Chapter 1228
Now, Ken Swanson was clearly more distant than before. Perhaps it was because he was married, or perhaps it was because he had grown older and his childishness had faded, so he was even more difficult to approach.
After all, he was someone she had once liked. Le Qing felt a sense of fear and indescribable nervousness.
She mustered her courage and slowly raised her head, shouting, “Brother Ken.”
However, what Le Qing did not expect was that Ken Swanson did not even look at her. He directly said to Margaret Swanson, “I’ll go find Melody.” Then, he quickly walked to the kitchen.
Le Qing felt humiliated.
She knew that Ken Swanson had always been like that, but at least, he could at least greet her, right?
No matter what, to him, she was considered his childhood sweetheart and half his sister.
“Le Qing.” Margaret Swanson saw that Le Qing was a little embarrassed and depressed. She opened her mouth to comfort her. “Ignore him. He has always been like this. Let’s not talk about you. Didn’t he talk to me like that too? He didn’t ignore you on purpose. It’s just that he doesn’t want to talk to anyone. Don’t think too much about it. Hmm?”
Le Qing forced a smile and said, “Yes, I know. I won’t think too much about it. It’s not the first time I’ve met Brother Ken. I know that he’s cold to begin with.”
“It’s good that you know. I’m relieved.”
Margaret Swanson patted the back of Le Qing’s hand.
However, Ulric Swanson spoke in an unusual manner, “No matter how cold he is, Le Qing is still a guest and the sister we watched grow up. It’s a little too much for him to ignore Le Qing when she greets him. Grandma, don’t pamper him too much.”
Margaret Swanson choked and asked in confusion, “Ulric, what’s wrong with you today? You seem different… you…”
Ulric Swanson was also stunned.
Yes, no matter how dissatisfied he was with Ken Swanson, he would not show his true thoughts before Margaret Swanson.
Why did he…
It was all because of Melody Fox. The more she despised him, the more uncomfortable he felt.
This discomfort made him forget that he was wearing masks.
Fortunately, Le Qing said, “Grandma, Ulric is just helping me… Thank you, Ulric, but I’m really fine.”
Ulric Swanson’s lower lip curved. “As long as it’s okay.”
Le Qing smiled and nodded. The gloominess in her heart was swept away.
Ulric Swanson actually spoke up for her before Margaret Swanson…
On the other side, in the kitchen.
Melody Fox was instructing the chef to put the wrapped pasta into the pot when she suddenly smelled a familiar fresh pine fragrance.
She turned around and bumped into Ken Swanson’s arms.
“What are you doing here? I thought you were coming home late.”
Ken Swanson looked at Melody Fox with a gentle gaze. He held her hand and said, “It’s just some trivial matters. I’ll be back soon after making the arrangements.”
As he spoke, he frowned slightly and said, “Why did you come back to the kitchen? Even if Margaret Swanson asked, you could have rejected it if you didn’t like it.”
“Who said I don’t like it?”
“Yes?”
Melody Fox pulled Ken Swanson to the side and said in a low voice, “Have you seen Miss Leqing?”
“I did. Did she ask you to cook?”
“Not really. You know, there’s no one I can force myself to do something I don’t want to do. Compared to listening to her in the living room, I prefer to work in the kitchen.
Besides, I only moved my mouth when I came in. I haven’t worked at all.”
“She’s the daughter of the Le family. You don’t like her? Or did she do something to you?”
Melody Fox looked left and right. After making sure that no one was looking over, she said, “She didn’t do anything to me but between girls… You know, just a few words can make people feel uncomfortable. That Miss Le Qing… is Mabel Fox’s best friend.”
Ken Swanson immediately understood everything.
“I’ll let her go.”
“Don’t-“
Melody Fox quickly grabbed Ken Swanson and said, “If you chase her away now, isn’t it obvious that I want her to leave? Margaret Swanson will be unhappy if I do this. I don’t want Grandma to think too much about me because of an unimportant person.”
“Grandma won’t.”
“But we can’t just chase her away. If I make the first move before she does anything to me, it will be my fault. Isn’t it the same in international wars? Whoever fires first is in the wrong.”
Ken Swanson could only nod.
“Alright, I’m not as meticulous as you think. But it’s time for her to leave after dinner. If she doesn’t leave, I’ll take you out.”
“Sure. After dinner, let’s go to Herbathrive.”
“Yes, I’ll listen to you.”
As the head chef walked over and reported, “Mrs. Swanson, pasta is boiling.”
Melody Fox turned around and said, “Alright, then pour the sauce with hot oil and bring it out.”
“Yes, Mrs. Swanson.” The head chef nodded solemnly before greeting Ken Swanson. “Young Master.”
Ken Swanson raised his eyebrows and looked at Melody Fox. “Looks like the kitchen is your territory now.”
If it was before, these people would definitely greet him first before speaking to Melody Fox.
Melody Fox smiled. “Of course. I conquered them with my own abilities.”
The head chef was not stingy with his praise.
“Mrs. Swanson is the best layman I’ve ever seen. Compared to her, I seem to be the layman. I’m simply inferior…”
Ken Swanson liked it when others praised Melody Fox in front of him. He said to the head chef with a rare pleasant expression, “Your cooking is not bad either.”
This was the first time the head chef had received an exaggeration of Ken Swanson’s praise. He was flattered.
“Thank you for your praise, Young Master. We will definitely do our best to make dishes in the future.”
“Okay, go do your work.”
“Yes.”
After the head chef left, Ken Swanson held Melody Fox’s hand again and said, “Since pasta is done, let’s go out. I’ll be beside you and see what else that woman can say to you that will make you unhappy.”
Melody Fox nodded with a smile. Her eyes were filled with love for Ken Swanson.
In the living room, Le Qing was talking to Margaret Swanson about the time, when she was studying abroad.
“You don’t know, but they actually…”
Before she could finish speaking, Le Qing saw two people walking out of the kitchen hand in hand.
She stopped talking and looked at their hands in disbelief.
In fact, she had heard many times from Mabel Fox how close Ken Swanson was to Melody Fox.
She was sure that Mabel Fox would not lie to her, but when Fox heard Fox’s words, she was still a little unconvinced.
But now that she saw it with her own eyes, she was immediately shocked.
Ken Swanson…
This person, who she had taken the initiative to greet and could not be bothered with, was actually holding Melody Fox’s hand so intimately!
Even though she was no longer as obsessed with Ken Swanson as before, when she really saw this scene, it was as if a raging fire had ignited in her chest.
Damn it!
Melody Fox, this b*tch, what did she do to deserve this?! Was Ken Swanson blind? Why did he fall for such an ugly person?