”
Jewel sighed in relief. “Olivia is returning tomorrow.”
