Amelia accepted the items and welcomed Nora to her office. Then, she handed over the tea to her and said a little apologetically, "Nora, since the weather is hot, please have a cup of tea to cool down first."
She finally understood. Owen mentioned on the phone that Patrick was not in good health for the past two days, but in fact, he was hinting that Amelia should show more concern for Patrick.
At the same time, Owen also knew that she had a quarrel with Patrick last weekend.
Because of this, he might be concerned that Amelia was not willing to care for Patrick, so under the guise of Nora's help, he asked her to make Patrick some homecooked meals and send them to Amelia.
This plan of Owen was really brilliant!
Observing as Nora drank her tea and wiped her sweat away, Amelia knew that if she refused her invitation, it would be too much of a mistake.
Nora sucked in a breath and put down the teacup. She pointed at the bag perched on Amelia's knee and said, "Amelia, let me tell you. I placed the soup into a vacuum flask. It won't be a problem if you leave it out for a long, but if this dish is left unattended, it wouldn't be tasty anymore. So how about this, I'll drive you to Roxxon now?"
Upon hearing that, Amelia felt her headache even more. Owen was probably the one who instructed this. Was he afraid that she would not visit Patrick? Did they have to see her there with their own eyes?
"Nora, you left your work midway and sped home to cook these dishes, didn't you?"
Nora waved her hand and answered indifferently, "There isn't much to do in my store anyway. Besides, there's also Ailsa to help me take care of things."
Thoroughly helpless, Amelia coaxed, "Nora, you really don't have to do this."
"Pardon? What do you mean?" Nora acted like she did not understand. "Is it strange that I willingly cooked for my brother and sister-in-law?"
Indeed, it was not strange at first, but at this moment, Amelia felt a sense of discomfort.
She was expected to use Nora's meals to curry favor with Patrick. It was weird just thinking about it!
Seeing Amelia's face puff up unconsciously, Nora patiently added on in advice, "Alright, let's not waste any more time. I'll take you to Patrick and later head back to work on the way back. Sounds good?"
No it did not!
Amelia knew that she could not give such an
insensitive reply, especially towards Nora, who exuded so much warmth.
At Roxxon Corporation, on the ground floor.
Nora, who was sitting in the car, rolled down the window to remind Amelia, "Remember, when you see Patrick, don't tell him that I was the one who made these dishes."
Upon hearing this, Amelia subconsciously refuted, "Then who prepared them?"
Nora looked at her with a smile, "You, of course."
"Me?" Amelia was uncomfortable. "Nora, I don't want to lie."
It was not enough for her to bring these dishes to Patrick, but to lie that they were cooked by her? Wouldn't this be considered cheating?
As she heard this, Nora pretended to be angry as she pulled a long face. "Amelia, how could you this foolish? If you don't say that, then Owen and my good intentions would all go to waste!"
A streak of guilt flashed through Amelia's eyes. "But Nora, everyone would know that it was you who cooked this dish after they taste it. I won't be able to deceive him."
This reasoning of hers made Nora feel slightly better. "No, it can't be. Patrick wouldn't be able to
distinguish it. Just hurry up and go!"
At the front reception.
If Amelia appeared in other companies, she would probably be ignored or neglected by the others.
But if she was in Roxxon Corporation, she was deemed superior.
To put it bluntly, Roxxon Corporation was owned by the family she married into.
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