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,”

his

three years of marriage,

her into his arms, rushed her to the car, and sped toward the

route, he

didn’t

told you,

indeed told

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

noticed she hadn’t eaten enough at the banquet, so he secretly took her

she couldn’t eat

remembered clearly how he said: “I’ve

her

Maureen always prepared seafood dishes

assumed she loved

fish for you often, not because I liked it, but

chest tightened

road to the hospital seemed to stretch

need to

a long silence, Geoffrey

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

foolish her past self had

now, I’ll never do it

she show kindness to someone incapable of

rushed over upon hearing Maureen

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Geoffrey wasn’t there.

covered in red spots,

you be

something

had

I know severe

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trailed off, struggling for

couldn’t help

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