At the barbecue restaurant.

Norah climbed the stairs with a food box in hand, bursting into Xavier’s room with pride shining in her eyes. She carefully laid out the dishes and said, “I’ve made chicken soup, specially learned it. Give it a taste, will you?”

Xavier sat up, a look of disdain crossing his face, “A grown man like me, drinking chicken soup?”

“Hey, don’t be s@xist, alright?” Norah chided, “What’s wrong with a man having soup? Men have their weak moments too, you know. They need to nourish themselves.”

Xavier raised an eyebrow at her, “Where’d you pick up that dirty line?”

Realizing what she’d said, Norah blushed slightly, “You’re the one with your mind in the gutter!”

Xavier steered the conversation back, “The soup does smell good, I’ll give you that.”

She handed him the soup, her eyes filled with anticipation, “Just try a sip, then tell me what you think?”

Xavier chuckled, “Why don’t you try it? You’re using me as a guinea pig!”

being so petty?” Norah laughed playfully, “When you make something yourself, you’ve got rose-tinted glasses on; you can’t taste the real deal.

the bowl from her, Xavier took a sip and kept a casual

“It’s my first time making it,

knack? When will you ever need to cook?”

like, it feels pretty good,” Norah said casually yet with

continued to gulp down the

two others entered

place was packed with patrons. Damian

immediately came over, looking

vaguely recognized. After greeting them, he remembered that on the day their boss returned, this man had brought

people an air of superior aloofness, which made Damian feel the man

“How’s Xavier’s injury? Is

remembering Norah was upstairs, his expression shifted slightly. He quickly stepped forward, taking Estelle by the arm, “Ms. MacClain, it’s quite a mess upstairs. Let me find a spot for you and Mr. Lamont down here. Haven’t had lunch yet, have you? Would you

and asked in a calm tone, “Is

off guard and under Jonathan’s

moment, someone came bounding down the stairs, calling out with joy, “Jonathan, Estelle, what

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