Perfect CEO
Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Patrick had clearly seen Gwendolyn remove his shirt last night with his own eyes. She's trying to pushthe blame on Ms. Ziegler.

He smirked knowingly and shot her a glance. Suspicion flitted through his piercing gaze.

“I remember seeing you take it off last night,” he insisted.

His accusation caused Gwendolyn to blush.

D*mn it!

The gears in her mind turned, and she explained, “You must have imagined it. You had a lot to drinklast night, after all. Ms. Ziegler was the one who took off your clothes for you. She even wiped yourbody. It would have been too awkward for me to do these things otherwise.”

Gwendolyn admirably kept her composure as she lied through her teeth. Patrick deepened his scrutiny.

Suddenly, he pulled off the covers and stood up.

Gwendolyn's eyes widened in shock at the sight of his cut figure. Her eyes strayed to the region of hismanhood, and she barely stopped herself from gaping.

Isn't this too much?

She hurriedly spun around and stammered, “I washed and dried your clothes for you. Just wait herewhile I get them for you.”

Gwendolyn practically sprinted from the bedroom to the balcony. She grabbed his clothes from thelaundry rack and draped them over her arm.

Her brows scrunched in confusion as she stared at the clothes. Why are they so crumpled?

She belatedly realized that all his clothes were custom-made, and water was their biggest enemy. Hisclothes needed gentle dry-cleaning, and they could not withstand the rough tumbling of the washingmachine.

Gwendolyn checked the labels on his clothes and stumbled backward in horror.

Dear God! This set is worth hundreds of thousands! I can't believe I ruined them! Is he going to makeme pay him back for this?

She closed her eyes in exasperation. My relationship with money has become a rollercoaster ride sinceI met Patrick! Urgh! I don't want to cook and clean for him for the rest of my life!

Gwendolyn eventually hid his clothes and returned to the bedroom.

She hemmed and hawed as Patrick asked, “Where are my clothes?”

“Erm, Mr. Lowen, a thief stole your clothes from the balcony last night.”

It's a pretty convincing lie, right? Clothing theft is pretty common around these parts. I'm not exactlymaking things up.

She added for good measure, “Perhaps your expensive clothes were too eye-catching.”

Gwendolyn followed this up with a sheepish smile while Patrick's expression darkened.

“Did you ruin them in the washing machine?”

“Yes! I mean, no, of course not! I dry-cleaned them and aired them for a while outside. I didn't thinkthey would be stolen.”

I already caught her in her lie. She's smart to claim they were stolen, though. Did she think I wouldn'tmake her “pay” for her mistake?

Suddenly, Gwendolyn piped up, “I'll get you something else to wear. There are some men's clotheshere as they were for—”

She stopped herself abruptly when she realized Patrick would never wear someone else's clothes.

Quietly, Gwendolyn took out a high-collared white shirt, a gray sweater, and a pair of khaki-coloredpants.

“These are all new. You can wear them for now.”

She carefully laid the clothes out on the bed. Patrick appraised the selection and concluded that theclothes were to Gwendolyn's taste.

She's obsessed with warm colors. Who the heck is she trying to dress as a Koandrian idol?

“Did you buy these for Zayden?”

Gwendolyn nodded in response to his accurate guess.

She explained, “I knitted this sweater myself. It took me a long time. I bought the pants, though.”

Back then, she had wanted to thank Zayden for his help. While she could not afford much, she thoughtof giving him a hand-knitted sweater. It went well with the pair of pants Camille had bought.

Patrick immediately snatched the clothes from her hands after hearing her words. Thankfully, the pantsfit him well.

If she hasn't given it to Zayden, he can kiss this handmade sweater goodbye. It's mine now.

Gwendolyn had turned away from him while he changed. Her eyes lit up when she saw how well theclothes fit him.

She offered, “I'll get you a toothbrush and a towel.”