Substitute Marriage: Reborn As The Top Big-Shot-Chapter 1044 - 277: Family Portrait, the Capital City is about to change!_6

"No need, I'll have it delivered." Terrence continued, "You should go to bed too, you can use the room on the left. It has a convenient ensuite."

Viola frowned slightly, "But might takeaway not be hygienic, and lack nutrients?"

"No, it's fine. You're tired and need to rest. I'll have some milk tea brought over for you soon as well."

"Okay!"

Viola immediately headed towards the room.

This must be the master bedroom; it had an attached bathroom and a gentleman's shirt was hanging on the clothes rack.

There was a faint scent of tobacco in the air.

Viola was resting in the master bedroom, meaning Terrence was left with the secondary bedroom.

He hadn't had a good sleep for a few days.

As soon as his head hit the pillow, he fell asleep and was dreaming sweetly.

When he woke up, he found his sheets were sticky. He quietly took them off and tiptoed to the living room's bathroom to clean them.

Trying to avoid being found out by Viola, he moved softly and his ears were burning.

He, who had been pure and desireless for over twenty years, how could he suddenly have such a dream?

Up till now, he could clearly remember every detail of his dream.

After washing the sheets, Terrence made time for a shower himself.

In the height of winter, he washed himself with cold water.

Only after showering for nearly forty minutes, did he finally calm down.

Feeling refreshed, he emerged from the bathroom and picked up his phone to order food.

He ordered from a nearby private restaurant.

Two people, four dishes, and a soup.

All of them small portions.

The delivery had just arrived and Viola also got up.

"Come eat." Terrence set the food on the table and looked at Viola.

Viola stretched lazily, "What about the milk tea?"

Terrence smiled faintly, "Of course, I ordered that too."

With the arrival of her milk tea, she perked up significantly and took a seat across Terrence, "Such a rich dinner?"

They had Little Lobster, Raw Marinated Crab Paste, Mapo Tofu, salad and a Cream of Mushroom soup.

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Terrence poured Viola a bowl of soup, "Drink some soup before you eat. The milk tea is for after."

Remarkably, Viola heeded Terrence's suggestion and put her milk tea on the table, sipped the soup and then exclaimed in surprise, "How is this so delicious?"

The soup was very delicious.

The flavors of the ribs and the mushrooms melded perfectly together, and even more unexpected was the fact that there wasn't a hint of seasonings like onions, ginger or garlic.

The taste came entirely from the fresh ingredients used.

Terrence lightly opened his slim lips to explain, "The Boss of this restaurant is from Mountain City. All the ingredients he uses are shipped fresh daily from there. These pork ribs come from pure bred farm pigs so they are really tasty."

As he finished, Terrence takes some salad and puts it in Viola's bowl, "Try this salad. The vegetables are also shipped over from the Boss's hometown in Mountain City."

After tasting the salad, Viola found it delicious as well.

Normally, Viola would have only one bowl of rice. But the food was so delicious that she had two full bowls and even took note of the restaurant's name.

After eating, the two of them went to the hospital to care for Mrs. Thompson.

In the evening, Mrs. Thompson was still constantly harassing Terrence.

One minute she wanted him to go buy desserts, the next she was ordering him to buy fruits. But as soon as he returned with the items, Mrs. Thompson would find various things wrong with them.

The fruits tasted wrong.

They were not from the same shop she frequents, and so on ...

All the while, Terrence remained as patient and docile as he had been in the morning.

Mrs. Thompson looked at Terrence and narrowed her eyes. "Just you wait, your true colors will show eventually!"

It was easy for anyone to act for one day.

But what about three days in a row?

And so, for the rest of the three days, Mrs. Thompson continued to test Terrence in various ways. The situation was so dire that even Evan couldn't bear it.

Yet, Terrence continued to display his good-natured attitude.

On the fifth day, Mrs. Thompson was finally ready to leave the hospital.

She was very excited early in the morning and got dressed, waiting eagerly for her family to take her home for the New Year celebrations.

Before Sawyer and the others arrived, Mrs. Thompson made a round of the hospital ward downstairs.

Calling it a walk would be an understatement as she was actually showing off.

With her hands behind her, she smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes! My granddaughter is the most beautiful! My granddaughter's name is Viola!"

"Absolutely, she is this year's National Top Scorer!"

After making the rounds, pretty much everyone knew that Mrs. Thompson had a granddaughter who scored highest on the national exam this year.