Chapter 19

Blake glanced at Kim who bashfully looked away. “It’s nothing really. It’s my pleasure to be able to help Mr. Ferguson.”

As Lady Cecilia nodded happily, she glanced at the dining area and then said, “The servants are done preparing. Let’s go have dinner.”

The group then moved to the dining area. Just when Jessica was about to sit down with Winson, Lady Cecilia called Blake and nodded at the seats in front of them. “It’s Kim's first time at our house. Be a good host, will you?”

Jessica froze for a moment. She looked at Blake before she sat down. Deep down inside, she ironically smiled, ‘I’m still Mrs. Ferguson here…’

Blake sat down beside Jessica whereas Kim sat down on his other side.

After everyone was seated, Jessica squinted her eyes and waited for Robert, the man of the house, to pick up his chopsticks as a sign to start dinner. Because there was an outsider at the dining table, the atmosphere was a little more awkward than usual.

Lady Cecilia glanced at Robert who said with a smile, “Make yourself at home, Ms. Jackson. Treat us like your family, and eat whatever you like.”

“That’s right, Kim. Make yourself at home,” Lady Cecilia echoed. She also subtly glanced at Jessica, who was on her left.

Jessica slightly tightened her lips and looked at Kim, giving her a shallow smile and nodding. She was grateful that she was a mute in this kind of situation so that she did not have to worry about saying something hurtful.

‘Family? Maybe in their eyes, I’m the outsider…’

Kim was over the moon when she received the hints from Robert and Lady Cecilia, but she was not that stupid to let it show on her face. She smiled and said, “Thank you, Mr. Ferguson Senior, Lady Cecilia. I’ll help myself.”

Even though Blake was already an established businessman in the industry and was much fiercer than his father, Robert was still the chairman of the Ferguson Group. Therefore, whenever the father and son were together, the way to address them must differ.

Kim’s dignified manners won Robert and Lady Cecilia’s hearts. The group chatted over dinner and the atmosphere was somewhat comfortable.

Jessica ate quietly while taking care of Winson. For some reason, the little imp did not cooperate and refused to eat. She moved the spoon nearer to his mouth, but he pushed her hand away while muttering, “No, no eat. Full.”

Although she held his hand and tried to feed him, the little imp was causing a scene. After a few attempts of struggling, anger got the best of Jessica, and it scared the little imp. He started to sulk.

Blake noticed the little scene, so he brought Winson to his side. Since Blake was much fiercer than Jessica, Winson stopped throwing a tantrum when his father carried him. He started to eat obediently.

Lady Cecilia glared at Jessica.

Kim glanced at Winson and asked meekly, “Mr. Ferguson, why not let me feed him?”

“No, thanks,” Blake rejected her coldly.

Kim was slightly stunned. Embarrassed, she retracted her hands that froze in the air.

After Winson ate a spoonful, he started to act up again. He twisted his plump body and crawled back to Jessica, insisting that she held him while Blake fed him.

Blake turned his back to Kim who watched the family of three interacting warmly and tacitly. She clenched her fingers tightly.

However, after a few spoonfuls, the toddler refused to eat again and Blake got mad this time. He called the servant over, “If he doesn't want to eat, bring him away.”

The servant was frightened by Blake’s tone, so she quickly said, “I think the young master had some snacks before dinner. That’s why he’s not hungry.”