The General Who Hates Me

Thea let out a long deep sigh as she looked at the electric fences protecting the whole area of Jeru"s house from the veranda of her room . This was better than staying at the safe house or the Military Base . At least she could go out to work .

It was still dark outside . Today, she woke up early to prepare breakfast for Jeru and herself . Before she moved in with him, Jeru was living all by himself in the new house . He didn"t have a live-in housekeeper to help him with the management of his household affairs . Only a trusted cleaning lady would come once in a while to clean the house .  

She had noticed that Jeru never bothered to have his breakfast at home before he went out every morning . He asked if she wanted to grab some breakfast somewhere yesterday, but she refused saying she would eat at the office instead . So cooking for him and preparing his breakfast was the least she could do for him .

She walked out of her room and went downstairs . A high-tech surveillance system with indoor and outdoor video security cameras complete with face recognition system were installed in every corner of the house . As soon as an unfamiliar face was detected, the alarm system would immediately send a signal to Jeru"s security team from the Liu Group .  

It had become her daily routine now where Jeru would drop her off at work and pick her up again after work . She was thankful that he remained relaxed and natural with her and he would only talk to her when necessary .

But she still felt a bit awkward around him .

She was thinking about what she should cook as she made her way to the kitchen to check what kind of things Jeru had in there .

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She let out another sigh at the thought of Zach"s family whom she had a chance to meet again at the Military Base . Lyra had explained everything to them and she was glad and relieved that they no longer hated her .

She would not forget how tightly Auntie Sheila had hugged her as they both cried . She told her, "My poor child… You must have suffered a great deal . I hope you can start a new and have a good life ahead now…"

"A good life ahead . . . " Thea whispered as she opened Jeru"s kitchen cabinets . She too hoped for it… But first and foremost, she was hoping for Zach"s safe and sound return .

Her forehead furrowed seeing there was nothing inside the cabinet . She then went to check the refrigerator next .  

"What"s this?" her eyes widened in shock seeing that there was nothing in the refrigerator except some bottled water, juice and beers . She asked one of the soldiers who was guarding outside to buy her some groceries from the nearby market .

It was a good thing that the market was open 24/7 and only ten minutes away from the house, so the soldier came back in no time at all . She preferred to eat a warm meal at breakfast so she cooked some fresh and fragrant rice noodle soup as well as some flavorful egg pancakes wrapped in a deep-fried crispy dough, sliced and topped with fried egg, finely chopped mustard pickles, scallions, coriander and a spicy sauce .  

She cooked enough to also feed the soldiers outside .

"I should go to the grocery store and buy some more ingredients later," she mumbled . She was not used to staying in a place with an empty refrigerator . She would need to stock the refrigerator up with all kinds of fresh produce and ingredients so she could always prepare some hearty and healthy meals for Jeru .  

After she was done with cooking, she quickly went back up to her room to take a shower and get ready for work . She sent Jeru a message to let him know that she had prepared breakfast and told him to join her at the dining table .

"Good morning," she heard Jeru greet her from behind . She was startled that she spilled some hot water on her right hand .

"Ouch…" she whispered .

"What"s with you? Why do you get startled easily?" Jeru asked, sounding irritated as he quickly pulled her hand under the faucet .

"What is he getting irritated at me for? What can I do if I get startled easily!?" Thea complained silently but couldn"t help to pout . She was often like that . She would easily get startled at the smallest things . But she couldn"t help it . This was the result of having to live in constant fear for so many years .

Thea pulled her hand from his grip and said, "It"s okay… It"s not a big deal… Go and eat…"

Jeru followed after her to sit at the dining table . It felt a little bit strange because it was the first time someone had cooked for him like this . Of course, when he was still living at the main family house, there had been a lot of servants who would tend to his daily affairs . But this just felt different . It gave him the feeling of being looked after . And although it was still a little bit awkward, he actually liked it .  

He saw Thea starting to eat so he followed . After getting a bite of the egg pancake, his appet.i.te seemed to increase and he unconsciously got himself more as he chowed down his food wholeheartedly . Thea chuckled at the sight of it and whispered, "Slow down… You"ll get indigestion if you eat like that . "

Jeru then realized how he was just gobbling up his food and felt slightly embarra.s.sed, but he simply commented, "This is good… You can really cook . Where did you learn?" 

Her mouth curved into a smile as she said, "I learned from Zach"s mom . She"s the best cook…"

Jeru nodded as his gaze strolled over her face absently . He wondered if he should ask Thea about her family, although he already knew based on her profile information that she was an orphan .

"You are quite close with Zach"s family…" Jeru mumbled unconsciously . Thea nodded and said, "They were the only family that treated me like their own . I grew up in the orphanage . I don"t really know about my real family…"

Jeru looked at her and casually offered, "Do you want to find out about them? I mean your real family? I can help you with that . "

Thea pursed her lips and murmured, "No… It"s okay . I"m not interested at all . They left me at the orphanage when I was a baby . It only means they don"t want me . "

Then she added hesitatingly, "Besides, I don"t want to owe you more than I already have . . . "

Jeru grinned and commented, "You can pay back every piece of information that you want to know by cooking like this . "

Thea"s eyes suddenly widened and sparkled as she suggested, "How about I also pay my debt to you from before by cooking like this?"

Jeru laughed and Thea wondered what was so funny about her suggestion . She was still looking at him with antic.i.p.ation when Jeru looked back at her closely and said, "That one is a huge debt and cooking for me definitely would not settle it . "

Thea was speechless and her mouth fell open . She was thinking what kind of payment Jeru would possibly ask for that debt . "Can"t you just let it go?" She muttered helplessly .

"No!" Jeru answered firmly as he continued to eat . Thea gnashed her teeth as she whispered, "Fine… How about you choke on your food right now?"

"What did you say?" Jeru asked, he wanted to make sure he heard it right .

Thea smiled scornfully at him before she stood up and went up to her room to brush her teeth . "I said… eat well and enjoy the food…"