Mr. Sallow's Sinful Wife by Maisie Chasey

Chapter 101 Rare Warmth

It’s her? She’s cooking? Is it to thank me for sparing Felix?

As the thought crossed his mind, Nicholas felt inexplicably disappointed, but then he quickly dismissed that thought and comforted himself. You have to learn to be content, Nicholas. No matter the reason, it’s good enough when this moment is what you want.

He lightened his footsteps and walked toward Nancy, who happened to be turning around.

Seeing Nicholas appear before her and so close at that, she jumped in shock.

She was a split second away from shouting when Nicholas reached out and embraced her, holding her securely in his arms.

“Did I scare you?” Nicholas asked.

“Yeah. Nancy nodded, quietly slipping out of his embrace. “Why did you walk so quietly?”

Nicholas had originally wanted to say, “You were too focused. That’s why you didn’t notice me coming in. However, when he saw her pouting and her big, clear eyes, his heart softened, and he replied, “Yes, it’s all my fault.”

Upon hearing this, Nancy felt a bit embarrassed and quickly said, “Go wash your hands; I’ve finished cooking.”

“Okay.”

Soon, a table of dishes was served. The main course was steak and pasta, accompanied by some other side dishes.

“Steak and pasta?” Nicholas asked with some surprise.

Nancy nodded. “Yeah, I thought you liked it.”

Actually, she had told a fib. She had originally intended to cook some local dishes, but when she searched for recipes, she found that there were too many side dishes to prepare and various unfamiliar spices were needed. In contrast, preparing steak only required a quick sear. They had professional kitchen tools at home, and the seasoning packets already came pre-mixed, so making that was much easier.

As the dishes were placed on the table and the lighting highlighted the vibrant colors of the steak, Nancy looked at the table with a sense of accomplishment.

“Would you like some red wine?” Nancy offered.

“Sure.” Nicholas nodded.

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hand on the

A faint smile played on his lips, and his gaze softened as he looked

the red wine, prepared wine

ready, she

his gaze to the wine in his glass and then back at Nancy, who didn’t have a

to

Nancy immediately shook her head. “I’ll pass. It’s

tended to play wonderfully in one’s mind. However, when Nancy took the first bite

What happened to it being tender and delicious? This taste is completely out of line with tender and delicious meat. And the

a piece of the steak and was about to take the first bite. Nancy quickly walked over and stopped

looked at

lip and could only tell him honestly, “I’m sorry. I originally wanted to thank you by making a meal for you, but I didn’t expect it to turn out so badly. This steak is

can’t be that bad, can it? Nicholas thought and insisted, “Let

you should,”

and after just one

said, “How

need.” With those words, Nicholas set down his knife and fork, took off his suit jacket, and

bought quite

hand was held by Nicholas, and he led her

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are you doing?” Nancy wondered.

thaw the steaks and cook

was a bit slow on the uptake, understood. She looked at Nicholas with disbelief and asked, “Are you going

“Yeah!”

cook?” Nancy’s eyes were

at being underestimated by his own wife, Nicholas rolled up his sleeves with determination and said,

took charge as the chef

they were starting over, this

were served. Nancy felt like she was useless.

gaze turned to Nancy, and he

and the deliciousness of the sauce merged perfectly on her palate,

delicious.”