Chapter 404 Gossip Old Man

The night fell down in Blue Cove.

At Jonah’s penthouse, Sheila managed to get up and was now walking very slowly to the kitchen, wincing in pain with each step.

Karl was attentively cooking shrimp risotto on the stove.

“Hmm, it smells good... Ouch!” Sheila said.

“Be careful, dear. You should go back to bed,” Jonah advised.

“Bed, where? Our bed went kaput,” Sheila replied playfully.

Jonah, puffed up with pride, responded, “Of course, that’s how it should be! My dad raised me to be a virile man.”

“I’ll congratulate my father-in-law one of these days,” Sheila said.

At the mention of his father as “father-in-law,” Jonah burned his finger.

“OUCH, DAMN IT!”

“Everything okay, dear?” Sheila asked.

Dismayed, Jonah replied, “Dear, you know my parents have passed away. I’m not that young.”

“I’m joking. Did you really have to get scared because of that?” Sheila asked.

“No, it’s the word you used,” Jonah said, his voice trailing off.

Sheila’s smile faded, not liking the direction of the conversati