Chapter 110
110 –Cooking A Plan
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Once I was on the road, I made sure to walk briskly so Baxter stayed behind me, and more importantly, so he couldn’t see my expressions.
“Just make sure you don’t have any commitments. We’ll be dining with them, ” I told Baxter, hurrying straight to the second floor and avoiding Kaylee and Graham downstairs.
I needed to notify my mother first.
The moment I entered my bedroom, I locked the door and called her.
“So, did you make the kids eat the chocolates?” my mother asked excitedly.
“Not really. I mean, I left the tray out. And you know, they’re kids. They’ll eat eventually.” I sat down on the bed, exhausted and annoyed by the way Madeline got to act around me now.
“Why didn’t they eat it already?” my mother wondered.
“Because Madeline has to prove she’s someone important, that the kids belong to her, and that she gets to control their lives,” I grunted in frustration.
“Well, it’s alright. You said you left the tray there. Once the kids see the chocolates, they won’t be able to resist. She’ll have to give them one eventually. One is all it’ll take,” my mother remarked, and I nodded.
“Anyway, I’m heading over there for dinner. I insisted on preparing it myself and thought about making dishes just for the kids, in case they don’t eat the chocolate. But Madeline said she’ll be cooking tonight,” I explained what had happened at the mansion and how the plan hadn’t gone as expected for now.
“Hmm. It’s fine. Don’t worry, they’ll eat them. But remember, there are more things you need to do, otherwise, we’ll fail miserably,” my mother murmured, and I nodded again, running á hand through my hair.
“I’ll
go
downstairs to see what Baxter’s friends are talking to him about. They’re also a big problem. They seem to care too much about Madeline,” I muttered, recalling how Graham had charged at me in the café just to please her.
“Okay. Don’t lose your temper, and best of luck,” my mother told me.
I ended the call and went to eavesdrop on their conversation.
When I looked down from the stairs, I noticed that Kaylee had left for her room.
This time, it was the three of them sitting together, talking about Madeline and Sawyer.
“He seems odd to me,” Graham continued.
It was hard to eavesdrop from that far away, but since no one else was around and there wasn’t much noise, it was still easy to hear them.
“I don’t know. I can’t put my finger on it, but he’s definitely a little weird,” Baxter agreed.
Of course, they were openly talking about him because they knew that even if anyone from this guest mansion overheard them, they would not betray them by telling Sawyer what they thought of him.
Elgin and Graham sat at the dining table while Baxter stood behind one of the empty chairs, his hands gripping the backrests of two, his body leaning forward and his fingers tapping against the wood.
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“Well, you guys will be surprised to know that I caught him cheating on her,” Elgin continued and what he said sent a chill down my spine.
My curiosity sharpened as I watched the way Baxter and Graham exchanged a quick look before turning back to Elgin.
Baxter even pulled out a chair and sat down to give him his full attention.
“ Say it again?” Baxter pressed.
“Remember the other night when we were on the road?” Elgin said to him and Baxter started nodding.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, there was some talk about you thinking he was inside but that was cleared up, right?” he replied, leaning back slightly, sounding defeated.
And I wondered, did he want Sawyer to cheat on her? Why?
“Because if that happened, Madeline would be single again, and single women always drew more interest than married ones p>
My wolf stirred at the thought, uneasy about why Baxter seemed to want her to be betrayed so badly.
It soured my mood for a moment, but I stayed focused, needing to hear the rest and understand how they knew Sawyer was cheating.
“Yeah, because I am pretty sure he came out through the backdoor. Or maybe I’m not sure, okay? I just know what I saw. Madeline wasn’t in the house at that time, and he was with someone else,” Elgin said tiredly.
“But then, why did Madeline lie for him? That doesn’t make sense,” Graham retorted.
Elgin shrugged, showing his confusion.
“That is so odd. What are we going to do now? I want to know what he’s up to,” Elgin insisted.
“So I checked his schedule. He asked for a boat. He plans to go back to the human land for some time p>
As soon as Baxter said that, my muscles stiffened.
There was a problem with his plan. If he left, Madeline would once again be alone and vulnerable to cheating with any of these three.
I didn’t care about Elgin and Graham, but it would be a huge issue if she tried to take Baxter from me.
And then, if Sawyer stayed here, that would be another mess, because I wouldn’t be able to do what my mother wanted me to do.
Sawyer seemed skeptical of me and not a very welcoming man
“Who’s there p>
However, I had been so lost in thought that I hadn’t realized Baxter had arrived.
I noticed him walking towards the stairs and I panicked.
As soon as he reached the top, his eyes widened when he saw me sitting on the stairs.
Our eyes met, and in that brief moment, my entire relationship with him flashed before my eyes.
“What are you doing sitting here p>
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Elgin appeared behind him, and so did Graham.
Now all three were looking at me, so I swallowed hard and made up a lie.
“I sprained my ankle,” I uttered, rubbing it and forcing tears into my eyes.
Thankfully, it seemed to work.
Even if the others suspected something, there was no way Baxter would suspect that I could be cunning enough to eavesdrop on his conversations.
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