Chapter 0164
“You know,” I chuckle, wiping the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand, “when I first went to

culinary school, I thought I would be facing all of these obstacles. Older men not taking me seriously,

financial issues, critics.”

“And you have faced all of that and then some,” John teases.

I nod. “Yes. But now, it’s…”

“Truffles.”

Another chuckle escapes my lips. “Yep. Truffles.”

The sizzle of the grill, the clinking of glasses from the bar, and the incessant ring of the phone in the

background merge into one big cacophony, making my head spin.

I’m metaphorically knee-deep in murky water, me ntally ticking off a never-ending list of things that need

to get done, and Karl is nowhere to be found.

“Abby, the Rosé keg just tapped out,” shouts Ethan from the front, his soft voice barely audible over the

din.

order pad and darting behind

this if she hadn’t walked out

the new keg, my phone vibrates in my pocket. It’s a text

demanding to see the manager.

my hands and hustle over to Table 5. I

smile. “Is everything all

glaring at her pasta as

It’s

“I’m so sorry you’re not

huffs. “I want this taken

through clenched teeth. “Again, I apologize

to the kitchen, my patience wearing thin.

complaint.”

be kidding me. Where the

the end of the dinner rush, and

and dial his number for

Straight to voicemail. Again.

to show up today, but he bailed. No call, no

the rest of us are scrambling to make it work, on a Friday night

apron

the line seems to

from every angle, like

the middle, like an unsuspecting peasant who got caught

a loaf of bread.

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