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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the table. His

lips, and his gaze softened as

quickly brought the red wine, prepared wine glasses, and poured the wine for Nicholas.

everything ready, she said,

and then back at Nancy, who

going to

her head. “I’ll pass. It’s easy for

when Nancy took the first bite

meat. And the sauce…

and saw that Nicholas had just cut a piece of the steak and was about to take the first bite. Nancy quickly walked over and stopped him,

wrong?” Nicholas looked at

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 too tough. I can’t even

it? Nicholas thought and insisted, “Let me have a

think you

piece into his mouth, and after just one bite, his expression froze. It was even tougher

seeing his expression, Nancy understood everything. She immediately said, “How about I take you

down his knife and fork, took off his suit jacket, and walked toward Nancy, asking,

some. I bought quite a few.” She nodded.

her hand was held by Nicholas, and he led

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doing?” Nancy wondered.

me thaw the

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

“Yeah!”

cook?” Nancy’s eyes were filled with

Nicholas rolled up his sleeves with determination and said, “Wait and see.”

Nicholas took charge as the chef

they were starting over,

later, Nicholas’ steak and pasta were served. Nancy felt like

taste.” His gaze turned to Nancy, and he spoke softly.

When the tenderness of the beef and the deliciousness of the sauce merged perfectly on her palate, she nodded

delicious.”