Grace''s frown deepened. She looked at Vivian in surprise. "What did you say? Wasn''t it Justin who paid for Carson''s operation?"


    Vivian answered, "It was not Justin. Didn''t you know? Brian paid the doctor to operate on Carson." Grace shook her head. "I didn''t know."


    Vivian told Grace what happened back then. Grace was so shocked that she remained stunned for a long time.


    After she returned home, she continued contemting this matter.


    The more she thought about it, the more confused she became.


    *****


    The next day, Brian brought Grace food as usual.


    When Alice entered the office with the lunch box, she asked carefully, "Miss Nova, what should we do with the food today?"


    Grace raised her head and looked at the lunch box. After a moment of silence, she said, "Leave it on the table."


    Alice was about to leave with the lunch box when she heard Grace''s words. Her jaw almost dropped to the floor.


    Seeing Grace working nonchntly, Alice confirmed that she had not misheard and slowly ced the food on the table.


    When she ced it down, it was as if she had released a lump of hot coal. She felt relieved.


    Alice was about to leave the room when Grace suddenly stopped her. "Wait."


    "Miss Nova, is there anything else?" Alice''s intuition told her that Grace had changed her mind. Unexpectedly, Grace said coldly, "Tell Brian that I threw away the food."


    "Noted."


    Alice turned around and hid a smile. She shook her head helplessly. Grace and Brian were indeed a match made in heaven.


    However, when Alice emerged from Grace''s office, Brian had already left.


    In the office, Grace looked at the lunch box on the table. She recalled her conversation with Vivian yesterday and could not calm down at work.


    Finally, at noon, Grace got up and walked to the table. She slowly opened the lunch box.


    Brian had brought her food many times, but this was the first time she had opened any of it.


    Today''s dish was beef brisket. When she opened the lunch box, she could smell the rich fragrance of beef and coriander.


    She really couldn''t believe that Brian had made this on his own.


    She couldn''t even imagine Brian standing in a kitchen.


    Brian also used a mold to shape the mashed potato into a heart. ck pepper was sprinkled on top, making it look very appetizing.


    Grace picked up a fork and took a small bite.


    Grace had tasted the cooking of Jasmine and the servants of the Francis family, so when she took the first bite, she was almost certain that Brian had indeed made this.


    The color looked good, but the taste was still a little off. However, this was


    for


    they quite good for someone


    who had never been in a


    past 30 years.


    Grace finished her meal and sat at the table in a daze. Finally, she picked up her phone and unblocked Brian''s number in WhatsApp.


    She typed out a line in the chat,


    paused for a moment, and quickly deleted it. She repeated this process a few times before finally blocking


    number again.


    *****


    The Top Group had been very busy recently. Grace had not rested for half a month and was constantly expanding the business.


    She spent all her time meeting various parties to discuss coborations or preparing the documents for the meetings.


    She didn''t want to give Brian the opportunity to meet her, so she didn''t even take Sundays off. Carson had just taken on a project and worked overtime almost daily.


    During the meeting on Monday, Carson presided over the meeting, with Vivian taking notes. The lights in the room were turned off, and only the faint light from the projector shone on the wall. When Vivian nced at Carson, she suddenly noticed blood slowly flowing from his nostrils.