CEO's Dumb Bride novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5 I'm Used to This

A figure leaned against the table, and a faint scent of perfume wafting over. Lilian looked up at the person speaking.

It was Courtney Sachs, the owner of this coffee shop.

Courtney was tall, standing at 5.8 feet. She had short hair and was dressed in a black t-shirt and casual pants. When she didn't speak, many people would mistake her for a boy.

When Lilian came for the interview, Courtney lightly pinched her cheek, which scared Lilian. It wasn't until Courtney started speaking that Lilian realized she was a girl.

Lilian put down the tablecloth and smiled, signing to her: "I'm used to it."

Courtney stared at her fingers, catching a glimpse of Lilian's reddened eyes.

Courtney frowned a little. To her, the simple sign gesture of "I'm used to it" in sign language contained too much bitterness and grievance from Lilian.

Courtney handed Lilian a drink in her hand. "Here's your favorite matcha latte. Take it. Everybody has one."

Lilian signed: "Thank you." Then she took over the drink and took a sip.

The white foam stuck to the corner of Lilian's mouth, and Courtney reached out her finger to wipe it off for Lilian. Then she took the opportunity to pinch Lilian's cheek. "You're such a fool."

Courtney's tone carried a hint of melancholy and affection, as if there was a deeper meaning behind her words.

Lilian still had a bit of baby fat on her cheeks. Her eyes were big, with long eyelashes, and she had a fair complexion. When she stared at someone, she looked like a little puppy, pitiful and adorable.

That was why Courtney liked to pinch her cheeks. At first, Lilian wasn't used to it, but gradually she got used to it.

"Get used to" could be a terrifying thing.

Courtney was nice. In order to understand what Lilian wanted to express, she specifically followed a sign language video to learn. Now, she could understand most of Lilian's sign language.

But Lilian was too scared to make friends anymore.

The last person she made friends with just sprayed disinfectant on the passenger seat where she had sat, over and over again.

Courtney suddenly had an idea and pulled Lilian upstairs, saying, "Come help me with something."

Lilian quickly put down her cup of mocha latte and followed Courtney upstairs to a room on the second floor. When the door was pushed open, she saw colorful paintings inside.

In addition to being the owner of this coffee shop, Courtney was also a famous painter. Well, at least she called herself a FAMOUS painter.

Her family didn't allow her to learn how to paint, so she opened a coffee shop as a cover to secretly paint here.