The worked up feeling in Naomi's heart was quickly driven away, and she shook her head to refuse Culver's request.
"Forget it! Didn't you just have an infusion? You won't starve to death if you don't eat. Go to sleep!"
"I'm hungry!"
He was still repeating the same sentence.
Naomi held her forehead. At that moment, Culver's phone rang.
He held his hand out but could not reach the phone. Out of kindness, Naomi handed him his phone and helped him put the call on speaker mode.
The next second, she heard Aaron's voice coming from the other side.
"Mr. Culver, I've done what you've asked me to do. The other party has promised to continue their cooperation with Miss George and her company."
Stunned, Naomi looked at Culver suspiciously.
Culver responded to Aaron with a hum in assent.
He instructed Naomi, "End the call."
Naomi reached out and pressed the 'disconnect'
button.
She opened her mouth in hesitation, "Is it the project that you interfered in last time?"
"That's right," Culver nodded.
"Why did you change your mind?" Naomi asked.
Culver did not answer her question and looked at her again.
"I'm hungry!"
Naomi was rendered speechless.
"You asked Aaron to do that because of my phone call to you this afternoon?"
"I'm hungry!"
Naomi frowned as she asked, "Didn't you say that you aren't going to help me?"
"I'm hungry!"
Naomi was boiling with anger. "Culver, answer me first!" she shouted.
Culver turned his head awkwardly and said, "I will not terminate your debt. Don't even think about it! At most, I'll let them work with you!"
Naomi looked at his awkward figure, and felt both angered and amused.
"So, Mr. Olsen, you did a good deed without taking credit for it? Why didn't you tell me directly this afternoon? If you had told me, I wouldn't have..."
Naomi pressed her lips together.
Culver tilted his head and looked at her. He asked sarcastically, "Wouldn't have what? Added so much seasoning into the dish?"
Naomi had no idea how to refute him.
"You knew?"
"Of course! Do you think I don't have taste buds?"
"Then, why did you eat the risotto?" Naomi could not help but mutter, "I really thought you lost your sense of taste!"
Culver lowered his head and seemed to be thinking of something. After a while, he said again.
After a while, he said again, "I'm hungry!"
"Alright! Wait here!"
In the end, Naomi decided to cook. She wanted to thank him for his willingness to agree, and also to express her apology.
Loraine came back as soon as Naomi reached the foot of the stairs.
When Loraine saw Naomi, she still looked quite upset as she said, "There's nothing in the refrigerator!"
She must have thought that Naomi wanted to have supper because she was hungry.
Naomi did not want to argue with her either. Loraine really was angry with her for Culver's sake. After all, Naomi had really gone overboard.
She had not predicted that freak, Culver, would really eat it all.
"It doesn't matter. I'll just cook some oatmeal!" Naomi said.
Taken aback, Loraine asked, "Are you trying to cook something for Young Master Culver? You don't have to do that. I'll do it."
Naomi pursed her lips before asking, "Are you sure? He's really picky with his food!"
It was also the first time Naomi had seen such a person who could even tell who had made a dish.
Loraine was still in a fit of anger, so she was not polite at all.
"It's just oatmeal. It's not even a dish. How will he tell the difference?"
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