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.”

I used to think it was easy whenever I watched Rosie cook. Now that I’ve actually tried it, I can

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gazed at the messy kitchen countertop, guilt filled his chest. “I know you must’ve been so tired and put in so much effort to

conflicted emotions filling

wanted you to have breakfast I made for you. But it

Give me some more time

through

once stepped into the kitchen in their three years of marriage. Rosie had told Alyssa it wasn’t purely because of his

and oil that came from the kitchen

the slums he had lived in with his mother. Their house had been surrounded by shabby eateries that constantly emanated the heavy smell of cooking.

scrubbed their

to cook for her and do something he

boundaries for her.

filled Alyssa’s chest. She gently nudged Jasper away. “That’s enough of terrorizing my house. Let me cook.”

acting

smoke earlier.

switch on the

catch

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“I’m fine. I’m just allergic to smoke. I just need some

Allergic… to smoke?

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