Chapter 85

The client was still in a daze when they were ushered out. William turned around. “Is there a market nearby? I need to grab some stuff for soup.” Looking a bit stuck, Eric showed him something on his phone. William glanced over. At first, he was just worried that she’d be sick and all alone, feeling miserable. Then he stayed for a day. That turned into wanting another day. And now… hell, if he could just stay forever and have her in his arms every day, that’d be perfect. That’s the thing about people—they always want more. He lifted his eyes from the cold message on the screen and gave Eric a glance that chilled him a little. Eric tensed. “Something wrong, sir?” William couldn’t tell if it was that Eric was dragging things down, or if jealousy was creeping in. Probably both. “How come she hasn’t blocked you yet?” Eric froze. “…” What did I even do? Meanwhile, Elsie had gone to rinse some rice and started cooking porridge. She’d planned on making dinner too, but clearly underestimated h