Chapter 36
“Well, that’s what you get for not doing what your dad wanted and starting a company instead. Thinking about Yannis’s hot tempted father, Perry couldn’t help but laugh.
The Perkins family had been in the military for generations, and Yannis’s father, James, held a high position. But Yannis went his own way. Back in college, he started a company and actually did really well
Every time Yannis went back to the Perkins house, James looked like he wanted to beat him up–but never actually did,
Zinnia sat quietly nearby, listening to them talk.
“That’s why I don’t go back. No need to piss off my family,” Yannis said, glancing at Zinnia as he popped a shrimp into his mouth. The shrimp was juicy and tender, a little spicy, but not bad.
Yannis didn’t have an eating disorder, but he also didn’t have much of an appetite. To him, food was just something to keep the body going–not something to enjoy
That’s why he didn’t get how Zinnia could take one bite, light up, and smile like she just found treasure. But he kind of liked watching her enjoy it.
If Zinnia know what he was thinking, she probably would’ve rolled her eyes slowly. Honestly, if Yannis had to eat bland, veggir heavy meals for two months straight, he’d light up at good food too.
Zinnia didn’t think she was picky, but she really didn’t like the Shaw family’s food. Their table always looked like a pile of green plants, and she never knew what to say about it.
Even when her master didn’t have much money, he never let her eat just vegetables.
Lucas and the others used to sneak her some tasty food, but when Betty found out, they got yelled at. After that, Zinnia told Lucas not to bring her anything anymore. She just ate bread every day.
Things changed after she moved to the Lynn house–finally, she got to eat real meals.
“Zinnia, do you still have those herbal pouches for insomnia?” Jackson suddenly remembered the reason Yannis had come
Yannis looked over at him.
“Yeah. You’re still having trouble sleeping? Zinnia stopped chewing her meat and turned to look at Jackson, a little worried. Lately, she’d really felt how much Jackson cared about her. She wanted him to be okay
“I’m fine now. Thanks to your herball pouch, I sleep great every night. But Yannis has insomnia too. He was wondering if you could help him,” Jackson
said honestly
Yannis had trouble sleeping ever since that thing happened years ago. Jackson’s insomnia came from staying up too late, but Yannis’s was different- medicine didn’t work, and he usually needed hypnosis to sleep.
Yannis didn’t want to tell Raymond about it, afraid it would worry him. So Jackson thought maybe Zinnia could help. After all, even Raymond trusted her
medical skills.
Yannis gave a weak smile. He suddenly wished he could pretend he didn’t know Jackson. He had only asked him to check about the pouch, but Jackson went and told Zinnia everything. Now he felt kind of embarrassed.
He didn’t even dare to meet Zinnia’s eyes, wonjed she might be giving him one of those weird looks again.
He didn’t expect that the herbal pouch was made by her.
Yesterday, Yannis went to Jackson’s office and happened to notice a pouch on him. It gave off a light herbal smell it was really nice.
Chapter 36
Later, Jackson went to a meeting and left his jacket on the couch. Yann sat on the couch playing on his phone, and somewhere alon asleep without realizing it.
When he woke up, Jackson was staring at him, looking confused, and asked how he’d fallen asleep like that
