Perfect CEO
Chapter 518

Chapter 518

Channeling his anger toward Liam, Patrick bit out icily, “With all the time you have on your hands, Ithink you ought to make yourself useful in Alendor! If not, then quit!”

Liam instantly knew what he had done wrong.

He should have known that Gwendolyn was “untouchable”. In any case, the only person who could pickon her was Patrick, and anyone else who tried to do the same would only end up in misery.

Liam could not believe it had taken him this long to figure that out.

Unfortunately, his enlightenment had come too late, and he was now caught between a rock and a hardplace.

In the end, he relented. “Very well, Mr. Lowen. I shall make the necessary arrangements with Ms.Johnson immediately.”

As Liam headed out, he cast a sideways glance in Gwendolyn's direction.

What's so special about her, anyway? She's just an ordinary woman, and there's nothing that makesher stand out more than the others. It's not as if she has an extra pair of arms or an extra brain orsomething! So, why is it that she means so much to Mr. Lowen? Gosh...

He sighed in resignation as he left. As things were, he had no choice but to go and stay in Alendor fortwo months. He vowed that he would replace a way back here after two months.

Meanwhile, Gwendolyn, Lucy and Kevin were huddled in the resting area outside the operation theaterand eating their lunch.

Kevin had sampled all the finest cuisines in the world, but today, he was completely won over byCamille's cooking.

He normally did not like roast beef, which he thought was dry and tasteless.

However, after eating Camille's roast beef, he immediately changed his mind about the dish. He did notthink he had tasted anything so delicious before.

Patrick, on the other hand, sat glumly in his seat and glared at the trio as they chowed down. Camillegave him occasional looks, and there were several times when she came close to asking him to jointhe trio.

She only refrained from doing so because she could not undermine Gwendolyn, who was heremployer.

Camille was abruptly seized by sympathy for Patrick. It was heart-wrenching to see him get sidelinedlike this.

After the meal, Kevin leaned into his seat and rubbed his full tummy. “I'm stuffed! I can't remember thelast time I ate like this!”

Gwendolyn was amused by his satisfied expression. With all the personal chefs Kevin cooking hismeals, the last thing I expected was for him to be impressed by simple, homey recipes!

Lucy, on the other hand, still looked grim as she glanced at the doors of the operation theater. Therewere still medical officers and nurses who went through those doors every once in a while.

Lucy watched on as relief washed over the family members who were told that the surgery for theirloved ones had gone well.

Pursing her lips, she asked, “Hey, Kevin, do you think the surgery's going well? They would have comeout and told me to sign any waiver or something if it's going badly, right?”

Coming back to his senses, Kevin gave Lucy a reassuring smile and said, “Don't worry. It's just like yousaid, someone would have had you sign a ton of forms or whatever if the surgery goes badly. At thispoint, no news is good news.”

Gwendolyn nodded as well and comforted Lucy, “Kevin's right. Now, it won't do you any good to benervous.”

To one side, Camille packed up the food containers and pulled out a seat for herself to join the trio.

At the sight of this, Lucy said, “Ms. Ziegler, you don't have to keep us company here. You still have topick the kids up from school later and make dinner for them, don't you? Perhaps you should go homeand get some rest.”

Lucy and Gwendolyn were close friends, to begin with, and neither of them had ever treated Camillelike she was an outsider.

In any case, they wanted to make sure Camille was as comfortable as possible, especially since shewas an older lady.

Upon hearing what Lucy said, Camille nodded and replied, “Very well, then. I'll be going home now, andI'll bring dinner over for you. Give me a call if there's anything specific you'd like to eat.”

As for Lucas and Melanie, Camille knew they would not be able to take solid foods immediately afterthe surgery. She decided that she would make soup for them tomorrow.

With that, Gwendolyn got out of her seat to see Camille off.

She waited until Camille went into the elevator, whereupon the older woman waved goodbye at her andsaid, “Keep an eye on Lucy and try to cheer her up. I bet she's worried sick, that poor thing. Give me acall when the surgery's over!”

It was nice to know that Camille was concerned for Lucy, too. Then again, that was no surprise, seeingas Lucy and Gwendolyn had been friends for so long. Camille probably saw Lucy as a family by now.

“I will,” Gwendolyn promised with a smile. “Be safe on the way home. I've booked a ride for you, andI've texted you the license plate number. Make sure you don't miss the car, okay?”

“Oh, you didn't have to do that. I could have just taken the bus!” Camille said.

“I've already hailed you the ride, so just take it, will you? I still have to pay for it even if you refuse!”

Camille relented and nodded at Gwendolyn with good humor just as the elevator doors began to close.

Gwendolyn turned around, prepared to make her way back to the resting area, only to nearly collidewith a man's chest.