Chapter 620 Helping in the Kitchen

Sonia nodded. “I’ll just make some home cooked dishes then.”

“Alright. I’ll help you.” Toby stood up.

As she stared suspiciously at him, she clarified, “You want to help me?”

“Do you have a problem with that?” he countered.

“You’ve never been in the kitchen,” Sonia pointed out while feeling the bowl in her hands. “Are you sure you’d be able to help?”

It wasn’t that she looked down on him.

It was because he had led a comfortable life since birth and never had to engage in menial labor of any sort.

His hands had all along been made for fountain pens, not kitchen knives.

That was the reason why she truly didn’t believe he could help.

Moreover, even Sonia had never done any housework when she was a young child. The only reason why she knew how to cook was because Jean had forced her to learn that skill during the six year marriage to Toby.

Before she married, she hadn’t known how to cook either.

As Toby heard the skepticism in Sonia’s tone, he stiffened. “I can help.”

As a man, he absolutely couldn’t admit to not being able to do something.

Besides, while in Kosovo, he had learned how to make the hangover soup through the internet. That in itself could be counted as learning to cook.

Thus, he shouldn’t have a problem helping out now… Right?

At any rate, that was what Toby thought.

Seeing how earnest he seemed, Sonia didn’t second-guess him any longer.

After all, for him to boldly say such a thing meant he had to have some ability.

Not to mention, considering how much he knew and how well he did in other things, it ought to be no problem for him to help in the kitchen.

With that in mind, Sonia pointed in the direction of the kitchen and said, “Since you want to help, come along then.”

After saying that, she headed toward the kitchen.

Toby followed

ingredients for the dishes that

sink and thereafter, she left a bundle of sweet potato leaves on a plate and handed the plate to

blankly stared at it.

plate. “Once you have done so, put them back

plate, he stared at the bundle of sweet potato leaves again,

on earth was he supposed

Weren’t they already plucked?

else was he

there with his glassy eyes, not knowing

a suspicious Sonia asked, “What’s the

I’ll go and pluck them outside,” Toby answered with his

admit to not

his ability to help moments ago and here he was, stymied by the first task that she gave him. Not only

it would be better if he left the kitchen and secretly searched the

for an excuse

was quite small and indeed quite crowded with both of them inside. Hence, she nodded in

answered before

back in the living area, he walked up to the dinner table and placed the plate on it before he produced his cell phone from the pocket of his pajama pants. After unlocking the

he needed about

the introduction, Toby finally understood what Sonia meant about

he grinned and began to pinch the leaves off the

minutes later, he glanced down at his handiwork and smiled. It looks rather good. I’m sure Sonia would be

stood up, Toby carried

fluid and attractive; in a few short seconds, she had the entire squash

hand and

He nodded and grunted.

were

he asked in an almost imperceptibly nervous and expectant tone as he returned the plate to

he thought he had done quite well,

nervousness was

time, Toby also hoped that Sonia would be impressed with his work as she might praise

As she took the plate from him, she sifted through the leaves with her free hand before delivering her verdict with a raised eyebrow, “Not bad. You

at him in pleasant

had indeed done quite well. There were virtually no old stems

he had put some heart

more broadly and looked subtly proud.

mouth twitched. “Not hesitating to accept the compliment, I

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