Chapter 10: More Reasons to Hate You!
"Matthew, what do you think you’re doing!?" May screeched like a banshee when she finally saw Matthew walk in. Behind Matthew were people carrying large boxes of gifts.
However, Matthew ignored her and instead asked the people behind him to deliver the boxes to Miss Thea.
"What do you mean by that, Matthew?" Elisa also asked. They glanced at the maids carrying the boxes and paper bags from well known Luxury stores. Those looked like expensive gifts. Weren’t they supposed to be for Catherine?
"What do you mean?" Matthew asked. Then he turned to the cake. "Why is the cake here? It’s for the chef Thew. Cristoff, have someone help you. Take the cake to the kitchen." Since he arrived, he hadn’t even spared Catherine or Lenox a glance.
It took everyone a few minutes to process what just happened.
"Eh? What are you all—" Matthew paused. "Oh, you are here to celebrate Miss White’s birthday?"
Before anyone could react, however, Lenox had already approached Matthew. He held his arm and pulled him to the side. "What are you doing?" he whispered, anger apparent in his eyes.
"What do you mean? Didn’t you know that today is Chef Rhea’s last day?" Matthew blinked—almost innocently. "She’s retiring."
Lenox tightened his grip on Matthew’s arm, pulling him further to the side near the entrance. "Why are you doing this? You know that it’s Catherine’s birthday. Do you want her to be upset with you?"
Matthew didn’t resist. He looked at Lenox like he didn’t understand the question. "Catherine doesn’t even like this kind of thing," he said. "What’s the point of throwing a party when her mother’s dying in the hospital?"
Lenox blinked, caught off guard. "What are you talking about? What about the cake? The food?"