His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 56

Inside the apartment, Stephen was wearing an apron and cooking dinner for Tessa. Leaning against the kitchen doorframe with her arms crossed, she watched him with an amused expression.

"Who would've thought someone like you could cook?" she teased.

Stephen calmly rinsed the vegetables. "Didn't you ask me last time where I got the food I brought you?" Turning slightly, he gave her a faint smile. "I made it myself."

Tessa couldn't hide her surprise. "You cooked it yourself? Why did it taste exactly like the dishes my mom used to make?"

Stephen smiled. "I learned it from your mom during the few meals I had at your place."

She raised an eyebrow, skeptical. "Impossible. You only came over a few times back then."

The first time they met, she had just turned ten. Her mother passed away shortly after her 12th birthday.

In the two years between those events, Stephen had visited her house fewer than five times. How could he have possibly learned her mom's cooking skills?

"I don't believe you," she said, giving him a suspicious look.

thin strips and then marinated the beef. "Remember how I said I'd take you somewhere? We couldn't go that day because you were injured.

that have to do with

"It's related."

"Alright then."

soup-beef and celery skillet, tomato frittata,

with Stephen cooking and the dishes perfectly matching

dinner, she offered to wash the dishes, but Stephen stopped her. "You

mischievously, she teased, "Wow, Stephen, you're so handy in the kitchen. Should I marry you and

and flicked her forehead lightly. "I'll marry

ever mindful of

Tessa leaned against the doorframe, looking at his

it because she wasn't as attractive

herself. Well, her figure was certainly nothing to scoff

"What are you looking at? Why

awkwardly and shook her head. "It's nothing. Be safe on the way back." "Alright, see you

and left, carrying the trash

couldn't help but smile. The man

It was as if he didn't have a single improper thought

...

Zachary was being questioned. He was set to be detained, but his assistant arrived just in time to