Chapter 184
It had been years since James and Yannis had shared such a quiet meal. Both preoccupied with their thoughts, neither ate much, white Zinnia and Viator had healthier appetites.
Seeing Zinnia’s good appetite, Victor and James couldn’t help nodding approvingly. They adored girls with hearty appetites. These days, most young women were so obsessed with dieting.
They barely ate a few bites before claiming they were full, ordering mountains of food, only to let most of it go to waste. This sight pained Victor and James, who had lived through times of scarcity.
After dinner, James was ready to go. He said to Yannis, “Tell Zinnia we’re leaving. Next time, bring her over to our place. And don’t forget the snacks she likes.”
Zinnia had a heavy workload of homework today. After dinner, she exchanged a few words with James before heading to her room to study.
James and Victor understood how heavy Zinnia’s schoolwork was, so they didn’t disturb her.
“Alright, I’ll have my assistant send the snack brand list to Victor,” Yannis said coolly.
Victor quickly interjected, “Yannis, my eyesight’s been failing these years. I can’t even read my phone anymore. Why don’t you just have the snacks delivered directly?”
Yannis glanced at Victor and said coolly, “Your CEO romance novel is still playing.”
Victor coughed awkwardly and said, “I can’t read my phone, so I have to listen to audiobooks instead.”
Victor desperately clapped his hands over his pockets, trying to muffle the sound. When that proved futile, he sheepishly pulled out his phone and turned it off. Meeting Yannis’s calm, unreadable gaze, he gave an awkward chuckle.
Victor helped James out the door and said, “Yannis, we will head out now. And don’t forget to send those snacks over soon. Make sure they’re the really tasty ones!
“I’ve lived all these years and never tasted such exotic treats before!” With that, he slammed the door shut before Yannis could even react.
After James and Victor left, Yannis stood staring at the empty living room. He took out his phone to ask Toby to send some things to Perkins Manor. As he turned, he saw Zinnia emerging from her room.
“Zinnia,” Jackson called.
While doing her homework, Zinnia suddenly remembered she hadn’t made Yannis the Soothing Soup,
She thought, ‘Funny how he remembers everything else so well, but when it comes to this, he always forgets. If I don’t remind him, he’d never remember
on his own.‘
Zinnia glanced around the now–empty living room and said, “I haven’t made the Soothing Soup yet. Did James and Victor leave?”
Hesitating, Jackson said, “Maybe I don’t need to drink that every single day?”
Yannis had been drinking Soothing Soup for days now. Whether his better sleep was thanks to the soup or Zinnia’s nightly head massages, he couldn’t say. The massage helped him drift off.
As for the soup’s supposed sleep benefits, those were still a mystery. The only thing he was sure of was the persistent, uncomfortable heat that filled his body every day.
Zinnia wouldn’t even let Yannis have iced coffee, leaving him with nothing but water. Toby once joked, “You are already living the life of a retiree.”
Zinnia replied, “No way. I promised to help you get better. Don’t you like the flavor, or does the soup make you feel unwell? Just say the word and I’ll
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make you something else.
“You’ve only been taking the soup for a few days. There’s no way your body could recover that quickly. Only with long term persistance will you ten results. You have to take proper care of your health.”
Zinnia’s refusal made Yannis hang his head, looking like a dejected puppy whose tail wagged hopefully for a treat, only to be firmly denied. He cald, Joel
this one is fine.”
