Ring ring ring…
A phone rang.
He answered the phone.
A few minutes later, he said in a low voice, “I’ll be there in three hours.”
After hanging up the phone, he contacted the crew of his private plane to inform them to get ready. He had to leave Wiltspoon again soon to resume his business trip. He would not be able to spend New Year’s peacefully unless he took care of things.
Speaking of which, he also had to squeeze in a trip to Annenburg for two days to attend a wedding.
He hoped he could make it back in time on the 28th to bring Serena to Whitmore Mansion to celebrate
Zack went back to Serena’s room.
Seeing that she was still asleep, he did not wake her. He bent down to kiss her on the cheek and
whispered, “Seren, I still have to work for a little longer, so I can’t be by your side.
“Don’t forget to think of me. Even if it’s just to call me a jerk or a slimeball, I can accept it as long as you remember me.
“I’ll have Mrs. Lane come back later and make you food so you can eat when you wake up.”
After saying that, he stood up straight and took a good look at her affectionately before turning around to leave.
He sent a message to Mrs. Lane.
A few minutes later, when he was ready to go out, he inadvertently saw the drawing on the corner of the sofa.
Josh stuffed that drawing to him last night. He remembered Josh saying that it was drawn by Serena, and told him to appreciate it.
He walked over and picked up the piece of paper.
Zack looked at the drawing.
His gaze deepened.
Serena had drawn him particularly well, but she deliberately drew his heart outside, and a super duper small one at that…
Was she saying that he had a tiny heart? She meant to say he was petty and narrow–minded!
There was also water behind his portrait. Was it a lake or a pond? Furthermore, what did the circles on the surface of the water mean? There were no fish under the water. If there were, he could say that the bubbles were from the fish.
Zack held the drawing and pondered while walking.
What did Serena mean by her artwork?
The portrait was “Zack“, but what did the water and balls mean?
Jim was waiting for him downstairs.
“Mr. Zack.”
“Mm.”
Zack hummed. When he saw Jim looking at the paper in his hand, he got into the car and said, “ Serena drew this for me.”
Jim did not see clearly what was on the paper, but since the missus drew it, then it must be a good drawing.
He thus complimented, “The missus’s drawing must be beautiful.”
“Yes, she drew me like a photograph.”
Zack leaned back on the car seat and stared at the series of circles on the water.
Zack was a what–ball?
“Water? No… Zack is a slimeball!”
Jim perked up and turned to look at Zack. “What did you say, sir?”
He seemed to hear the words “Zack is a slimeball.”
‘Is Mr. Zack calling himself a slimeball?
‘Or are my ears playing tricks on me?”
“It’s nothing, just drive. I’m in a hurry.”
Zack sighed deeply upon deciphering the hidden meaning behind Serena’s drawing. He folded the paper carefully and kept it. Although Serena was calling him names, it was her first drawing for him.
It was especially meaningful and he had to cherish it wholeheartedly.
Ring ring ring…
His phone rang again.
It was Josh calling.
“Zack, are you home or leaving for your business trip again?”
“I’m going on the trip.”
“That sucks. You have to work over the weekend.”
Josh looked sympathetic.
“Stop gloating.”
Zack spoke in a bad mood. He did not have to return to the company during the weekend, but the, problems had not been fully managed. In addition to that, he had to visit a few of the injured employees.
The matters this time needed to be handled by him or Josh personally mainly because his employees‘ lives were involved.
Fortunately, the injured workers were rescued.
The purpose of this business trip was to clean up the mess. The management of that subsidiary would have to be changed.
“Zack, have you seen your wife’s drawing?”
“I saw.”
“How do you feel?”
Zack said faintly, “It’s incredibly lifelike. It’s clear that she engraved me into her heart. She must love me very much to draw me so skillfully.”
Josh paused. “Well, you can think of it that way. What about those circles she drew? Do you understand what those mean?”
“Yes, my Serena can’t bear to call me a slimeball to my face, so she used the drawing to express herself. She’s taking care of my reputation so I don’t feel humiliated. It’s clear that she likes me very much. She can’t even bear to scold me in person.”
Josh said, “Zack, you’re the only person who can spin a completely different meaning to a drawing that was meant to scold you.
“Aren’t you angry? Did you tear that drawing?”
Zack snapped, “Were you looking forward to me being angry? Why would I be angry? Even if Serena. called me a slimeball, it’s a form of tough love. She scolded me because she loves me. If she doesn’t have feelings for me, she wouldn’t waste her time even looking at me, let alone waste her breath on me.
“How can I tear the first drawing my wife has drawn for me? I’m going to frame it as a treasure. When I get older, I’ll take it out and reminisce about it fondly.”
Josh was stunned. “Okay, you said it. If you don’t frame that drawing, then you’re a chicken!”
Zack said in a low voice, “Not only am I going to frame it, but I’m also going to hang it in our bedroom and look at it twice a day, morning and night, every day.”
It would remind him to stop being narrow-minded and not to quarrel with her over trivial matters.
It would remind him not to make her angry or bring sad tears to her.
Josh curled his lips. “I dare you to hang it on your office wall.”
“Why should I hang it there? My wife drew it for me, so it belongs to us. I won’t let other people see it. You’d better wipe that drawing from your memory.
“I’m done chatting with you. I’m going to catch up on my sleep.”
He had not rested well for the past few days.
“Go ahead and sleep.”
Josh hung up the phone.
He thought Zack would not understand the meaning of the drawing and deliberately called him, feeling. that there would be an opportunity to laugh at him.
Unexpectedly, not only did Zack figure it out but also started to show off his wife and affection.
As expected of a couple. Their line of thought was different from ordinary people’s.
Serena had no idea that Zack rushed back last night because she went drinking and he had to fly off again now.
She was awakened by her ringing cell phone.
There was a splitting headache when she woke up, but she endured it and took the phone to answer the call.
“It’s me, Ms. Hunt. Are you up? Open the door and let me in.”
“Mrs. Lane? Give me a moment. I’ll go and open the door now.”
Serena looked around and confirmed that she had woken up at home. She guessed Jasmine must have been the one who sent her back.
She got up, enduring the headache, and went to open the door for Mrs. Lane.
Besides Mrs. Lane, Liberty and Sonny were also present.
“Liberty.”
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