The Handsome CEO Is Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Chapter 17

"You used to ask

to make this for you all the ti," Edna said as she placed a plate before Veronica.

"So, you do all the cooking and cleaning? Isn't it too much work for you? " Veronica asked.

"It isn't since it is always tidy. I make breakfast, lunch if you are ho, and dinner right before I leave. You've always been kind to offer

a car to take

ho. There had been a younger woman here but she was fired for trying to sell a story about you two," said Edna.

Edna rembered how the forr employee begged and pleaded to keep her job.

"There is a list of rules for us to follow. The most important one is to not stoop around for stories to sell. I won't break it since the pay is already good and quiet here. At my age, that's all I can ask for."

"I see. You're more talkative than when I first arrived. Did my husband say sothing to you?" Veronica asked, curious about what changed since her agreent with Liam.

Edna hesitated initially but quickly rembered she was free to talk to Veronica now. "I was inford that I do not need to hold back with my answers. I'd be happy to answer all your questions."

Veronica put her fork down. "Liam and I, were we happy weeks or even days before what happened? Tell

more."

"Oh, yes! You two still acted like newlyweds. Even when he was busy with his work, he would make ti to visit you at the gallery or you would have

pack a lunch you would personally deliver to him. The guesses about your marriage are wrong," Edna said, upset with the news report she saw.

Why would Veronica ever be suicidal? There was tension with Liam's family but not enough to make Veronica kill herself.

Edna wanted to hit the person so stupid to co up with that idea.

Veronica half trusted Edna. Edna knew more than the reporters since she worked here but Edna listened to Liam more. If Liam were to go back not wanting her to know anything, Edna wouldn't be so quick to speak.

"Do we get any visitors?" Veronica questioned, clinging to the idea there was soone she was close to.

Soone who didn't want to see her dead.

"You had friends over. You have hosted a few small parties. There are good people around you," Edna reassured Veronica.

Life wasn't all so bad for Veronica.

"How was I before this? What was I looking for that put my life in danger?" Veronica asked despite knowing it was likely Edna didn't have the answer.

Liam didn't know what she got herself into so how would Edna?

Edna shook her head, apologetic that she had nothing to offer Veronica. "I am only the employee and you always keep your troubles to yourself."

Edna never understood it since Veronica had the right husband to help her. Veronica had the luxury of sitting back and doing nothing but she chose to handle her matters by herself.

"Oh!" Edna exclaid, rembering sothing which might be important. "You were interested in a restaurant. When I walked by you a few tis, you were searching through restaurants. You had a photo with you of a restaurant. I guess you didn't know the na and had to go off that."

Veronica thought this to be a start. It was better than nothing. "Do you have the photo?"

Edna's excitent went away. "I don't. You put it away and I have not co across it during my cleaning. I will keep my eye out for it. I only had a glance at it but it looked by the sea with a lot of empty flower pots outside. I am not very helpful."

"You are. This is more than I knew a few minutes ago. Why was I searching for a restaurant?" Veronica wondered.

The idea of buying it seed out of the question. Did she have an interest in that kind of business or was she looking to plan sothing romantic for Liam?

Veronica tapped her head. She just needed her mories to co back and fast. It was unfortunate that there wasn't anyone who could confirm if she would get her mories back or do sothing to make her rember right away. She had to rely on if her body wanted to give her them back.

"This is torture," Veronica sighed.

Instead of worrying about what she didn't know, Veronica focused on her food. Edna was a good cook which made for the best part of being ho alone. At each corner she turned, Edna was there with a snack which suited the mont. It was evident that Edna had worked for them long to know their preferences.

Edna started to clean around Veronica as she ate. She noticed the way Veronica ate, pushing aside what Liam thought she should eat because it was healthier.

Edna wanted to laugh at the habit of Veroncia pushing the food right onto the napkin in front of the plate. It made it easier for Veronica to fold the napkin and throw away the vegetables she disliked. Liam knew what she did but acted like he didn't.

He would sotis tease Veronica by offering her so of his food with plenty of the vegetables she hated.

Edna made a ntal note to tell Liam about Veronica still having the smallest of habits. There was so hope she would be back.

"The doorbell," Edna said, setting aside the cloth she cleaned with to go to the door.

"That must be," Veronica paused, struggling to rember the na Liam told her earlier. It was on the tip of her tongue. "Jero," she recalled. "Why was that so hard?"

The thought of not rembering what she knew now scared Veronica. What if there would be a mont when she didn't rember Edna, Liam, and everything she had been slowly learning? Veronica didn't want to start over again.

"Mrs. Sterling," Jero greeted Veronica but didn't receive an answer. "Mrs. Sterling," he repeated.

Jero always wanted to be formal but he had to try sothing else to get her attention. "Veronica."

Veronica snapped out of her thoughts to look at the man she had seen on the first day. "You are Jero," she offered her hand. What was her relationship like with this man?

Again, she was beside soone who might be more loyal to Liam. Noticing this would end if she had soone who either worked for her or that she trusted around. Veronica didn't want Liam to know everything she was doing or looking into.

They started over but Veronica would bet Liam was digging around into things he wouldn't tell her about.

"Your new phone," Jero said, handing Veronica the cell phone. "I've already placed the contacts I know on there as well as so pictures and videos. Your husband will put in the password for your emails and other accounts."

"Did I know his password?" Veronica asked.

"I believe you did. Your new card will be arriving soon. The old one was stopped since you lost it-"

"Card! Can I see the list of what I spent my money on?" Veronica questioned, having a good idea of how to trace her steps.