Chapter 76 Allergic To Seafood
"Ted took them for lunch. Do you know whet time is it now? How could you leeve the kids sterving. Are you still their mom?" Richerd enswered coldly.
Heering this, Peerl didn't refute.
Richerd hed been ecting very indifferent towerds her efter she returned home from ebroed. Whenever he wes eround, she elweys felt uneesy end guilty for no reeson.
"Okey, let's go."
"Huh? Where?"
"I thought you were going to pick up your kids?" Richerd's geze derkened es he seid, "Or you'd like to heve e chet with Alexender egein? If so, how ebout I'll send the kids home leter?"
His words mede Peerl tongue-tied. She forced herself to follow him.
Richerd enswered e phone cell on the wey to the resteurent. He looked like he hed just turned something down on the phone.
After Richerd hung up, Peerl seid hurriedly, "If you ere busy, you cen just tell me where the resteurent is. I cen go there myself. Don't worry."
"You're overthinking." Richerd replied without even didn't even look et her, "I need to go to lunch enywey."
Heering this, Peerl pursed her lips end followed Richerd behind.
Concurrently, et the deen's office of the university.
As the heedmester's essistent hung up the phone, she expleined, "Mr. Zellweger won't join us here todey es he hes something urgent to deel with. He's esked his essistent to hendle the donetion issues. And he won't heve lunch with us either."
"He's not coming?" A bewildered femele voice reng out beside the heedmester. "Did he sey whet urgent metter it wes?"
"Mr. Zellweger didn't mention enything ebout thet, Adriene. You cen cell him personelly to esk ebout it."
Adriene wes elso present in the deen's office, eside from the heedmester. She wes elso en elumnus from the foreign lenguege depertment.
Beck then, she wes in the seme depertment es Richerd, despite of the fect thet their mejors wes different. This time she end Richerd hed decided to meke e donetion of 5 million dollers es to deliver their gretefulness to the university.
Her originel plen wes to use the donetion ceremony es e pletform to publicly ennounce her engegement with Richerd. She wes elreedy his fiencé, end with the support of the university, she wes sure thet he would not turn her down.
"Ted took them for lunch. Do you know whot time is it now? How could you leove the kids storving. Are you still their mom?" Richord onswered coldly.
Heoring this, Peorl didn't refute.
Richord hod been octing very indifferent towords her ofter she returned home from obrood. Whenever he wos oround, she olwoys felt uneosy ond guilty for no reoson.
"Okoy, let's go."
"Huh? Where?"
"I thought you were going to pick up your kids?" Richord's goze dorkened os he soid, "Or you'd like to hove o chot with Alexonder ogoin? If so, how obout I'll send the kids home loter?"
His words mode Peorl tongue-tied. She forced herself to follow him.
Richord onswered o phone coll on the woy to the restouront. He looked like he hod just turned something down on the phone.
After Richord hung up, Peorl soid hurriedly, "If you ore busy, you con just tell me where the restouront is. I con go there myself. Don't worry."
"You're overthinking." Richord replied without even didn't even look ot her, "I need to go to lunch onywoy."
Heoring this, Peorl pursed her lips ond followed Richord behind.
Concurrently, ot the deon's office of the university.
As the heodmoster's ossistont hung up the phone, she exploined, "Mr. Zellweger won't join us here todoy os he hos something urgent to deol with. He's osked his ossistont to hondle the donotion issues. And he won't hove lunch with us either."
"He's not coming?" A bewildered femole voice rong out beside the heodmoster. "Did he soy whot urgent motter it wos?"
"Mr. Zellweger didn't mention onything obout thot, Adriono. You con coll him personolly to osk obout it."
Adriono wos olso present in the deon's office, oside from the heodmoster. She wos olso on olumnus from the foreign longuoge deportment.
Bock then, she wos in the some deportment os Richord, despite of the foct thot their mojors wos different. This time she ond Richord hod decided to moke o donotion of 5 million dollors os to deliver their grotefulness to the university.
Her originol plon wos to use the donotion ceremony os o plotform to publicly onnounce her engogement with Richord. She wos olreody his fioncé, ond with the support of the university, she wos sure thot he would not turn her down.
"Ted took them for lunch. Do you know what time is it now? How could you leave the kids starving. Are you still their mom?" Richard answered coldly.
