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Destined by One Night: The CEO's Pursuit

Chapter 279

Ch. 279 / 281 Apr 07, 2026

He also liked to eat shrimp, but he was not as fond of it as Marilyn.

Malcolm said as he placed a bowl of vegetable soup in front of her.

"Thank you." Marilyn was extremely grateful for his considerate actions.

Malcolm did not speak. He just put on the disposable gloves, picked up the iced shrimp, and peeled it.

Marilyn lowered her head to drink the soup. His smiling glance fell on her.

After the shrimp were peeled, he put them back into Marilyn's bowl.

Marilyn, who was drinking soup with her head down, was stunned when she saw the delicious shrimp. She quickly raised her eyes and looked at Malcolm with a complicated gaze. "Malcolm, eat it yourself. I can peel it myself." She was not so pretentious. She would peel the shrimp herself to make it taste better.

Malcolm said, "Lynn, I'm here. I'll peel it for you. You can just eat it."

When Marilyn heard this, she smiled. "Malcolm, you treat me so well. I'm afraid I'll get addicted to you."

"Will you? That's great." Malcolm's hoarse voice was filled with deep joy, but it was hard to tell.

Marilyn continued, "Malcolm, your actions will arouse my curiosity."

Malcolm put the peeled prawn into her bowl again before looking at her with an evil smile. "Lynn, don't let your imagination run wild. I can't control your heart." There was an indication.

Marilyn blushed. How could she let her imagination run wild?

"I, I didn't." She tried to dodge the question.

Then she lowered her head and continued drinking the soup.

Malcolm, on the other hand, smiled happily. He thought it was good that she was thinking of something else.

She was unrestrained with Roland.

It was because there was only friendship and care between Marilyn and Roland.

But Marilyn would let her imagination run wild in front of him. Was Malcolm halfway successful?

This instantly made him feel that all these years of persistence and waiting finally met a trace of response.

Malcolm thought happily as he peeled out all the shrimp with each taste and placed them in Marilyn's bowl.

Marilyn looked at him and did not say anything. She looked up at the man who was seriously peeling the shrimp. His face looked cold and dejected, but his eyes were overbearing and gentle.

Marilyn was carefully sizing up her gorgeous face when the phone suddenly rang.

She was shocked and sighed. She felt a little guilty.

She took out her phone to take a look. Seeing that it was Arturo's video call, she happily picked it up.

"Arturo, why are you still awake?"

When Malcolm heard Arturo's name, he stopped peeling the shrimp and looked up at Marilyn's smiling face. She was always very patient with her child.

Arturo smiled happily, and his voice was soft and sweet. "Mom, I finished work a little late today. I wanted to see you since there was still time."

"My baby has grown a lot taller and loves me so much. I'm so happy." Marilyn looked at her son's delicate and beautiful face. Even at such a young age, he was so handsome that it was hard for people to look away.

Malcolm listened from the side, and his thin lips curved into a smile. It was warm, and it seemed to evoke a warm and gentle feeling from the bottom of his heart.

"Arturo, have you been busy all this time?" Marilyn felt sorry for her son.

"Mom, the movie is almost halfway done. I will be back in half a month. Mom, don't worry. Jeannie took good care of me."

Marilyn smiled and said, "With Jeannie taking care of you, I can be at ease. However, Arturo, is Jeannie, unhappy recently? I sent her a Line message, and she returned after a long time."

She was also busy these days, but she found that Jeannie seemed to be in a bad mood these days.

Arturo thought for a moment and said, "Mommy, maybe it's because of Edward. I don't know what Edward did wrong these days. He often comes to Jeannie to apologize, but Jeannie ignores him. Jeannie is unhappy."

Marilyn frowned. Could it be that something happened between Jeannie and Edward?

When Malcolm heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly. Could it be that there was fate between Julian and Jeannie?

Julian seemed to be right. Edward seemed to have an affair.

Marilyn smiled. "Arturo, then you need to be considerate. Don't do things that will make Jeannie unhappy."

"Mom, I know, but where are you?" Arturo curiously looked at the background and found that Marilyn wasn't at home.

Marilyn smiled and glanced at Malcolm. "Arturo, I'm eating shrimp with Malcolm."

Marilyn said and turned the video to Malcolm.

When Malcolm saw his son's cute face, he smiled and greeted him, "Hi, Arturo."

"Hi! So that's real!" Arturo was a little excited.

"Yeah." Malcolm smiled.

"Then I won't disturb your meal with my mother. I will leave my mother to you. Please send my mother home safely."

"Alright." Malcolm was extremely happy when he heard this. "Arturo, don't worry. I will send your mother home safely."

"Thank you."

Marilyn was speechless.

What did he mean by leaving her to Malcolm?

As Marilyn was thinking about it, Arturo suddenly said happily, "Mom, enjoy your meal. Goodbye."

After that, he quickly ended the video call.

Marilyn smiled helplessly. Her mother hoped that she would get married sooner, and she could understand that.

But why did Arturo also do this?

Malcolm suddenly asked, "Marilyn, Dominic, and the other two are going to school. Have you arranged that?"

Marilyn nodded. "It's done. It's in a primary school not far away from our home. This way, it'll be more convenient for my mother to pick up the child. I've already signed up."

Malcolm knew that primary school was not excellent.

He wanted his child to go to the noble school, but Marilyn must disapprove of that.

What could he do?

It didn't take long for school to begin.

Malcolm thought that he had to solve this perfectly.

He asked, "Lynn, have you ever thought about letting them study at the best elite school in Fielddell?"

When Marilyn heard this, she smiled playfully, "What are they going there for? To compete? To fight or to study? The children who study there all have luxury cars at home. How can I have a luxury car? Besides, the tuition fee is too expensive."

As Marilyn spoke, she smiled and teased, "Malcolm, how much do you pay me? If my children go to an elite school, my family can't afford it."

She had three children to feed.

Laverne wanted to learn drawing. Dominic wanted to learn computer knowledge, and Arturo wanted to learn performance. These expenses were quite a large sum.