Chapter 940

Hot air blasted out of the pan. Jasper wiped away the sweat on his face and sighed. “Dammit. Burnt again.”

Only then did Alyssa see the countless burnt eggs in the trash bint beside the stove.

“Pft. The heat is too high, silly. You’d go through an entire chicken farm without succeeding at this rate,” she teased.

Jasper’s heart skipped a beat as he turned around, meeting Alyssa’s

eyes.

“Did I… wake you?” he asked nervously.

“No, my biological clock did. I don’t have a habit of sleeping in,” Alyssa replied.

She then pointed at the trash bin beside him, teasing, “You’re lucky Sean isn’t around to see this. He hates it when people waste food. If he had been here, he would have made you scoop everything back out and eat it.”

“I would be fine with that. I never wasted food during my time in the army,” Jasper replied lightly.

It wouldn’t be a first for him.

Alyssa knew how serious Jasper could be at times and that he was indeed capable of doing something like that. She hurriedly waved her hands. “I’m kidding. Don’t actually go eating that.”

really underestimated the art of cooking. I used to think it was easy whenever I watched Rosie cook. Now that I’ve actually

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countertop, guilt filled his chest. “I know you must’ve been so tired and put in so much effort to cook for

quickly, conflicted emotions filling her heart.

it looks like Sean will

bitterly. “Sorry, Lyse. Give me some more time

immediately saw through his intentions.

their three years of marriage. Rosie had told Alyssa it wasn’t purely because of his prejudice against her, but because he had never liked the

oil that came from the

slums he had lived in with his mother. Their house had been surrounded by

scrubbed their

and do something he had never

for

filled Alyssa’s chest. She gently nudged Jasper away. “That’s enough of

allergy acting up again

smoke earlier.

know to switch

Lyse? Did you catch a cold?”

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mumbled, “I’m fine. I’m just allergic to smoke. I just need

Allergic… to smoke?

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