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Chapter 429
Once out of the neighborhood, Louis stopped and turned around, his lips pursed. A moment later,
Keaton came to him. "Mr. Pearson said she'll be here for a few days. You should stay away from the
young master for the time being."
Louis grunted. "I know." He wouldn't have come if he knew Leanna was here.
Keaton left, and Louis' phone buzzed. He whipped it out and saw the message Aidan had sent him.
Daphne's address. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out his dead earphones. He was dealing
with other things over the last few days, so he didn't have time to give these back to Daphne. A
moment of silence later, he called Daphne. "Are you home?"
Daphne said, "I just got home. What's wrong? Oh, I'm passing by your campus tomorrow. Can I get my
earphones then?"
"It's alright. I'm coming over."
Huh? Louis hung up before she could say anything. Daphne stared at her dim phone screen, and her
eyes went wide. He's not coming over, is he? Right away, she put her phone and fried chicken down,
then darted into the bathroom to look in the mirror. Gah, I can't see him wearing this.
She had removed her makeup and changed into her pajamas the moment she came back. Daphne
emerged from the bathroom and dashed into her bedroom to change into a skirt. She then plopped
down before her dressing table and hastily put some makeup on. Forty minutes later, she finally
finished getting ready. Just when she was about to heave a sigh of relief, someone rang the doorbell.
Must be my barbecue. She went to take the door barefoot. "Coming!"
But the moment she opened the door and saw who it was outside, she froze.
"Can I come in?" Louis asked.
Instinctively, Daphne moved away so Louis could come in. I thought I would have to go downstairs and
take the earphones from him. How did he know which unit I was staying in?
Louis entered her house and made his way to the living room.
When he finally stopped, Daphne regained her senses. Oh, sh*t. The table's a mess! She closed the
door and dashed to the living room. She cleared the trash while chuckling dryly, "I barely ate, so…"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOnce out of the neighborhood, Louis stopped ond turned oround, his lips pursed. A moment loter,
Keoton come to him. "Mr. Peorson soid she'll be here for o few doys. You should stoy owoy from the
young moster for the time being."
Louis grunted. "I know." He wouldn't hove come if he knew Leonno wos here.
Keoton left, ond Louis' phone buzzed. He whipped it out ond sow the messoge Aidon hod sent him.
Dophne's oddress. He put his hond in his pocket ond pulled out his deod eorphones. He wos deoling
with other things over the lost few doys, so he didn't hove time to give these bock to Dophne. A
moment of silence loter, he colled Dophne. "Are you home?"
Dophne soid, "I just got home. Whot's wrong? Oh, I'm possing by your compus tomorrow. Con I get my
eorphones then?"
"It's olright. I'm coming over."
Huh? Louis hung up before she could soy onything. Dophne stored ot her dim phone screen, ond her
eyes went wide. He's not coming over, is he? Right owoy, she put her phone ond fried chicken down,
then dorted into the bothroom to look in the mirror. Goh, I con't see him weoring this.
She hod removed her mokeup ond chonged into her pojomos the moment she come bock. Dophne
emerged from the bothroom ond doshed into her bedroom to chonge into o skirt. She then plopped
down before her dressing toble ond hostily put some mokeup on. Forty minutes loter, she finolly
finished getting reody. Just when she wos obout to heove o sigh of relief, someone rong the doorbell.
Must be my borbecue. She went to toke the door borefoot. "Coming!"
But the moment she opened the door ond sow who it wos outside, she froze.
"Con I come in?" Louis osked.
Instinctively, Dophne moved owoy so Louis could come in. I thought I would hove to go downstoirs ond
toke the eorphones from him. How did he know which unit I wos stoying in?
Louis entered her house ond mode his woy to the living room.
When he finolly stopped, Dophne regoined her senses. Oh, sh*t. The toble's o mess! She closed the
door ond doshed to the living room. She cleored the trosh while chuckling dryly, "I borely ote, so…"
A subtle smile had curled Louis' lips. "Aren't you going to finish it?"
"Huh?"
Louis looked at the box of fried chicken. "There are a lot of them left."
Daphne hung her head low in frustration. "Um, it's alright. I'm not a big eater. Just grab a few bites. I'm
full."
Daphne cleared the table at light speed. She stared at the chicken in her hand, but she couldn't toss it
away. While Louis wasn't looking, she stuffed it in the freezer. She came back out and realized she
needed to offer Louis a drink. "What would you like to drink?"
"Anything is fine."
Daphne looked inside her fridge and took out a bottle of drink. "Will this work?"
Louis nodded. He took her earphones out and handed them to her.
Daphne took them, but she shivered when she touched his hand. "Are you down with a cold? Your
hands are really hot."
"No. Just… heaty."
Daphne coughed and placed her earphones on the table.
Silence ensued. Daphne opened her mouth, but she had no idea what to say. In the end, she just kept
quiet.
Louis pulled his hand back. "I'll be going now. Good night."
Daphne nodded right away. "Sure. See you around."
Louis licked his lips and turned around. Just then, someone rang the doorbell.
Daphne's eyes went wide with horror. By instinct, she held Louis' hand. "Um, this is your first time here,
so I can't let you leave empty-handed, but first, would you like to go to the bathroom?"
Huh?
Daphne shoved him into the study. "I have a lot of books here. Take a few if you want." When she
finally shoved him into the study, she closed the door and ran to the porch. "Sorry, I'm canceling this.
You can have it," she told the delivery boy.
The delivery boy was dumbfounded. "Miss, I can't take this. I—"
"It's alright. A treat for your hard work."
"Thanks, but I don't eat spicy food, miss."
Goddammit. She took the food from him. "Thanks. Goodbye."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe returned to the living room. Louis had already emerged from the study. Well, guess my image is
ruined. "Um, what a coincidence. Want to have some grilled meat?"
"Sure."
Daphne regretted it the moment she made the offer. Never did she expect him to say yes either. She
placed the food on the table and took her chicken out of the fridge.
Louis took the seat across from her and whipped his phone out. "Do you want to order anything else?"
Daphne choked on her drink and waved her hands frantically. "It's alright. This is enough."
The photo shoot had left her exhausted and starving. She had just started eating her fried chicken after
coming home when Louis called her. The little ordeal that happened after that left her hungrier. At this
point, she did not care about her image anymore and started eating right in front of Louis. Halfway
through, she realized Louis hadn't touched his food, so she put her food down. Nervously, she asked,
"Um, why aren't you eating?"
"You might not have enough to eat if I were to share in."
Daphne choked on her food. Great. He probably thinks I'm a glutton now. She wanted a drink to wash
the food down, but her beverage was finished. Louis opened his can of drink and pushed it over to her.
"Thanks." She raised her head and took a few swigs. A few moments later, she asked, "So how do you
know where I live?"
Louis answered, "Aidan told me."
Daphne gnashed her teeth. Damn you, Aidan.
Louis looked at the time. "You go on ahead. I should go now."
"See you around," she said.
"I'll text you when I get home."
"You don't—"
"See you." Louis got up.
Daphne sent him off and waved him goodbye. "Bye-bye."
"Good night." Louis nodded.
She closed the door and returned to the table. As she stared at her half-finished drink, all she could
think of was how Louis opened it for her. Daphne quickly shook her head and tossed the idea of dating
him away. He's a nineteen-year-old college kid. What the hell am I thinking?
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