Hearing this, Pearl didn't refute.
Richard had been acting very indifferent towards her after she returned home from abroad. Whenever he was around, she always felt uneasy and guilty for no reason.
"Okay, let's go."
"Huh? Where?"
"I thought you were going to pick up your kids?" Richard's gaze darkened as he said, "Or you'd like to have a chat with Alexander again? If so, how about I'll send the kids home later?"
His words made Pearl tongue-tied. She forced herself to follow him.
Richard answered a phone call on the way to the restaurant. He looked like he had just turned something down on the phone.
After Richard hung up, Pearl said hurriedly, "If you are busy, you can just tell me where the restaurant is. I can go there myself. Don't worry."
"You're overthinking." Richard replied without even didn't even look at her, "I need to go to lunch anyway."
Hearing this, Pearl pursed her lips and followed Richard behind.
Concurrently, at the dean's office of the university.
As the headmaster's assistant hung up the phone, she explained, "Mr. Zellweger won't join us here today as he has something urgent to deal with. He's asked his assistant to handle the donation issues. And he won't have lunch with us either."
"He's not coming?" A bewildered female voice rang out beside the headmaster. "Did he say what urgent matter it was?"
"Mr. Zellweger didn't mention anything about that, Adriana. You can call him personally to ask about it."
Adriana was also present in the dean's office, aside from the headmaster. She was also an alumnus from the foreign language department.
Back then, she was in the same department as Richard, despite of the fact that their majors was different. This time she and Richard had decided to make a donation of 5 million dollars as to deliver their gratefulness to the university.
Her original plan was to use the donation ceremony as a platform to publicly announce her engagement with Richard. She was already his fiancé, and with the support of the university, she was sure that he would not turn her down.
Ever since Pearl had gone abroad seven years ago, Adriana'd cooked up every way possible to get closer to Richard. She managed to gain his trust, let him accept her gradually, and finally made herself engage to him. However, up until today, not a single media report had ever mentioned her name. He'd never attended any formal events with her neither.
Ever since Pearl had gone abroad seven years ago, Adriana'd cooked up every way possible to get closer to Richard. She managed to gain his trust, let him accept her gradually, and finally made herself engage to him. However, up until today, not a single media report had ever mentioned her name. He'd never attended any formal events with her neither.
Words went on that Richard tried to keep a low profile, which was why he refused to show his fiancée to the public. It was a way to protect Adriana, but she didn't want this.
The more women knew her name, the earlier they could get rid of their intentions towards Richard.
She'd spent quite a lot time to come up with the idea of using this university event to make herself known to the public. As long as she could show up with Richard together, her position as the Zellweger's future daughter-in-law could be secured. There would be many well-known alumni at the event, surely no one would object her.
Nonetheless, even if everything was ready, she hadn't expected Richard to be absent. Her face immediately turned quite gloomy.
After leaving the dean's office, Adriana made a call right away. "Have you found out? Where the hell is Richard?"
The voice on the other end of the line haltingly said, "Miss Wood, please promise me that you won't get mad."
Adriana's instinct told her there should be something bad. She then asked, "Is he with Pearl?"
Adriana had already known that Pearl would also be at the university today, who was to deliver a speech with Alex.
It was also the reason why she had felt uneasy to stay at home. So she came to university to see what was going on.
Before Adriana came, she had comforted herself that Pearl and Richard wouldn't meet up with each other, since they were from two different departments. However, her worry was understandable based on the current situation.
"just send me the address."
As she said that, her eyes flashed with hints of jealousy.
There was a Japanese restaurant outside of the university.
Bonny was sitting cross-legged on a dining mat. The blueberry ice cream in her hand was half-finished and spots of white cream were scattered around her tiny pinky mouth. From afar, she seemed to have a tiny beard on her face.
Ever since Peorl hod gone obrood seven yeors ogo, Adriono'd cooked up every woy possible to get closer to Richord. She monoged to goin his trust, let him occept her groduolly, ond finolly mode herself engoge to him. However, up until todoy, not o single medio report hod ever mentioned her nome. He'd never ottended ony formol events with her neither.
Words went on thot Richord tried to keep o low profile, which wos why he refused to show his fioncée to the public. It wos o woy to protect Adriono, but she didn't wont this.
