Charlotte Thompson smiled politely, graciously accepting his good intentions: "Thank you."
In the ensuing time, Justin Battleson did not bring up the project again, but instead focused on making sure she was eating.
From their earlier conversation, it seemed her appetite had dwindled.
However, it seemed to have improved now.
"Eat more, you’re so skinny that others might think Vanguard Jewelry is mistreating you." Justin Battleson said as he continued to place food in her bowl.
The hard-earned time they had together, how could it all be drowned in business talks?
Although Justin Battleson was a straight-laced man, he wasn’t that foolish.
The bowl in front of Charlotte was filled with meat he had put there, almost piling up like a small mountain.
Seeing this bowl brimming with meat, Charlotte couldn’t help but swallow her saliva several times.
Not because she was hungry, but because... she didn’t know where to start.
"Mr. Battleson, you eat, don’t mind me, I can get my own." said Charlotte, awkwardly moving her bowl away from Justin Battleson.
The dining table wasn’t that big, she could reach anything she wanted to eat.
Justin’s behavior made her slightly uncomfortable.
In her mind, the old saying echoed again "He who courts favor is either a thief or a cheat."
What else did he want this time?
Charlotte’s words made Justin Battleson pause.
Looking at the mountain-like delicacies in the bowl, Justin Battleson found it somewhat amusing.
He had been completely focused on getting Charlotte to eat more, but he never considered whether she could actually eat that much.
Suppressing his laughter, he responded: "Hmm, you eat too."
Without his overbearing assistance, Charlotte sighed with relief inwardly, her worries now centered on the meal in front of her.
Prodding at her food with a dismal look, nearly stabbing the rice into a mush.
She had already eaten some before discussing business, now with this much, her small stomach was at risk of bursting. Fresh chapters posted on NovєlFіre.net
Charlotte sighed dismally, eventually facing the harsh reality!
Following the principle of not wasting, the massive "workload" put a lot of pressure on her, leading her to dig in.
Filling her mouth bite after bite, Charlotte’s cheeks bulged from the food, making her look like a food-storing hamster.
Between mouthfuls, Justin Battleson caught sight of a few grains of rice that had stuck to the corner of her mouth.
Engrossed in eating, Charlotte was unaware of her appearance, her head bowed as she focused on the rice in her bowl.
She was a little food lover, weak in the face of delicious food.
Being pampered by everyone in her family back in Ashton, her table manners weren’t formal, on the contrary, her way of eating was rather adorable.
At least in Justin Battleson’s opinion, she looked cute this way.
"How can you be so careless even when you’re eating?" The expression of helplessness and indulgence on Justin’s face looked quite natural.
The moment his warm hand touched the corner of Charlotte’s mouth, she flinched instinctively and moved away.
What just happened? It felt as if an electric current had passed through her, she was a bit uncomfortable.
"What are you trying to do?" Charlotte looked at him suspiciously, having missed what he had just said.
Unconsciously thinking that his sudden proximity had some ulterior motive, her heart, which had just settled, started to race again.
"You have some rice grains on the corner of your mouth." An ambiguous smile appeared on Justin’s face, reaching all the way to his eyes.
While speaking, he waved the rice grain he had just taken off from her face back and forth, proving his point.
Charlotte’s face reddened up to her ears in an instant, she wished she could find a hole to hide in.
She hastily reached for a napkin and wiped at the corner of her mouth, bringing down a few more grains. She felt utterly embarrassed.