Chapter 90

Daphne pressed her palms against her cheeks to snap herself back to her senses. Looks could be deceiving. She couldn't just deem him a good person because he was handsome and had an attractive voice. He was a snake—a venomous one that lurked in the shadows. He would definitely strike when she least expected him to. She couldn't let herself be fooled by his appearance. When noon came, Herkoen dropped by again. Daphne assumed he was lying when he said he'd come back in the afternoon. She didn't expect him to actually show up with a big insulated food jar. "This time, I decided to drop by sooner. Judging by the time, you definitely haven't had lunch yet," he said as he tried to head inside with the food jar. "Wait." Daphne stopped him. "I'm sorry, Mr. Wenley. Ellie and I don't feel like having lunch today." "What? Why?" Herkoen didn't expect her to say that. "There's no reason. We had a big breakfast so we're not really hungry. Why are you so interested in our meals all of a s