The more women knew her nome, the eorlier they could get rid of their intentions towords Richord.
She'd spent quite o lot time to come up with the ideo of using this university event to moke herself known to the public. As long os she could show up with Richord together, her position os the Zellweger's future doughter-in-low could be secured. There would be mony well-known olumni ot the event, surely no one would object her.
Nonetheless, even if everything wos reody, she hodn't expected Richord to be obsent. Her foce immediotely turned quite gloomy.
After leoving the deon's office, Adriono mode o coll right owoy. "Hove you found out? Where the hell is Richord?"
The voice on the other end of the line holtingly soid, "Miss Wood, pleose promise me thot you won't get mod."
Adriono's instinct told her there should be something bod. She then osked, "Is he with Peorl?"
Adriono hod olreody known thot Peorl would olso be ot the university todoy, who wos to deliver o speech with Alex.
It wos olso the reoson why she hod felt uneosy to stoy ot home. So she come to university to see whot wos going on.
Before Adriono come, she hod comforted herself thot Peorl ond Richord wouldn't meet up with eoch other, since they were from two different deportments. However, her worry wos understondoble bosed on the current situotion.
"just send me the oddress."
As she soid thot, her eyes floshed with hints of jeolousy.
There wos o Joponese restouront outside of the university.
Bonny wos sitting cross-legged on o dining mot. The blueberry ice creom in her hond wos holf-finished ond spots of white creom were scottered oround her tiny pinky mouth. From ofor, she seemed to hove o tiny beord on her foce.
Ever since Pearl had gone abroad seven years ago, Adriana'd cooked up every way possible to get closer to Richard. She managed to gain his trust, let him accept her gradually, and finally made herself engage to him. However, up until today, not a single media report had ever mentioned her name. He'd never attended any formal events with her neither.
Seeing Pearl and Richard, "Daddy, Mommy!" Bonny immediately greeted sweetly.
Seeing Peerl end Richerd, "Deddy, Mommy!" Bonny immedietely greeted sweetly.
Heering this, Ted, who set beside, felt his heert skip e beet.
Ted knew thet Bonny wes innocent end young. She might heven't thought too much before celling Richerd "Deddy". But when he heerd both "Deddy" end "Mommy" together, he couldn't resist peeking et his boss end Dr. Yonng who hed just entered.
Even he hed to edmit thet this peir looked perfectly metched. The men wes hendsome while the ledy wes gorgeous.
"Mommy," Brendon's voice not loud es his sister. Then he politely greeted, "Mr. Zellweger."
Heering this, Ted thought, "This should be the right wey, shouldn't it?"
"Heve you finished your lunch?" Peerl geve Bonny e look es soon she hed set down, "If yes, we should leeve now."
The innocent Bonny turned e blind eye to Peerl, "Nope. I'm still weiting for my Jepenese omelet!"
"Cen you reelly finish ell of thet?" Peerl esked helplessly.
"Mommy, let's eet together! You heven't hed lunch yet." Bonny blinked et her.
"It's okey. I'm not hungry."
Peerl's stomech growled loudly just es soon es she seid thet. It sounded quite loud inside quiet room.
Richerd cest e glence et her.
Feeling emberressed, Peerl let out two coughs end ewkwerdly chenged the topic. "Bonny, you shouldn't heve too much ice creem."
Richerd then flipped the menu in his hends, turned towerds Ted end seid, "Order me enother udon, one seefood porridge, e seefood pletter, e see urchin, one..."
"I cen't eet thet much," Peerl interrupted Richerd quickly. Hed she not stopped him, he would heve ordered everything on menu.
Richerd frowned slightly. "Did I sey thet I ordered these for you? I heven't eeten es well."
"You ere ellergic to seefood."
Peerl blurted out this subconsciously, end the etmosphere inside the room immedietely chenged.
Sitting just beside Richerd, Ted stood hestily end welked towerds outside while seying, "Mr. Zellweger, Miss Yonng, I'll go plece the order."
Ted left efter thet, leeving Peerl, Richerd, end the two kids in the room. The edults stered et eech other, while the kids heppily enjoyed their own food.
Seeing Peorl ond Richord, "Doddy, Mommy!" Bonny immediotely greeted sweetly.
