Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband Chapter 1749: Mulberries

Is he upset about this statement?

Did she say something wrong?

Ever since he lost his memory, he has only shown disdain, sarcasm, indifference, and violence towards her. Adela did bully her, but the person who bullied her the most was him!

Originally, Celeste Linden thought he would come back to teach her a lesson, but instead, he helped her drive away Adela, which left her quite surprised.

"Young master, do you intend to meddle in my affairs?" Celeste Linden asked, eyeing him suspiciously. "When did you change your attitude? Just now... were you protecting me?"

Ethan Barnes’ gaze deepened, and he immediately pursed his lips, saying, "Celeste Linden, I wasn’t protecting you. You’re currently my wife in name, and letting someone bully you is a disgrace to me. I won’t allow anyone to challenge me!"

He then sneered disdainfully, "Celeste Linden, don’t overthink. Surely you aren’t deluding yourself into thinking I came back for you because I’ve fallen for you, right?"

"..." Celeste Linden felt she had indeed overthought, "Anyway, thank you this time."

Ethan Barnes let out a snort, "Is ’thank you’ just something you say? I’m hungry now, so hurry up and prepare breakfast for me."

Celeste Linden looked at him, "Didn’t you have breakfast when you came back?"

At this moment, one of the subordinates spoke, "Sister-in-law, the boss didn’t have breakfast. You might not know, our camp is far from here, and last night after the boss finished video chatting, he rushed..."

Before the subordinate could finish, Ethan Barnes shot him a cold glare.

The subordinate immediately kept quiet.

"What happened then?" Celeste Linden asked.

"Celeste Linden, are you here to chat? Hurry into the kitchen and prepare breakfast for me!" Ethan Barnes lost his temper.

"Got it, got it, I’m going right now." Celeste Linden didn’t dare say more and quickly walked into the kitchen.

The subordinate felt puzzled, thinking about how the boss had rushed back overnight after learning through the video chat that sister-in-law was being bullied, without eating anything on the way. But why wouldn’t the boss let him say it?

"Boss, why don’t you admit you’re worried and nervous about sister-in-law?"

Ethan Barnes replied, "You’re being too talkative!"

...

In the kitchen.

Celeste Linden personally cooked a bowl of noodles for Ethan Barnes, and also made a sandwich with fried eggs, ham, and lettuce between two slices of bread, filling the room with a delicious aroma.

"Young master, breakfast is ready."

Ethan Barnes walked into the dining room, enjoying the light and fresh chicken noodle soup, and the tasty sandwich, quickly finishing half of it.

"Young master, does this suit your taste?" Celeste Linden asked.

Ethan Barnes replied, "It’s passable, but there’s room for improvement."

"... Got it. Can I go upstairs now? I have a deadline today, and the design draft is only halfway done."

"Go on."

Receiving the permission, Celeste Linden quickly returned to her room and began working on her designs.

Ethan Barnes finished all of the breakfast she made, not leaving even a drop of soup, and then went upstairs to the master bedroom.

She was there, sitting cross-legged on the soft carpet, sketching away on her paper, the sound of the pencil "swishing" as she designed. Her pure and elegant black hair was tucked behind her ear, exposing half of her delicate profile.

Ethan Barnes looked at her a few times, then approached and sat beside her, "This is for you."

What?

Celeste Linden looked up bewilderedly and saw him handing her a small basket full of deep purple mulberries, still covered in dew, as if freshly picked from a deep mountain forest.