Chapter 24 Thomas Pleads for Marches
When Demi returned, Maria wasandously waiting at the gate. Seeing Demi carrying two full buckets of water, she hurried over, her brows furrowed in conce
“Why didn’t you listen to me what if you hurt your back from the heavy load?”
“Did you forget I’m trained in martial arts?” Demichickled as she stepped into the courtyard.
“Even so, you still need to be careful”+
Manatook charge of washing the vegetables while Demi began chopping them. Since it was already getting late, Maria didn’t insist on chopping herself.
De everything was prepared, Maria realized they had nothing to light the fire with
“I put the matches in my huggage earlier. I’ll go get them,” Demi teplied as she left the kitchen.
When the firewood was finally lit, Marta sat on a small stool and added logs to the fire. She coughed a little from the smoke while watching Demi cook skillfully.
The stove had two burners. Demi set the pork to simmer on one side while using the other to cook the rest of the dishes.
At times, she turned to ended Maria not to shove all the firewood into the stove at once.
“Do you think the others have matches or lighters?” Maria asked.
After pondering for a moment, Demi nodded and replied, “They might not
As soon as they finished speaking, they heard voices coming from the courtyard.
“Ms. Demi, Ms. Dane, are you then? Can we trade for a borot matches?!
“I can’t step away, can you take a look?” Demi asked.
Maria headed out to the countyant, where she found Chad and Nigel, each holding a plate of raw ingredients
“We out of matches, could we teade some ingredients for a box?” Nigel asked.
“Let me check with Demi. After all, the matches were her prize “Even though Maria knew Demi would probably agree, she wanted to show her respect. Hence, she went back to the kitchen to check with her teammate.
Shortly after, Maria returned with a wide smile. “Demi said you can have the matches for free. There’s no need to trade!”
“That’s against the rules. Mr. Hahn said we can only trade”
“chad chimed in, equally glum
“Is that true? Maria glanced at the cameraman who then nodded.
“okay then.” Maria handed each of them a box of matches, accepting their plates of ingredients in return
Nigel gave a plate of shrimps, while Chad had brought mushrooms. The ingredients distributed to each group were likely to be different.
Judging by how neatly everything was prepared, they must have realized their lack of fire–starting tools only after getting everything ready to cook.
“Hold on. Are you giving us your best ingredients?”
“No.” Both men shook their heads quickly.
Just them, Thomas strode into the courtyard and said, “Mr. Yale, Chad, you’re here for matches too? Great, I need to trade as well!”
Demi walked out of the kitchen carrying two freshly cooked dishes. When she saw Thomas, she said flatly, “Sorry, but we’re not trading #
Demi didn’t ofter any pretense or explanation and simply rejected his request.
Chad and Nigel exchanged a look, both clearly surprised by the sudden tension.
Nigel muttrard, “What’s the deal with those two? They’re not even trying to hide the hostility. Aren’t they worried about the cameras?
Chud, who was already accustomed to their fiery clashes, shrugged.
“Mr. Tale must’ve missed the times when Demi clashed with the Pitt siblings.”
“Demi is really over the top! She probably thinks she’s being authentic, but it’s just rude!”
“Thomas is still her senior.”
“I heard that Anals Dem’s boss. Maybe she exploited her in the past, and that’s why Demi is so cold to them now?”
“Watch your words! Don’t spread baseless accusatio
“I can’t hold back anymore. I’m just a neutral viewer who became Demi’s fan. I would like to ask those haters who bash Dem. Do you even have any pront?”
“Exactly! For those claiming that she’s being a fake, where’s your evidence?”
“We are Demi’s fans, and we have proof. Just now, Demi yanked her own necklace off Ana’s neck How did her necklace end up there in the first place?
“What’s wrong with borrowing a necklace? Haven’t you ever bonowed jewelry from friend
“Why didn’t Ana retum it? Why does Demi need to ask for it back herselt?”
The barrage of comments turned into chaos. Given that Thomas was a top star and Ana was hailed as the nation’s goddess, their fans vastly outnumbered Dema’s. Thus, Demi’s fans were fighting a losing battle.
The live chat was soon flooded with Demi’s alleged past wrongdoings.
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