Chapter 39

Mark seemed oblivious to any undercurrent in the conversation or perhaps chose not to delve deeper. With a gentle smile, he said, “No worries. Why don’t you all wash up?

Dinner’s almost ready.”

Mark was quite the chef. The table was laden with dishes that were a feast for the senses, making everyone’s mouth water.

Steven and Christine couldn’t stop singing his praises.

I couldn’t help but join in, “Mark, your cooking skills are totally amazing!”

“Give it a try, see if you like it,” Mark encouraged as he brought out the last two dishes, placing a plate of spicy shrimp in front of me with a warm smile. “You should like this

one.”

I was

surprised.

Aside from Christine, everyone assumed my taste was similar to Bryant’s-very mild. But before I could speak up, Bryant’s cool voice interjected, “She can’t handle spicy food. You might have been close in college, but you clearly don’t know her taste…”

“after all this time together, where has

a

his attention

preferences, yet he

a trace of confusion in

contact with his beautiful,

atmosphere

right moment for

his patience, and this only

for three years. Was there ever going to be

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usually so willful, lowered his proud head in

now on, we’ll make meals that you like,”

was speechless, my heart swelling

wasn’t enough to

made it all

would have preferred he never changed, that he remained indifferent to my feelings.. That way, I could leave without

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