Geoffrey eyed his reddened hand, thinking cooking wasn’t so hard…

He didn’t know why he’d suddenly gotten up to cook. Maybe guilt over last night’s harsh words.

Maureen entered the dining room, froze at the sight of Seafood Chowder, and didn’t touch her spoon.

Thinking it tasted bad, Geoffrey pulled out a chair, took a sip–plain but edible.

“If you don’t want it, toss it.”

After speaking, he sipped his congee without another word, yet his gaze remained fixed on Maureen’s face.

Maureen picked up her spoon, scooped some congee, and softly murmured, “First time anyone’s made me seafood congee.”

Geoffrey missed the weight behind her words.

“Eat more.”

Maureen took a bite, then asked, “We’ve known each other about 17 years now, right?”

Geoffrey never kept track of such things.

“Yeah, over a decade.”

Maureen slowly fed herself spoonful after spoonful, whispering almost inaudibly, “…How foolish I was.”

Geoffrey didn’t catch it. “What did you say?”

“I said it’s delicious.”

“You always cook fish. This was my first try,”

Geoffrey replied.

Maureen finished the entire bowl.

“Are you full?

If not, I’ll ladle more.”

Geoffrey stood to serve more, but Maureen stayed silent.

He looked back at her–red splotches now covered her neck and hands.

“What happened?”

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His eyes narrowed sharply.

“I’m allergic to seafood,”

met his gaze,

of knowing each other, three years of marriage, and

into his arms, rushed her to the car,

he snapped, “You’re

and didn’t

you,

indeed

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school, when they went to the Sutton Family’s old mansion for

at the banquet, so he secretly took

she couldn’t eat seafood

remembered clearly how he said: “I’ve

her ever mentioning

remembered how Maureen always prepared seafood dishes whenever

assumed she loved it

Maureen added: “I used to cook fish for you often, not because I liked it, but because

chest tightened

hospital seemed

didn’t need to do

a long

Maureen realize her years of devotion earned just these words: “You didn’t

her past self had

understand now, I’ll never do it

show kindness to someone incapable of

afternoon, Katherine rushed over upon hearing Maureen

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Geoffrey wasn’t there.

red spots, her heart

could you be so

something you

worry, I’ve had check–ups

know severe seafood

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struggling for a threat before blurting, “I’ll

couldn’t help but

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