Anthony said in a gloomy tone, "Sorry, I don’t know how to cook." Maria let out a sigh, shook her head, and gently held Anthony's hands. The band-aids on his fingers were stained with grease and looked very dirty.

"Come on, Let me change them for you first."

Maria then took out the first-aid kit, gently took off the used band-aids, disinfected his fingers with iodine, and then carefully wrapped them with new band-aids.

Perhaps, after seeing his wounds, Maria was touched.

Out of nowhere, she said, "I'll cook for us at home from now on. But if I'm really busy, or you somehow got tired of my cooking... You can always order outside."

In this era, it was such a convenience that anyone could readily have food ordered and delivered to your door at any time. Therefore, there were times when cooking wasn't a required skill for living alone.

Hearing Maria's reminder, Anthony could just nod obediently. He promised never to pretend anymore in front of her. After taking care of his wounds, Maria kept silent for a while before finally asking, "Did you often lie?"

Anthony swallowed hard. It was indeed a question that was difficult to answer.

In the world of business, where the wealthy clans usually rule, lying was sometimes considered a necessity.

In fact, Anthony could be considered as one of the best, since he had everyone believe that he had been permanently crippled.

Moreover, he had already lied to Maria about the Lunch. If he admitted it right now, he thought that it might put him in an unfavorable position.

But before Anthony could answer, Maria said in a low voice, “I did, and I was good at it."

Anthony furrowed his brows, confused and intrigued. On the other hand, Maria didn't pursue the topic anymore. Later on, they took a short break. After it, she was supposed to continue working on the adaptation of the Female Military Counsellor.

Meanwhile, a huge piece of news circulated in the Internet, stunning the domestic entertainment circle of Sheffield.

It turned out that the Hughes Group had put a huge investment in the movie adaptation of the Song of Phoenix worth 50 million dollars. At the same time, the Smith family from Broome had put an additional 50 million dollars. Now, the movie gained a total of 100 million dollars’ worth of investment.

In fact, this kind of amount was not supposed to be a big news in the entertainment circle nowadays.

However, the Hughes Group was just a newly established company. For their first movie production to have an investment worth a hundred million dollars, it would undoubtedly surprise many people.

Since they were just new in the industry, most people underestimated the ability of the Hughes Group.

The real hot news was that the author of the Song of Phoenix was being accused of plagiarism. But despite this, the Smith family was still willing to invest in the movie.

The Smith family was one of the richest families, not only in Broome but in the whole country. Therefore, with their move to invest on the Song of Phoenix, the Hughes Group and even Polly gained a very strong backer.