Chapter 138
“I can just order takeout myself,” Zinnia said as Yannis led her into the elevator to the 19th floor, She’d already learned how to order food delivery May she’d even treat herself to a cup of orange juice.
“Takeout isn’t healthy. You’re still a kid, so eat less of it, or you won’t grow tall,” Yannis teased, glancing down at the petite girl who barely reached his
chest.
‘She must not have been properly nourished as a child. Otherwise, how could she be light enough for me to lift with just one hand? Yannis thought to himself.
“I’m not going to get any taller,” Zinnia mumbled, tilting her head up to compare their heights. He must be close to 5 feet 3 inches.
She sighed inwardly, ‘Compared to him, I wouldn’t ever be that tall.‘
Honestly, it was already a miracle she’d grown this much. Only thanks to a whole mountain of healthy food Master gave her.
She was nearly stillborn. If it weren’t for Master’s medical skills, she wouldn’t even be here.
Yannis retorted with a grin, “Who says? With proper care, you’ll still grow taller. You’re so tiny now, anyone could just pick you up and walk off with you. Walk next to me and people might think you’re my kid.”
Zinnia retorted playfully, “You’re not that much older than me. You couldn’t possibly be my father.”
There’s only a six–year gap between them.
When he was six, he was still in elementary school. There was absolutely no way he could have fathered Zinnia.
“Jackson entrusted you to me, and if he comes back and sees you’ve lost weight, he’s definitely going to give me a hard time.
“You can’t cook, so I’ll find you a good delivery place. Just order whatever you want each day and they’ll bring it to you,” Yannis said, gently patting her
head.
He’d already checked with Jackson. Zinnia didn’t want a housekeeper around and wasn’t comfortable with strangers at home. Yannis didn’t like having unfamiliar people in his place either.
But lately, he’d been so busy that he couldn’t promise to come back and cook for her every day. Arranging a delivery service would at least make sure she ate something healthy.
That tiny frame of hers was already too thin. If she kept eating junk food, she’d only get skinnier.
‘This is the time when her studies are most demanding. I can cut corners on other things, but never on her health,‘ he thought.
“Takeout’s really convenient,” Zinnia said, not wanting to trouble him. “And it’s more budget–friendly too.”
“It’s just as convenient for them to deliver meals to you. Come on, let’s go to my place first,” Yannis said. The elevator had arrived, and he waited for Zinnia to step out before following her.
Yannis didn’t rush to open the door. Instead, he tapped twice on the digital lock and said, “Zinnia, come here and register your fingerprint on the
scanner.”
Zinnia had thought he was just making small talk before, but now she realized he was completely serious about it.
After some consideration, Zinnia said seriously, “No need.”
She really didn’t think she’d ever have a reason to visit his place.
Yannis put on a wounded look and said, “Zinnia, you’re breaking my heart saying that. Don’t you see me as family? I’ve always treated you as my own
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little sister.”
He let out a dramatic sigh. “I’m all alone in this world–if anything ever happens to me, there’ll be no one to help me.”
Yannis’s voice softened, his tong, beautiful lashes lowering to cast a shadow over his eyelids. Zinnia thought, ‘He suddenly looks so down
Zinnia hadn’t expected Yannis to suddenly look so wounded. Every time she’d seen him before, he was always smiling–even yesterday when he was angry, he never showed the slightest hint of vulnerability.
But now, he was pouting pitifully, saying he was all alone in the world, and a tiny pang of guilt stirred in Zinnia’s heart.
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