Chapter 43

Elise stuffed a piece of bread into her mouth and chewed. She had no idea why Henry had brought up the partnership. He turned the steering wheel lazily, then explained, "Matthew and Samuel are practically joined at the hip. Yesterday, he said no to the deal, then today, he suddenly said yes. That means Samuel must've changed his mind." Elise was still lost. "So?" Henry watched her dazed expression. There was a trace of milk at the corner of her mouth. When the traffic light turned red, he reached out to her instinctively, then stopped himself. Instead, he grabbed a napkin and dabbed it against her face. "You're a messy eater." Elise found that men all had their own annoying ways of talking. Years ago, she'd even thrown away her own dreams to chase after one. How foolish of her. Henry waited for her to ask something, but she stayed quiet. She collected the rubbish, folded the napkin, and tucked everything under her feet since Henry didn't have a trash bag in the car. Henry cont