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 table. His cuffs were slightly rolled up,

A faint smile played on his lips, and his gaze softened

prepared wine glasses, and

she

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

to

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

However, when Nancy took the first bite of the steak

meat. And the sauce… Even a kid can do better than this! Alas, not being

just cut a piece of the steak and was about to take the first bite. Nancy quickly walked over and stopped him, saying, “Don’t eat it yet.”

looked at

by making a meal for you, but I didn’t expect it to turn

be that bad, can it? Nicholas thought and insisted, “Let me have a taste.”

really don’t think you should,”

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

Nancy understood everything. She immediately said,

his knife and fork, took off his suit jacket,

we have some. I bought quite a few.” She

moment, her hand was held by Nicholas,

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you doing?” Nancy

thaw the steaks

a bit slow on the uptake, understood. She looked

“Yeah!”

know how to cook?” Nancy’s eyes were filled with skepticism.

underestimated by his own wife, Nicholas rolled

as the chef while Nancy

were starting over, this meal was prepared

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

a taste.” His gaze turned to Nancy,

of the beef and the deliciousness of the

delicious.”