After we reached home, Christopher took the ingredients from the refrigerator and made something simple. I decided to make caramelized pork ribs to make him happy. After cooking and making sure it tasted good, I served it to him happily.
“Darling, have a taste of your favorite dish.” Christopher ignored me and started to devour the food in front of him. His hands moved swiftly and elegantly, and I couldn’t help but ask, “Did you skip lunch today?”
“I didn’t have the time, so go and make some more food for me,” Christopher ordered after he took a sip of soup from the spoon I fed him with.
“Right away.” I rushed to the kitchen at lightspeed and took out the caramelized pork ribs and fish in vinegar I had prepared previously. Those two were famous Chanaen dishes.
Christopher must have been busy with Mitchell’s affairs today, so he didn’t have time for lunch. I waited for his pace to slow down before I said, “Next time, let me know if you’ll be busy. I will deliver the food to you.”
“We’ll see.” Christopher put down his cutlery, turned his head toward me, and put his hand out. “Give it to me.”
“What?” I asked in confusion.
“The check for ten million that my mother gave you,” Christopher said casually.
Ahem… I choked on the soup, and l looked awful as I was confused. “Christopher, is there anything that you don’t know? I hid it so well,” I gasped.
“I know everything that I should know,” he said casually.
I took out the check that I wedged between the pages of a book hidden deep inside closet and gave it to Christopher. “Here, return it to Julia. I have no use for it.”
“Who said about returning it to her?” Christopher tapped my head with the check.
“What will you do with it?” I asked in a silly manner.
Christopher put the check in my hand and said, “My mother hasn’t given you, her daughter-in-law, a gift, right? Treat it as a gift from her. Cash it in tomorrow and spend it as you like. Let’s have a feast to celebrate too.”
I was utterly speechless. “Aren’t you a bit too shameless?”
Christopher sat me on his lap and said solemnly, “Eve, you don’t understand. Being shameless is my motto, and being a scumbag is my motivation. Becoming a shameless scumbag has always been my ultimate goal. This amount of money will go to waste if you don’t use it.
I just couldn’t win against him. I even find his words interesting.
I didn’t know what happened between Christopher and Mitchell after that, but it quickly resolved the matter on the Tanner family. I knew that because Nathan came to me happily the next day and said that everything was over. Even the way he looked at me has changed. Words like opportunity and profits were written all over his face.
“Yvonne, look. Christopher helped you resolve such a huge matter. He must care about you very much. Even if he marries Monica, you will still have your place in his heart. Why don’t you take the chance and have him share a small part of the Lane family’s investment plans? This way, the Tanner family will prosper, which is also a good thing for you, don’ you think?”
I forced a smile as I sipped on my coffee on the couch. I didn’t want to talk to Yvette as I was afraid that I might stir up some trouble if I spoke to her. My newfound courage was getting way out of hand.
“Yvonne, stop showing that face of disapproval. I’m just telling the truth. I’m doing this for you. If you don’t take the chance to reap some benefits off him right now, you won’t have another chance after he’s married.”
“Yvette is right. The Lane family invested in a mine recently. If we, the Tanner family, inject some funds into it, even if it only accounts for a fraction, it will still be enough for the Tanner family to make a fortune. Talk to him about it, and I will pay you commissions. You don’t have a job anyway, and you can’t always rely on men for money.”
