Spoiled By My Bossy CEO Husband novel Chapter 285

 Lottie was in shock, and while she was staring at herself in the mirror, someone grabbed her hand and said, "I like meat in my spaghetti, but not human meat, Ms. Owen." 

 

Ralph's deep voice pulled her back in reality. She looked at her hand and realized she had put the knife too close to her left hand. If Ralph hadn't held her hand in time, she would've cut herself. Lottie was startled by what she saw and dropped the knife all of a sudden. Ralph grabbed her left hand quickly, and the metal hit the ground loud. After a few seconds, Lottie realized she was in Ralph's arms in an awkward position.

 

"What were you thinking, Ms. Owen? You could've cut yourself," Ralph whispered in her ears with a gentle tone. His voice was steady as always, and that calmed Lottie down immediately.

 

She sighed with relief, and after she came to her senses, her face reddened with embarrassment. 

 

"Thank you," she said stiffly after several seconds and left his arms. 

 

"I understand you like your appearance, Ms. Owen. But I don't think you should enjoy it when you are cooking. It's dangerous." Ralph patted her gently on the shoulder and left the kitchen. 

 

Lottie didn't know how to respond to that for a few seconds. 

 

'Why am I so nervous? I know who he is! I had already slept with him! We gave three children and all that drama, and I thought I was already over him. But why do I still get flustered when it comes to him?' Lottie wondered. She remembered the smile that Ralph had before he left the room. It almost melted her heart. 

 

Lottie looked in the mirror again. Her face was still flushing, yet the scars and birthmarks were the same. She looked uglier than ever! And Ralph saw her face, and he somehow managed to smile at her gently! 

 

'What was he thinking?' Lottie wondered. And after a while, she heard Ralph and Natalia's voices in the living room and took a deep breath. She splashed her face some cold water and reminded herself to make it quick so that they could leave earlier. Cold water was really refreshing. She eventually calmed down and started cooking.

An hour passed, and she made some scrambled eggs and steamed some vegetables with two kinds of sauce and spaghetti. 

 

Lottie walked out of the kitchen with dishes and placed them on the dining table. Natalia and Ralph looked at each other, stood up, and hurried to the table. 

 

Natalia had been told that Lottie could cook, but she had never had the chance to taste it until this moment. She took a deep breath, picked up the fork, and began to devour her food, and she realized it was so good! Natalia thought that was the best spaghetti she ever had!

 

Ralph was amused by Natalia's reaction, yet he didn't touch his food. He looked at Lottie and asked, "Aren't you joining us, Ms. Owen?"

 

"You guys go ahead. I'll eat later," Lottie answered. 

 

"I'll wait for you then. I can't let you eat alone. You didn't cook something nice and planned to eat alone after we leave, right?" Ralph asked. 

 

Lottie paused and answered, “Of course not. OK, let’s eat together.” She didn't want to eat with Ralph, yet she didn't have a choice.

 

They all sat at the dining table. While Ralph and Lottie were sitting opposite each other, Natalia was sitting beside them. "This is so good," Natalia mumbled. She was quick with her food, and when she looked up, she saw Lottie and Ralph were staring at each other. They hardly touched their food as if the food was the least important thing in their lives.

 

'Maybe they were the most important thing in each other's lives!' Natalia thought.

 

"Is there any spaghetti left, Ms. Owen?" Natalia pursed her lips and asked awkwardly.

 

"You can have mine," Ralph pushed his plate to Natalia's side on purpose. 

 

Just after Ralph finished his sentence, Lottie grabbed Ralph's plate and put it in front of him, and said, "No, eat mine. I haven't touched it yet. Mr. Chapman hasn't eaten since noon."

 

'What are they doing? Showing affection in front of me? This is ridiculous!' Natalia was furious. She could see those two liked each other.

The eyes didn't lie, and Natalia wanted to leave. She didn’t want to be the third wheel. 

 

Natalia took a deep breath and pushed Lottie's spaghetti in front of her, and replied, "Thanks, but no. I can't eat yours." Just after Natalia finished her sentence, her phone rang. It was Kayden. Natalia picked up with surprise.

 

Natalia hung up after a quick conversation and chirped, "Kayden is here to pick me out. Gotta go!"

 

She stood up, grabbed her purse, and left with a big smile.

 

"She isn't like this all the time. She is steady and reliable most of the time. But when it comes to Kayden, she somehow forgets how to think," Ralph looked in the direction Natalia left and explained.

 

Lottie was worried about Natalia as well. She pursed her lips and sighed, "I hope she can get what she wants. I know Natalia liked Kayden, and Kayden likes...”  

 

“She will, and so do you,” Ralph looked at her and answered. 

 

Lottie blushed again. She lowered her head and pretended to eat her food. 

 

After a while, Lottie had the courage to ask, "There is a thing that I don't understand, Mr. Chapman. You came yesterday to deliver the black card and today to help me and asked me to cook for you... So all the things led me to this question. Are you courting me, Mr. Chapman?"