A series of footsteps approached from afar, and soon, the person inside opened the door.

With a creak, the heavy wooden door was pulled open, and Matthew Saxon looked at Scarlett Yates standing outside with a food container, hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside: "Come in."

After Scarlett walked in, he casually closed the door.

"Did you sleep well?"

He led her to the study’s resting area. Scarlett placed the food container on the solid wood coffee table and nodded at him, "Mm, I slept well."

As she talked, she opened the food container and took out several dishes and bowls of soup and rice.

"I got hungry, so I went downstairs to find someone to prepare some food. Someone told me you haven’t eaten dinner yet; let’s eat together then."

The food container held a total of five dishes, two bowls of soup, and two bowls of rice, all delicate and appetizing dishes that made Scarlett’s mouth water.

Matthew was hungry too, and with some important matters handled and others that could wait until tomorrow, he nodded and sat down with her: "You brought it at just the right time, I’m hungry too."

The two sat facing each other.

Scarlett handed him the chopsticks, and Matthew accepted them and started eating right away. Although he had been taught manners and etiquette from a young age, so even in extreme hunger, his eating behavior wouldn’t be considered rude, watching him quickly polish off half a bowl of rice made Scarlett frown.

Thinking about what the maid had said, she hesitated, bit the chopstick lightly, and softly said, "Matthew, I know you’ve been very busy recently, but no matter how busy work is, you can’t neglect your health. Do you skip meals when you’re busy? If you’re really swamped, we can postpone our wedding date, handle the company’s affairs first, and then celebrate our wedding."

If getting married meant he had to work overtime every day, she genuinely hoped the wedding date could be delayed.

Matthew lifted his head from the bowl and refused without thinking: "No way, the wedding date can’t be delayed any further. This time, we stick to what’s decided." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"But..." Scarlett frowned, "If you focus on the wedding, you can’t manage company affairs simultaneously. Working overtime daily will wear down your health."

Seeing her small face all crumpled, Matthew archly raised his eyes with a charming smile, his lips curling into a gentle arc: "Scarlett, are you worried about me?"

Scarlett’s face warmed, she bit her lip, nodded, and admitted: "Yes, I’m worried about you, so could you stop pushing yourself so hard?"

Matthew’s eyes softened with a smile again, as he placed the chopsticks on the table and jokingly said: "Scarlett, don’t worry, no matter how much I push myself, I’ll save my energy for our wedding night. I promise not to disappoint you."

Scarlett laughed angrily: "Matthew, I’m serious. you keep talking like this, and I will ignore you."

Words like caring, Matthew had heard often from other women.

Those women would also show a caring demeanor and utter a bunch of concern, but whether genuine or insincere, it never moved him.

Yet Scarlett’s simple expression of concern brought him joy.