Love Her to No End

Chapter 69

Chapter 69 Jerk

Michaela couldn’t sleep well that night.

She was staring wide-eyed at the ceiling while lying on her bed after taking a shower. Her mind was still in a daze.

The scene from earlier replayed in her mind. Jonathan’s sickly sweet voice continued to ring in her ear, stirring her emotions.

It took a long while, but she did manage to calm herself down and enter dreamland.

She had a similarly heart-pounding and cheek-blushing experience in the dream.

In the dream, she found herself taking the initiative and wrapping her arms around his neck. Once his lips were close enough, she kissed him. Even though it was a dream, she could clearly feel her disordered breath and pounding heart.

That made Michaela wake up abruptly. As she sat on the bed, she realized the sun was already hanging in the sky.

The dream affected her pretty greatly. Her entire body was covered in sweat as she panted. I can’t believe I had that kind of dream! How shameful!

She got off the bed, took a bath to wash her sweat away, and changed her clothes. Just as she descended the stairs, she saw the elder Xander couple sitting in the living room watching the morning news.

“Good morning, Old Mr. and Mrs. Xander!” she greeted.

Upon hearing her voice, Mavis removed her glasses and smiled at her. “Good morning, Mich. Why didn’t you sleep in?”

Whenever her grandchildren returned, they would sleep until the sun was hung up high in the sky. She knew how nice it was to be able to sleep that long, and she knew young people loved to sleep. Therefore, she was used to it.

It was why she was surprised by how early Michaela woke up. Is it because she’s not used to sleeping here?

“I had a good sleep, Old Mrs. Xander!” Michaela replied sweetly. It’s all thanks to your son. He managed to chase my sleepiness away, so now I’m really energetic!

“Jonathan just returned from his morning exercise and is currently taking a bath upstairs. We’ll eat breakfast together once he’s done,” the old woman informed.

“Then I’ll help out in the kitchen!” Michaela didn’t feel comfortable living in their house and eating for free even though they were close with her granddad.

When she finished speaking, she zoomed into the kitchen, as though she was worried Mavis was going to stop her.

“The more I interact with Mich, the more I like her. Zack is an unfortunate man. I can’t believe he was captivated by that woman and did such a horrible thing.” Mavis shook her head and sighed. “I don’t know what he’s doing.”

When that was brought up, Nick’s face darkened as fury burst out of his eyes. He stood up and spoke in a deep voice. “We’ll eat first. Once that punk returns, I’ll teach him a lesson!”

Jonathan arrived at the dining room just as his parents were seated.

The moment he saw Michaela help setting up the table, a gentle look surfaced in his eyes. I can never get sick of watching her!

When she heard footsteps, she turned around subconsciously and saw him. That triggered her mind to pull out the images from her dream again and made her blush. “Good morning, Mr. Jonathan!”

He blinked. Is she feeling shy right now?

Even though all he could think of was her, he still had to act serious and replied warmly, “Good morning!”

Mavis waved at Michaela. “You can stop now, Mich. Come and eat with us!”

“Okay!” Michaela replied and sat next to Jonathan.

Both of them were sitting pretty close to each other. The fragrant smell coming from him, because he was fresh out of the bath, caused images to pop into her mind again. It made her blush so hard that she had to lower her head to prevent the old couple from noticing it.

Because the couple was pretty old, the breakfast consisted of nutritious and easily digestible food. It was plain but tasty.

Surprisingly, Jonathan put food on Michaela’s plate.

It was a big enough improvement that it prompted Mavis to take a few extra glances at them. Nothing seems out of order, but I can tell something’s different about him compared to yesterday. Is it because of love? The power of love sure is great. It’s hard to believe that he is finally in a relationship. Maybe he’ll get married soon.

At that moment, the butler walked in and took a glance at Michaela before announcing, “Mr. Zack is here!”

Before Mavis could say anything, Nick ordered in a deep voice, “Make him wait in the living room!”

“Understood!” the butler replied. However, instead of leaving, he looked like he got more to say.

“There’s more?” Nick raised his eyebrow. The butler gulped and continued, “Mr. Zack has also brought Ms. Lucille with him!”

“Hmph!” Nick slammed the fork in his hand down on the table, as though his mood for eating had been ruined. His face darkened further. “What a jerk! I can’t believe he’s this stubborn.”

“Well, since they’re already here, just let them wait!” Mavis finally said something. There was a similar frown on her face. It’s unbelievable that he still has the guts to come back here with that mistress of his after everything.

Michaela’s heart dropped when she heard Zack had arrived with Lucille. As much bad blood as there is between us, we shouldn’t cause a scene here!

When she thought about the awkward meeting she would have with the two of them later, her expression darkened too.

Upon realizing the change in her expression, Jonathan held her cold, little hand under the table despite the presence of his parents. He comforted, “Don’t worry. My parents are here. They’ll help you out.”

The old couple didn’t notice what they were doing below the table because they were paying attention to what Jonathan was saying. Mavis turned to Michaela and assured tenderly, “The both of us were the ones who called Zack over, Mich. That brat did something unforgivable to you, and so he must give you an explanation for it.”

However, Lucille’s appearance was not part of the plan.

It was pretty obvious that Lucille wanted to be acknowledged as Zack’s partner.

Quentin and his wife had always treated the old Xander couple with respect. If the latter couple accepted Zack’s relationship with Lucille, then the former would stop getting in their way.

Sadly, Zack would not receive the old Xander couple’s blessing, and his plan would not go smoothly.

Michaela wanted to tell them there was no point in it since the wedding wasn’t held. Besides, she didn’t really want a guy like Zack, anyway.

However, she couldn’t just swat the old couple’s kindness away.

Just as Mavis finished speaking, Nick uttered, “Don’t worry, Mich. With the two of us supporting you, there’s nothing you need to be concerned about.” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

The old couple exchanged a glance before leaving the dining room. Only Jonathan and her were left in the room, and they were still holding each other’s hands underneath the table.

Suddenly, Michaela felt her heart thumping loudly, and she subconsciously removed her hand. Jonathan didn’t stop her. He simply smiled at her and asked in a hoarse voice, “Did you sleep well last night, Mich? I didn’t sleep well. I missed you a lot, and I wanted to talk to you, but I was afraid of disturbing you. How about we go back home tonight?”

His words unintentionally triggered her to think about her dream again, which caused her face to blush once more.

She hurriedly lowered her head. This man… I promised to try last night, yet he’s already saying this kind of sweet nothings in the morning. I can’t help but wonder if he was lying about not falling in love before.

Suddenly, all she could feel was embarrassment, so much so that it pushed away all the uneasiness in her heart.