Chapter 21

After Samuel followed Cindy back to her house, she changed into a thin sleeping gown and served him the chicken soup she had promised, saying, “I’ve done my best to boil this soup, Sam. I know that you’re picky about your food, but please be gentle with me if I didn’t do well…”

Samuel took a sip. “It tastes fine.”

“Really? Great!” Cindy exclaimed. “I’ll cook you something different every day from now on!”

But for some reason, he remembered the food made by the anonymous lady when he visited his grandmother the other day. That was more to his tastes…

Still, he humored Cindy to the end and finished the soup. However, just as he was about to leave, Cindy caught him immediately.

“Please stay and chat with me, Sam. I’m alone… I’m scared…”

Above her thin clothes was a look of utter vulnerability.

Still, Samuel frowned. “Don’t you have bodyguards?”

“You know my father only cares about my younger brother,” Cindy said miserably. “I don’t matter to him, and would have been sold off if n