Gillian feigned anger and rebuked the security guard, "Mind your manners. Why can't I help Miss Huo with it? It's not a minor issue. Miss Huo, we're very sorry. I'll ask my brother-in-law and Sheffield to teach these security guards some due lessons."
Evelyn didn't move from her place. "It doesn't matter, Miss Chi, thank you. You've been very kind as to do me this favor."
"You're welcome, Miss Huo. I can come and go to Sheffield's office at my will. So, is this some kind of late-night snacks for him?" Gillian glanced at the takeout boxes with the logo of the restaurant on the fifth floor of Alioth Building.
"Yes," Evelyn said frankly.
Gillian's smile deepened. "Oh good." She took the takeout boxes, along with the gift bag, from the security guard's hands. "I'll give them to him. I'm heading to his office now."
"Thank you," Evelyn said and walked to her car.
She didn't get in until Gillian disappeared into the company.
"Miss Huo, why didn't you go upstairs to meet Mr. Tang?" Felix asked, confused by her decision. He had seen them hugging earlier that day. 'Didn't they restore their relationship?'
Evelyn smiled resignedly. "I made him angry again." If she was stopped at the gate of Theo Group or at the door to Sheffield's office again, it would be embarrassing. She might as well not go up at all.
Felix saw the helpless look on her face, yet there was a happy smile tugging at the corners of her lips. He refrained from asking any more questions and got into the driver's seat.
In the CEO's office of Theo Group
When Gillian arrived at the assistant's office, she did not see Tobias in there. Some other assistant was on duty. The assistant stood up as soon as he saw her and greeted, "Hello, Miss Chi."
"Hello. I'm here to see Sheffield."
"Please wait for a moment, Miss Chi. I'll let Mr. Tang know."
"Okay." She had come to find Sterling's assistant earlier, but had decided not to go to Sheffield's office at the time. She knew that he wouldn't allow her in without a good reason.
When Sheffield heard from his assistant that Gillian was outside his office, he refused without hesitation, "Tell her I'm busy."
The assistant reported back to her calmly, "Sorry, Miss Chi. Mr. Tang is busy right now and he does not want any guests at the moment."
'Just as expected, ' she thought. Taking out her phone, she called Sheffield directly. When he answered, she said, "I've come at Evelyn's request."
The door to his office was opened in a few seconds.
Gillian walked into the office, carrying the takeout boxes and the gift bag.
Inside, Sheffield gave her a quick glance and asked, "What is it?"
She put the things on his desk. "Are you hungry? Come and eat something. It's still hot."
Sheffield was pretty hungry, so he did not refuse. He put down his pen and went to wash his hands before sitting down at the table.
Gillian placed two delicate dishes and a bowl of rice in front of him.
There were two pairs of chopsticks in the plastic bag. She sat next to Sheffield and handed him a pair of chopsticks, while holding the other pair in her hand. She was going to eat with him.
"You came here at Evelyn's request?" Sheffield asked as he put a mouthful of rice into his mouth.
"Yes, she asked me to bring you this food and the gift," said Gillian. Lying wasn't going to do her any good.
Sheffield's hand froze in mid-air. "Evelyn bought this food for me?"
"Yes. And this too." She gave the paper bag to him.
Sheffield put down the chopsticks and opened the bag. Inside it was a wine-red striped tie. "Where is she?" he asked, his eyes fixed on the tie.
"She said she was busy, and asked me to bring them here to you," Gillian said as she put a brisket into Sheffield's bowl.
"So... she bought the food and the tie?" Sheffield asked again.
"Yes," Gillian nodded, wondering why he kept asking the same thing.
In an instant, he put down the tie and brought the two dishes on the table closer to his side. Then, he ruthlessly grabbed the chopsticks from Gillian's hand and said, "This is mine. If you're hungry, get your own food."
He threw her used chopsticks into the trash can and began eating the dishes, ignoring the stunned Gillian.
She sat there, shocked by his actions. It took her a long while to find her voice. "I just wanted to have a meal with you." It was her first time seeing such a mean guy.
"No, thank you. I'm not Nastas. I can eat by myself. I don't need your company," he retorted flatly. If she had told him earlier that Evelyn had bought the food, he wouldn't have spared her even a slice of carrot.
Gillian was dumbfounded. "Since when did you become so childish, Sheffield?"
Hearing her words, Sheffield slowed down and wondered, "Am I childish now?" He remembered that Evelyn liked mature men.
"Yes, very much!" She had never before met a man who was reluctant to share some food just because she wasn't the one who had bought it.
She didn't know that Sheffield could be so mean and childish.
"Oh, I see." He decided to try and act more mature in the future.
'And...?' Gillian wanted to ask. She blinked at him, confused by the lack of response.
Since Sheffield continued eating without paying any attention to her, she had no choice but to leave.
A few minutes after she walked out of Theo Group, Gillian found Evelyn's private WeChat account from the company's WeChat group, and sent her a friend request.
As Evelyn arrived at the entrance of the manor, she saw Gillian's friend request. After some hesitation, she clicked on the "Accept" button.
In no time, she received a message from Gillian. "Miss Huo, I brought your gift to Sheffield. The food was delicious. Which restaurant did you buy it from? I'll get the same for him next time."
Evelyn could read between the lines. Gillian was saying that she had eaten the food with Sheffield. Ignoring her bragging, Evelyn replied, "The fifth floor of Alioth Building."
"I've been there several times, but I didn't know they were open this late at night."
"Don't bother. You should get it from somewhere else," Evelyn texted.
"Why? Is it because it's too crowded at night?" Gillian texted back quickly.
"Because it's not open to public." After sending the message, Evelyn put her phone back in her pocket.
Gillian clenched her teeth angrily looking at the last message. 'She is showing off! She did this on purpose! Humph! Who cares? I can just get him some food from another good restaurant. Does she think that's the best restaurant in the city?' she thought angrily.
The door to Carlos' room was open. As Evelyn came closer to the room, she could hear her mother's voice come from inside. "Gwyn, look at me! I am going to change into a huge dinosaur and eat your grandpa! What do you think? Isn't that a great idea?"
Expressionlessly, Gwyn stared at her grandma playing with a dinosaur toy placed over her head. When the little girl spotted Evelyn standing at the doorway, she was stunned for a few seconds and then slowly walked towards her mother, holding another little dinosaur in her arm.
"My baby! Hi, Dad. Hi, Mom." Evelyn put her bag on the desk and scooped up her little daughter.
"You are back. Are you hungry? Shall I ask the cook to make something for you?" Carlos asked with concern.
Debbie put the toy aside and just smiled at her daughter.
"I'm not hungry, Dad. Did Gwyn behave? Mom, who bought this dinosaur for her?" Evelyn didn't remember buying this toy for Gwyn.
"Terilynn said it was from Joshua," Debbie explained.
"Joshua?" Evelyn asked with a frown. "He met Gwyn?"