"Boss," Ted called in an emotionless voice after he answered the phone.
"How’s Ophelia going?"
"Master is great, and Little Master is great too, Boss. He’s in my arms now," Ted reported in a flat tone like a weather forecaster.
Zachariah knit his brows, asking, "You’re with Ophelia?"
"I’m staying in Madeleine’s apartment now, Boss. Now I take care of Master specially, and Little Master incidentally. I’m the so-called 'male nanny'."
Zachariah’s lips twitched uncontrollably. He didn’t dare to imagine the scene of Ted taking care of a baby. He was a professional bodyguard known for his ruthlessness, but now he had become a male nanny. Zachariah dreaded to think about it.
"Where’s Ophelia?"
"Master is doing some leg rehabilitation exercises with Madeleine outside."
Zachariah hesitated for a moment and asked, "Has Ophelia talked about me during these days?"
Ted, however, went silent.
Zachariah took a glance at his phone, assuming that Ted hung up on him.
"Are you listening, Ted?"
"I am, Boss." Ted chose his words carefully before he continued, "Except for playing with Little Master and doing some rehabilitation exercises in the company of Madeleine occasionally, Master just eats and sleeps, and hasn’t talked about you."
Zachariah’s face darkened instantly. He had been working so hard here in Paris. He had meetings one after another, and he wished he could go to bed once he went back to the hotel room. Even so, he still thought about that woman incessantly, while she actually got on with her life and played with their son without even talking about him for once.
How dared she?
He seethed silently.
"Boss, is there anything else you want to ask me about?"
"No. Take good care of Ophelia. Remember, she’s my woman. Stay away from her, or you won’t like what lay ahead for you."
"Yes, Boss."
Madeleine gave a plastic smile and scoffed, "Mr. Chambers, are you sure you’ve called her?"
Zachariah’s frown deepened. He thought to himself. There must be some misunderstanding.
"I’ve called her many times, but she never answered me. I planned to come back immediately, but I had to hold meetings there. I can’t leave thousands of employees alone for personal reasons," Zachariah explained, looking grim.
At this moment, Madeleine also realized that there must be some misunderstanding between them.
She took a deep breath to settle herself down. "What do you mean by that, Zachariah? You were abroad? What happened to the Chambers Group? Why hasn’t any of the Chambers ever come to see Ophelia and Tommy during the last two weeks? You said she is now one of the Chambers, and that Tommy is the eldest grandson of the Chambers family. But none of you has showed any care for her since she left your house. Don’t you guys have a heart? Savannah almost killed Ophelia and Tommy, and you just let her off? It sends a chill to my heart each time I think about it."
Frowning, Zachariah replied in earnest, "I do care about Ophelia. I just came back from Paris and asked the driver to send me here as soon as I jumped off the plane. I’ve called her many times, but she didn’t answer me. I also called Ted, and he told me Ophelia was great. I sent some other people here to check on her, and they told me Ophelia was great too, and only then did I get relieved and begin my work in Paris. I never knew it would take me two weeks."
Madeleine stared at him in disbelief, asking, "Really?"
"I have no reason to lie to you. Where’s Ophelia?" Zachariah asked.
Madeleine gave him a ferocious stare and said, "Alright, I’ll just believe you this time. But it doesn’t matter that you’ve won my trust. The important thing is whether Ophelia will forgive you or not. You’ve been MIA for the last two weeks, and Ted has never brought up that you called. Just because you’ve been missing for two weeks, Ophelia hasn’t slept or eaten well. She’s lost a lot of weight and had a relapse. The other day I went to hospital with her. The doctor said depression was the cause, and it was bad for her recovery if she kept on being in a state of depression."
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