Chapter 226 Mr. Zackary and Mr. Murray Jealous Over Each Other

"What?" Zackary's brows furrowed, almost crushing the phone in his hand, "Say that again?!"

Despite the vast distance, Samuel could still clearly sense the danger. He swallowed weakly, "Boss, you... you better check it out online yourself. I can't explain it very well over the phone."

Zackary couldn't stand Samuel's stuttering either. He hung up the phone, carrying a huge shopping bag in one hand and holding Ethan's hand in the other, heading straight for the small apartment.

After entering the living room, he unceremoniously sat on the sofa and began searching for the novel.

Looking at Zackary, who was lazily and arrogantly sitting on the sofa, Penelope was exasperated. Did she let him in?

This person really had become more and more shameless!

Seeing Everett still standing at the door, Penelope raised a slight smile, "Mr. Murray, did you need something from me?"

"What, aren't you going to invite me in?" Everett didn't respond to Penelope's words, instead staring deeply into her eyes as he spoke.

Penelope really didn't want to invite Everett in, but Zackary had already let himself in without an invitation. If she didn't let him in, it would be quite awkward. So, she opened the door again and invited him to sit for a while.

Penelope originally thought that it wasn't a big deal for Everett to come in and sit for a while, since they weren't a single man and woman alone in a room.

But the thought of that online book, "Overbearing CEO Dotes on Internet Celebrity Little Wife", made Penelope feel even more embarrassed.

Once she had sent off these two large Buddha statues, she immediately went to send razor blades to that writer named Sol!

"Mr. Murray, did you come from your grandfather's place?" Penelope couldn't stand everyone just sitting there, staring at each other awkwardly. She cleared her throat and made small talk out of nothing.

"Um." Everett paused, then spoke, "Grandpa said to invite you over for dinner tonight."

"Alright." Penelope agreed without a second thought. Xavier had done both her and Ethan a great favor, and he had recently been helping her take care of Ethan. She had been thinking about going over and cooking something delicious to show her respect for him.

"My cooking skills were not bad, I was going to cook tomorrow night."

"Hmm, the food you cooked, it indeed tastes good." Recalling the meal he had at Penelope's last time, Everett sincerely said.

"I could also cook a few dishes, Penelope. Let's do it together tomorrow night."

Zackary's hand, which was holding the phone, suddenly paused. They were going to cook together tomorrow night?!

Just now, Zackary sat silently on the sofa, engrossed in "Overbearing CEO Dotes on Internet Celebrity Little Wife". The latest chapter he read was about the male and female leads cooking together in the kitchen, and as they were cooking, they bumped into each other, and as they bumped, they ended up kissing.

Zackary's handsome face instantly turned as dark as if it had been splashed with a layer of thick ink. He knew that in reality, Penelope and Everett could not possibly do such a thing in the kitchen, but he still could not give them the opportunity to cook together.

Cooking together required cooperation, and this cooperation definitely involved physical contact. Under such circumstances, it was the easiest to cultivate feelings. He would be a fool to give his love rival the opportunity to cultivate feelings with his woman!

"Perhaps I haven't visited Xavier for a long time, I'll go over tomorrow night!" Zackary put down his phone, speaking with a stern face.

It was as if Penelope hadn't heard what he said, she continued chatting with Everett.

Zackary, feeling utterly ignored, was extremely upset. He was desperate to reassert his presence in front of Penelope.

"Penelope, Ethan wanted to have hot pot, I bought the hot pot ingredients, how about we three have hot pot together tonight?"

When Zackary said this, he deliberately emphasized the phrase "a family of three". Indeed, upon hearing his words, both Penelope and Everett's gazes fell on him.

"Mr. Spencer, you're overthinking it. Even if Ethan were your son, we would never be a family of three," Penelope said, suppressing an unexpected flutter in her heart and speaking coldly.

"Mr. Spencer, if you have no other business, please leave. You are not welcome here!"

"Penelope, I'm not going back!" Zackary sat immovably on the sofa. He knew that if he continued to linger here, he would only invite more disdain from Penelope. Therefore, he had no choice but to adopt a roundabout strategy, letting Ethan take the lead.

He gently nudged Ethan, who understood immediately. He lifted his face, his bright eyes pitifully fixed on Penelope, "Mom, can you please not send dad away? Ethan really wants to have hot pot with dad."

Penelope, "..."

This person was really shameless, knowing that she couldn't refuse Ethan, they would use Ethan as a shield.

Seeing a softening in Penelope's expression, Ethan pressed on, "Mom, I know you still can't forgive Dad, but Ethan is begging you, can you give Ethan a chance to have hot pot with Dad?"

"Ethan..." Penelope didn't want to have hot pot with Zackary, but faced with the careful expectation in Ethan's eyes, she just couldn't bring herself to say no.

"Mr. Spencer, for Ethan's sake, I didn't kick you out tonight! But please don't push your luck, and stop bothering Ethan and me all the time!"

Penelope turned to look at Everett, "Mr. Murray, have you eaten? If not, join us for hot pot."

"Alright." Everett's expression was always extremely indifferent, but when he looked at Penelope, his eyes softened involuntarily, as if a god from the heavens had been touched by the mortal world.

Good?!

Zackary's brow twitched. They were supposed to have dinner as a family of three. Who needed Everett, the thousand-watt light bulb?!

But he didn't dare to say this outright. After all, Penelope had reluctantly joined him for hotpot. If he drove Everett away, she might just drive him away as well.

In order not to be kicked out by Penelope, the arrogant Mr. Zackary had no choice but to swallow his pride and have dinner with his love rival.

Samuel was truly a versatile senior assistant. He not only prepared a complete set of hot pot ingredients for Zackary, but even bought the pot.

The pot was placed on the table and soon, steam was billowing out of it.

Everett had thoughtfully prepared a dip for Penelope, and not to be outdone, Zackary brought a bowl of what looked like extremely spicy dip to Penelope, "Penelope, your favorite flavor."

In Zackary's memory, Penelope was someone who loved spicy food. He assumed that she would undoubtedly abandon the non-spicy dip that Everett had prepared for her and choose his instead. Unexpectedly, she accepted the dip that Everett had prepared for her.

"Mr. Murray, thank you." Last time at that Sichuan restaurant, she had said she didn't dare to eat spicy food. Unexpectedly, he remembered it.

"Penelope, shrimp." Everett's precious, well-defined hands clumsily peeled a shrimp, and then placed the shrimp meat in front of Penelope. Clearly, it was his first time actively peeling shrimp for someone else.

Shrimp?

Zackary squinted dangerously, recalling a scene from "Overbearing CEO Dotes on Internet Celebrity Little Wife", where Everett was peeling shrimp for Penelope. As they peeled, it turned into a kiss, and as they kissed, they ended up eating everything.

Zackary couldn't stand it!