Chapter 462
As soon as she left, the gentle expression on Michael Cooper’s face
disappeared, and he looked coldly at the group of servants.
“Except for the dish that Eva ate, don’t serve any of the others again.” The attendants, hearing his voice as cold as ice, nodded in fear without any objections, only responding with a few affirmatives.
After Michael Cooper also left, they couldn’t help but discuss among themselves. “Is this Ms. Hansen too difficult to serve? We put so much effort into making all these delicious dishes, and she didn’t fancy a single one? Mr. Cooper even said we can’t serve these dishes next time, so what are we supposed to prepare? You know, there were dozens of dishes on the table today; if we take those off the menu, what else is there to cook p>
“Yeah, why did Mr. Cooper suddenly bring back such a hard-to-please woman?” Thinking about the days ahead, everyone felt the times ahead could be tough. Back in her room, Eva went out to the balcony to sit.
Her room opened onto the balcony, and with the doors wide open, Eva just sat down there and then looked out at the scenery.
Even here, her heart was not at peace-she always felt like she had forgotten something very important. Her mind raced, but couldn’t recall anything. Thinking too much made her head hurt.
Eva simply laid her head down on the table, letting out a breath in frustration. Who could she ask?
Michael Cooper seemed genuinely kind to her, considerate and attentive, as if he truly were her fiancé.
But Eva knew too well-no matter how she looked at Michael Cooper, she didn’t feel any stirring of the heart.
She had even seriously speculated whether she would accept the pursuit of a man she did not have feelings for. The answer was no.
So, she didn’t believe Michael Cooper’s claim that they were engaged to be married.
Not just fiancés-they probably weren’t even ordinary boyfriend and girlfriend. But now, with her memory lost and unable to recall anything, and with no one around her besides him, she could only stay here temporarily. As for what to do later, she would have to think of something else.
While pondering, she heard light footsteps coming from behind.
Eva paused, although she heard them, she didn’t get up, pretending not to have noticed.
After a short while, Michael Cooper came and sat down next to her.
“Why are you sitting here alone? Still not feeling well p>
Eva leaned slightly back in her chair and nodded.
Remembering something, she took the initiative to ask, “By the way, you said
you’d get me a mobile phone. Did you get it p>
Michael Cooper nodded, pulled out a phone from his pocket, and handed it to her p>
As Eva reached out to take it, she also heard him say, “You probably won’t be able to get your old phone’s data back, and getting a replacement ID will take some time, so for now, I’ve got you a different SIM card p>
Eva thanked him and then asked, “By the way, can you give me my father’s contact information like you mentioned before p>
Michael Cooper paused for a moment and didn’t answer her immediately. Eva looked at him.
“What’s wrong p>
“Nothing. If you wish, you can contact him as well p>
Michael Cooper quickly provided the contact details for her father p>
However, his comment made her curious, and she pursed her lips, staring at him strangely.
“Why would you say that? Did I have an argument with my father p>
Hearing this, Michael Cooper only slightly smiled and said, “There are never
serious conflicts among family members p>
Michael Cooper didn’t confirm or deny conflict, speaking very diplomatically, leaving it up to Eva to interpret.
Sure enough, Eva, having lost all her memories, frowned after hearing his words and did not speak further.
She saved the number into her new phone and then asked, “Besides my father,
do we have any mutual friends? Or do I have any close friends p>
Michael Cooper pursed his lips, his gaze remaining indifferent. “Yes p>
“Who p>
“She’s not around here, don’t you remember p>
After asking, Michael Cooper seemed to remember something: “Right, you truly forgot. I momentarily forgot about your amnesia p>
Eva: p>
It felt somewhat like dark humor.
She tugged at the corner of her mouth, pretending to go along with it and put on a smile.
“So the contact details? Can you give them to me p>
“Hmm, once we’ve managed to recover the content from your old phone, I’ll give them to you p>
Since he said so, Eva didn’t doubt further and nodded in agreement. “Okay p>
After Michael Cooper left, Eva played on her phone by herself and looked at the few contacts that were present.
In addition to the contact information of her father that she had just entered,
there was only one other contact listed: Michael Cooper.
She wondered if her bad temper might explain her lack of friends.
But even if her temper was terrible, it wouldn’t make sense for her to not have a single friend.
Yet in her contact list, there was only Michael Cooper. Even a relative’s contact information had only been added after she asked for it.
Everything about this was abnormal.
Too abnormal. Either there was something wrong with her or something wrong with Michael Cooper.
With these thoughts, Eva pressed the newly inputted contact number and made the call.
Regardless of whether the words Michael Cooper said were intentional to deter her from calling, or if she misunderstood his intentions, she felt she must make this call.
She needed to try and see if he had lied to her.
The phone rang for a long time without an answer. Just as Eva began to wonder
if the number he gave her was incorrect, someone finally picked up on the other end.
“Hello p>
A middle-aged woman’s voice answered the call, sounding very gentle.
For some reason, upon hearing this voice, Eva subconsciously thought that this woman was likely her stepmother.
If that was true, the woman would definitely recognize her.
But Eva had lost her memory at this moment; she didn’t recognize the woman. So, after a moment’s hesitation, Eva tentatively addressed her as “auntie.” The person on the other end paused for a moment and then laughed warmly. “Oh, it’s Eva. Why did you change your phone number? And you’re speaking so formally with me p>
The tone instantly became affectionate, a stark difference from the polite manner initially presented.
This shift indicated that Eva’s relationship with her stepmother must be quite good.
Eva chuckled awkwardly and explained, “I lost my previous phone, so I got a new number p>
“Lost your phone? Oh no, what happened, Eva p>
Eva wanted to mention her amnesia, but considering that she seemed to get
along well with her stepmother, would revealing this cause her father undue worry?
While Eva remained silent, the woman on the other end spoke again, “Did you
run into some trouble. Remember, come home if there’s anything bothering you.
Ever since you returned from abroad, you’ve rarely been in touch with us. You should call home if anything arises p>