The meals you eat here are tailored to your specific needs and have a calming effect on your condition. The doctor said you can’t eat any more snacks until you’re discharged.”
“This isn’t a snack!”
“Sorry, my dear.” Karl then slipped the bottle into his jacket pocket.
Anna had just placed the spoon into the bottle and hadn’t yet scooped out the chili sauce. She licked the spoon silently, thinking, Ill never come here at mealtime again:
Peace said angrily, “Karl! Anna brought this to me from England! What’s wrong with you?”
“Anna had no idea you couldn’t eat this. So, she would not have brought you anything if she had known it!” Karl had never been that serious, so he looked alittle scary.
Anna licked her spoon and listened to Karl’s “compliment” on her. She was at a loss for what to do and was conflicted.
Peace gave Anna an edgy look. “There’s another bottle over there, a bunch of snacks under the bed, corn flakes under the pillow, and two packs of Twister in the toilet locker,” Anna gritted her teeth and avoided her gaze, pointing to the bedside cabinet and saying to Karl.
Karl took a deep breath and began to collect all of the snacks. Then, before Peace, he locked them into a cupboard containing all the snacks she had smuggled in
Peace appeared to have given up all her hope. She turned to face the two people in front of her and said, “Anna, | don’t want to talk to you anymore! Karl, I’m breaking up with you!”
Karl nudged her bowl and said, “No way. Eat some, honey.”
“No one could possibly eat that.” Peace looked at the food bowl in front of her as if it were a piece of poop.
Then Anna noticed that Karl took a spoon and took a bite of his meal. He ate quickly and without expression, so Anna couldn’t tell if the food was good or bad. And he almost finished all his food in a few minutes.
Peace couldn’t help herself and began eating her food. However, she ate out of rage, as if competing with Karl. Anna wondered if she had just lost her sense of taste as she watched these two people gobble down their food.
She thought to herself, Am/the only one who doesn’t find this tasty? If! take a few more bites, will it be delicious? Then she took a tentative bite of her meal. She swallowed reluctantly after seeing Karl persuade or even threaten Peace to eat it.
At that moment, Anna realized that Karl loved Peace so much. As a wealthy man, it was unusual for him to be here with her eating such lousy food.
After lunch, Peace was still upset with Karl and Anna. She hid her face behind the blanket and refused to speak to either of them. Karl walked Anna out, laughing as he felt resigned
“I believe you are spoiling her. We’re doing this for her benefit, so why is she throwing a tantrum with you?” Anna couldn’t help but ask. Karl didn’t think it was a big deal and said, “It’s fine. She simply enjoys the feeling of being tolerated. She argues with me every time it’s time to eat.”
Anna laughed, sizing up Karl and teasing him, “When did you become a psycho as well?”
Karl smiled, “You appear to be in a good mood! Did things go well with the divorce?”
“It did. Tonight I’m going to have dinner with Jasper and talk about it. Then we’ll divorce tomorrow.”
“Good! I’m so happy for you.” (
Anna then motioned for a cab. Karl abruptly stopped smiling and walked up to her, saying, “Don’t worry about me or Peace, Anna, if you get into any trouble. All you need to remember is that Wayne is still waiting for you.”
Anna froze and looked at Karl in confusion. Just then, her cab arrived. She was about to inquire as to what Karl meant by that. However, he opened the car door for her and said, “Anna, bye. I wish you the best of luck.”
“Thank you,” Anna replied with a smile. She then got into the cab
Karl’s smile faded as he watched the car disappear around the corner. He appeared to be very worried. Wayne was his best friend, so he wished for him to find the right person. But he had recently been concerned about his friend.
At first, he didn’t know why Jasper was looking for a sanitarium for Peace. Later, he overheard Peace’s attending physician talking with the nurse on Christmas Eve. The doctor said that he wanted to reduce Peace’s medication dosage because Jasper wanted Peace to be able to receive prolonged treatment and stay in the hospital for a longer time.
Karl pondered for some time after hearing their conversation. He could only think of one reason. And that was Jasper didn’t want Peace discharged later, and that was because of Anna.
Anna had no more ties to America after she returned to Birmingham. She had made a new life for herself there and was doing well, so she saw No reason to go back to America. As a result, Jasper invited Peace to America. Anna would ask him about how Peace was doing whenever he was in New York.
At the thought of that, Karl realized how scheming Jasper could be. Karl didn’t expect Jasper to be that smart, though. He had one more advantage to take advantage of: he and Anna had not yet divorced. Therefore, Karl became worried and even urged Peace to cooperate with the doctors so that she could be discharged sooner. They would have gotten Wayne in trouble otherwise.
Jasper and Anna’s divorce required extensive paperwork and even a trip to a court in the United States. So they had to go through more than six months of tedious procedures from the day they filed for divorce. If they had unresolved issues, the time would be extended indefinitely. He’d heard of people going through divorce proceedings for five years.
Anna took a taxi to the French restaurant that Jasper had reserved for her. Jasper was sitting in the window seat, waiting for her. He waved to her and pulled out a chair for her as soon as he saw her.
Anna handed over her coat to the waiter and asked Jasper, “Why did you choose this place again? When I walked in just now, I was afraid the waiter would stop me again. I’m dressed very casually today! Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Jasper laughed, and then said, “You still remember the first time you came to this restaurant? Right, at that time, you didn’t know you had to follow the dress code, so you came here wearing a T-shirt and jeans after work. The waiter stopped you and embarrassed you.”
Anna laughed awkwardly and said, “Let’s not dwell on the past. Look at how the restaurant has evolved with the times. Despite the fact that I’m not wearing a dress, they let me in.”
Meanwhile, Jasper was perusing the wine list. He said with a smile, “Of course! You’re a friend of the owner of the restaurant, so of course, they let you in.”
Anna froze for a few seconds before asking, surprised, “What? You bought the restaurant, didn’t you?” Jasper admitted it with a smile.
“This is a rare good restaurant. You’re not going to ruin it, are you?” She said.
“Before you jump to conclusions, you can order something to try,” Jasper said to Anna after calling the waiter and handing him the menu. Anna flipped through the menu that was written entirely in French, as it had always been. It irritated her even more. She looked up and saw Jasper smiling at her as if he was waiting for her to make a fool of herself.
“You own this restaurant, so | can order whatever | want, right?” Anna said as she closed the menu.
“What do you want?” Jasper asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Steak and kidney pie.”
Hearing that, the waiter then went completely still. Everyone knew What that was, but it wouldn’t be served in a proper French restaurant. Anna sat back in her chair and said, “This restaurant does not appear to be as good as you claimed! | assumed you had every type of dish.” Jasper then spoke French with the waiter, but Anna only understood the word “Fully cooked.”
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