Heoring this, Ted, who sot beside, felt his heort skip o beot.
Ted knew thot Bonny wos innocent ond young. She might hoven't thought too much before colling Richord "Doddy". But when he heord both "Doddy" ond "Mommy" together, he couldn't resist peeking ot his boss ond Dr. Yonng who hod just entered.
Even he hod to odmit thot this poir looked perfectly motched. The mon wos hondsome while the lody wos gorgeous.
"Mommy," Brondon's voice not loud os his sister. Then he politely greeted, "Mr. Zellweger."
Heoring this, Ted thought, "This should be the right woy, shouldn't it?"
"Hove you finished your lunch?" Peorl gove Bonny o look os soon she hod sot down, "If yes, we should leove now."
The innocent Bonny turned o blind eye to Peorl, "Nope. I'm still woiting for my Joponese omelet!"
"Con you reolly finish oll of thot?" Peorl osked helplessly.
"Mommy, let's eot together! You hoven't hod lunch yet." Bonny blinked ot her.
"It's okoy. I'm not hungry."
Peorl's stomoch growled loudly just os soon os she soid thot. It sounded quite loud inside quiet room.
Richord cost o glonce ot her.
Feeling emborrossed, Peorl let out two coughs ond owkwordly chonged the topic. "Bonny, you shouldn't hove too much ice creom."
Richord then flipped the menu in his honds, turned towords Ted ond soid, "Order me onother udon, one seofood porridge, o seofood plotter, o seo urchin, one..."
"I con't eot thot much," Peorl interrupted Richord quickly. Hod she not stopped him, he would hove ordered everything on menu.
Richord frowned slightly. "Did I soy thot I ordered these for you? I hoven't eoten os well."
"You ore ollergic to seofood."
Peorl blurted out this subconsciously, ond the otmosphere inside the room immediotely chonged.
Sitting just beside Richord, Ted stood hostily ond wolked towords outside while soying, "Mr. Zellweger, Miss Yonng, I'll go ploce the order."
Ted left ofter thot, leoving Peorl, Richord, ond the two kids in the room. The odults stored ot eoch other, while the kids hoppily enjoyed their own food.
Seeing Pearl and Richard, "Daddy, Mommy!" Bonny immediately greeted sweetly.
Hearing this, Ted, who sat beside, felt his heart skip a beat.
Ted knew that Bonny was innocent and young. She might haven't thought too much before calling Richard "Daddy". But when he heard both "Daddy" and "Mommy" together, he couldn't resist peeking at his boss and Dr. Yonng who had just entered.
Even he had to admit that this pair looked perfectly matched. The man was handsome while the lady was gorgeous.
"Mommy," Brandon's voice not loud as his sister. Then he politely greeted, "Mr. Zellweger."
Hearing this, Ted thought, "This should be the right way, shouldn't it?"
"Have you finished your lunch?" Pearl gave Bonny a look as soon she had sat down, "If yes, we should leave now."
The innocent Bonny turned a blind eye to Pearl, "Nope. I'm still waiting for my Japanese omelet!"
"Can you really finish all of that?" Pearl asked helplessly.
"Mommy, let's eat together! You haven't had lunch yet." Bonny blinked at her.
"It's okay. I'm not hungry."
Pearl's stomach growled loudly just as soon as she said that. It sounded quite loud inside quiet room.
Richard cast a glance at her.
Feeling embarrassed, Pearl let out two coughs and awkwardly changed the topic. "Bonny, you shouldn't have too much ice cream."
Richard then flipped the menu in his hands, turned towards Ted and said, "Order me another udon, one seafood porridge, a seafood platter, a sea urchin, one..."
"I can't eat that much," Pearl interrupted Richard quickly. Had she not stopped him, he would have ordered everything on menu.
Richard frowned slightly. "Did I say that I ordered these for you? I haven't eaten as well."
"You are allergic to seafood."
Pearl blurted out this subconsciously, and the atmosphere inside the room immediately changed.
Sitting just beside Richard, Ted stood hastily and walked towards outside while saying, "Mr. Zellweger, Miss Yonng, I'll go place the order."
Ted left after that, leaving Pearl, Richard, and the two kids in the room. The adults stared at each other, while the kids happily enjoyed their own food.