Chapter 749

"I've been filming at the studio lot recently, you know? Coincidentally, Lester just built a new lab here, and he's been wanting to learn how to cook. So he asked me to drop by whenever I'm free to teach him a few things..." Mateo said nervously, his eyes locked onto Jane's face. Jane didn't respond immediately. She just stared at him in silence for what felt like an eternity. The prolonged gaze made Mateo's skin crawl. He instinctively felt she had seen right through him. His heart pounded as he prepared to come clean. "Jane, actually—" Before he could finish, Jane averted her gaze. Clutching the box of brooches, she toddled over on her short little legs and stood before Mateo with a stern expression, her tiny brows furrowed in disapproval. "Brother Mateo, I remember you used to be so organized! How come you're so careless now? Weren't you the one who said in interviews how expensive these brooches are? Just tossing them around carelessly at Brother Lester's place even though he would