A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 409

Listening from the side, Tanya could only marvel at how a powerful CEO could derive such a sense of superiority from a pair of slippers. He was more childish than Rex. Then again, maybe all men were childish at heart.

Except Frank. Frank, for his part, just smiled nonchalantly. “Disposable ones save her the trouble.” After all, they could just be thrown away, no need for regular washing.

How considerate. Tanya figured it out. One was childish, the other was deceptively polite. If it weren’t for the fact that Elissa was pregnant and she was worried about her, she wouldn’t have stuck around for this soap opera.

Elissa pretended not to hear, carrying the thermal container to the dining table. The four of them sat down. While Frank went to the kitchen for utensils, Rowan seamlessly slid into the empty seat beside Elissa. He then played the gracious host, directing Tanya, “Ms. Foster, why don’t you sit across from Elissa.”

Elissa was at a loss. Still stewing over his behavior at the press conference, she didn’t spare him a single glance throughout the meal, her demeanor glacially cold.

Rowan, remembering the warm smile she had given Frank at the door, felt his own mood darken. Frank, however, seemed perfectly at ease. He sat down and placed a chicken leg on Elissa’s plate. “This is a special organic chicken soup Edna made. She consulted a nutritionist; it’s perfect for you.”

Elissa had actually lost some weight due to morning sickness. She needed the nourishment.

“Great, thank you,” she said. But before she could take it, Rowan’s chopsticks intercepted the chicken leg and moved it to his own plate.

“She doesn’t like drumsticks,” he stated flatly, placing a chicken wing on her plate instead.

Elissa pressed her lips together and looked at him. “Maybe I like drumsticks now.”

It was true she preferred wings, but she hated how he still acted like he knew everything about her. If he really knew her, he wouldn’t have shown up at her door so casually after what had happened at the conference.

Rowan scoffed. “If it were really all the same, she wouldn’t be offering to pay.”

Frank smiled back. “It makes no difference to me.” He had made up his mind. There was little he could do for Elissa now, but he was done with other women. Once she settled her affairs with the Murphys, he planned to transfer all his assets to her. So, for him, whether she paid Edna or he did, it truly made no difference.

This time, Rowan laughed outright. “You’re delusional.” He then turned to Elissa for confirmation. “Aren’t I right?”

Elissa didn’t say a word, focusing instead on gnawing at her chicken wing.

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