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.

does that have to do with cooking?" she

"It's related."

"Alright then."

Stephen finished cooking two dishes and a soup-beef and celery

and the dishes perfectly matching her taste, she surprisingly finished a whole serving. The

wash the dishes, but Stephen

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

her forehead

tidying up the kitchen, Stephen, ever mindful of

Tessa leaned against the doorframe, looking at his handsome face and

because she wasn't as

her glance down at herself. Well, her

her distracted expression and smiled. "What are you looking at? Why

and shook her head. "It's nothing. Be safe on

carrying

retreating figure, she couldn't help but smile. The man was so upright it was

as if he didn't have a single improper thought

...

detained, but his assistant arrived just in time to post bail and get him