Chapter 89

The beef steak was tasteless. In the end, Joy had to toss it back into the pan for another sizzle with seasonings.

The roasted lamb chop was so tough, and Joy’s cheeks ached from the effort of chewing. The clam chowder was off, too, tasting oddly like a stewed dishrag.

The crab, however, was a luxury item bought with Austin’s credit card at a whopping $75 a pop. It was naturally succulent and just needed a simple steaming, which left little room for Leanne to mess things up, so it turned out decently.

Leanne’s confidence was shattered, and she couldn’t see what went wrong. “I followed the recipe to the letter.”

“Maybe you’re just not cut out for the kitchen. Embrace being a lady of leisure,” Joy tried to soothe her, patting her shoulder. “Just let it go.

Leanne was at a loss for words.

“Speaking of which, didn’t you have many designer handbags in your old place? You didn’t take any with you?” Joy had rummaged through her closet earlier while searching for things.

Casually peeling the crab, Leanne replied, “I never used those bags. Besides, I’ve got no space for them here.”

“You could’ve given them to me. I have space!” Joy nearly jumped up. “I could spread them. all over my bed and sleep in a sea of handbags!”

The outburst jolted off Leanne’s freshly peeled crab. Hesitating, she picked it up from the table and fed it to Joy..

can take

as she munched on

the specifics and casually estimated, “A few hundred

with a silky-smooth motion, knelt on one knee before her, took her hand, and kissed it passionately. “My dear,

“unless

bounced off

off to move and returned to work on time the next morning. She

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she handed over her duties to a

and when she looked back, they’d quickly turn away.

her rounds, she ran into Amy. “You’re not wearing your

happen yesterday while I was away? Everyone’s been giving

Amy hesitated, “You didn’t pass the promotion assessment for the intermediate professional title.”

Leanne was surprised.

had submitted her application on time, met the service requirement, and had no issues with her research paper

expertise, she would probably

year and that our department only had one

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