Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 435 - 433 I Have the Authority to Command

"That’s not it, this is a crime psychology forensic science often used by the FBI in America when interrogating suspects." Zaizai declared matter-of-factly, "Your facial expression not only betrayed you, but you’re also arguing now. The more you explain, the more problematic it becomes! Mommy, you couldn’t possibly be a little bit fond of stepdad, could you?"

If Jiayi had been holding water in her mouth, she would have sprayed it out: "You’re getting more and more outrageous. That’s enough, Chu Zhuoting."

Such a fierce reaction, if she wasn’t feeling guilty that would be strange.

If Mommy truly disliked a guy, with the way that guy treated Mommy, she would’ve pinned him against the wall long ago.

Thinking about this, Zaizai felt inexplicably melancholic. Could Mommy actually like stepdad? No way...

Truth be told, he also wished for Mommy to marry and have a new dad to care for her.

But... was stepdad really reliable?

Although he addressed the bad uncle as stepdad, deep down he couldn’t deny that stepdad was a jerk who had bullied Mommy.

However, no matter what, as long as Mommy liked him, he, Chu Zhuoting, would support her unconditionally!

Thinking it over, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if Mommy really ended up with stepdad—

That debt might not have to be paid back, right?

Mommy wouldn’t have to work so hard anymore, taking two jobs, working at Yundu during the day and as a housekeeper in a villa at night.

Seeing that the mood of her little master had improved slightly, Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief. To comfort her son and divert his attention, she took the initiative to say, "Mommy has the day off today, how about I take you to the amusement park?"

Zaizai seldom asked to go to the amusement park. The reason was the same as for not going to the hospital; at both places, other kids were accompanied by both their mommy and daddy. He didn’t want to make Mommy take him alone, looking so lonely, so he hardly ever asked to go.

Upon hearing this now, Zaizai’s mood stabilized, and he nodded his head eagerly like a pecking chicken.

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The rare day off hurried by.

Starting the next day, Jiayi decided to shake off the unsettled feeling of the past two days and threw herself into her work with renewed energy.

After work that evening, Jiayi went to Disheng to clean again.

The incident from the night before last and the man’s excessive proposal the following morning had really scared her.

So much so that when she entered the villa, she was shivering in dread, ducking and dodging, fearing she might run into that man.

Luckily, he didn’t come to the villa that evening, and she let out a sigh of relief.

Before leaving, she realized something—the butler had been absent the whole night.

That day outside the garage, she had almost had a falling out with the butler, and she had already anticipated that the butler would make things difficult for her in the future.

After all, the butler was in charge of overseeing the housekeeping staff, and she checked her work every time she finished.

Now with the butler absent, no one was there to pick on her, and she couldn’t deny feeling relieved.

But when the butler was absent every time she went to Disheng within a week, Jiayi finally found it strange.

That evening, having finished her work, Jiayi was preparing to go home when she heard the sound of an engine outside, the car’s headlights turned on, illuminating the courtyard, suddenly stirring something inside her.

The sound of the door opening and the two part-time maids responsible for cooking and laundry respectfully said at the doorway, "The boss is back."

Because the butler was not at home, these part-time maids had been coming to Disheng in the evenings.

Ade led the way, Huo Zhenyang stepped in, dressed in a custom-made black suit, with eyebrows like lacquer and eyes as cold as stars, his tall figure standing as staunch and immovable as a pine, striding into the villa.

This time, Jiayi had no good way to hide. She stood in place, head bowed, apparently respectful like the other maids, but she did not look at him.

This was the first time she had seen him since that night’s "sleep accompaniment."

He had come by a few days ago as well, but she had always managed to avoid him.

Every time he went up to the second floor, she would run down to the first floor to busy herself with work.

When he descended to the living room, she would slip back up to the second floor.

The sound of the man’s leather shoes hitting the freshly polished, smooth floor was commanding and somber, resonating with a rhythmic clank, akin to that of a sovereign.

The two maids trailed closely behind, ready to go upstairs to draw a bath and make the bed.

Jiayi felt a tall and erect figure drawing closer, passing by her; her breath caught until the man’s figure turned the corner to go upstairs, and she exhaled in relief.

She was planning to make her escape as soon as he climbed the stairs, but his footsteps suddenly halted, his gaze drifting over to the petite woman.

Every servant in the villa clustered around him, yet she stood far away, not even glancing his way.

Did she fear him as a mouse fears a cat, worried that he might issue the same request as that day?

Huo Zhenyang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

These past few days, he had noticed the little woman’s evasion, doing her best to avoid any encounter with him.

Only today, unable to dodge any longer, had she resigned herself to stand before him, hadn’t she?

Oh, so being provided for by him was such a terrifying proposition?

In the land across the ocean, countless women sought after him eagerly.

Yet to this little woman, he was a poison she feared to touch.

The more powerful the man, the stronger his pride and the greater his need to be satisfied through conquest.

Huo Zhenyang was indeed curious to see just how long this seemingly vulnerable little woman could resist.

Ade, seeing that the Boss hadn’t moved, could clearly see that the Boss’s gaze was locked on Jiayi.

The two maids, oblivious to the situation, spoke up, "It’s getting late. Mr. Huo must be tired. Should we go and prepare your bath and make the bed..."

Draw a bath?

Huo Zhenyang’s eyelids twitched, his gaze shifting past the two maids, and with a casual gesture towards the petite woman in the distance, his lazy voice brimmed with intentional provocation, "You, go upstairs and prepare the bath, make the bed."

Jiayi was startled; he was clearly singling her out on purpose!

She began to protest, "Mr. Huo, I am responsible for the villa’s cleanliness, preparing the bath and making the bed should not be my duty—"

Before she could finish, the depth in Huo Zhenyang’s eyes swirled, and a chill rose abruptly, "I have the right to give orders, and you have no choice but to comply."

She took a deep breath and could only head upstairs, and as she passed by him, she felt his typically intense and profound breath wash over her, making her shiver unintentionally and quicken her pace.

Watching the little woman’s hasty retreat, a faint trace of amusement spread across Huo Zhenyang’s lips.

Jiayi ascended the stairs to his bedroom and first went to the bathroom to start the bathwater.

To facilitate her task, she knelt beside the bathtub, extending the hot water tap into the tub while the water gushed into the ceramic basin. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Unaware of the footsteps approaching behind her due to the loud noise of the water, she continued to work, bent over.

At the bathroom doorway, the man crossed his arms and leaned against the golden oak door, his profound eyes alternating between light and shadow, as if savoring a beautiful scene.

The petite woman knelt beside the bathtub, her maid’s outfit becoming soaked due to the steam and water, her hair also wetly clinging to her shoulders.

In her hands, she held the hot water tap, while her other hand occasionally tested the temperature of the water flowing from the tap, with crystal clear droplets hanging on her slender fingertips, then falling one by one like dewdrops on tender leaves.