Chapter 1671: Does friendship need a deeper backstory?
The casual chats, the slight clang of cutlery against the plates and bowls rang in the small barbecue restaurant an hour away from the Skyline Plaza. Steam rose from the bowls on the tables, along with some of the smoke from the grill where customers cooked their own meat.freewebnovel.com
Kiara, the reluctant cook, snipped the meat she was grilling. She glanced at the man across from her, making her hiss bitterly.
Hugo was eating all the meat without leaving her any to eat.
"I'm hungry too, you know?" she complained when she couldn't take it anymore.
Hugo paused, his mouth open with a piece of meat hovering just inches from her. He blinked, seeing her slightly flustered cheek due to anger.
"Then, why don't you eat?"
"..." Kiara opened her mouth, only to close it again.
At this rate, she didn't know which one to get angry at more: his stupid response or the fact that it took her this long to tell him that.
"This meat is for me," she pointed at the grill, her voice stern. "It's mine, alright? Wait for yours."
Hugo shrugged and took a bite, watching her huff and focus on grilling the meat. He gulped after several seconds, watching her set the cooked meat aside next to her.
"That's-"
"Mine," she stressed, giving him a deathly glare. "This one is yours."
looked at her small bowl of meat. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she
she whispered, taking a piece and not hesitating to eat it. Her shoulders relaxed
just staring. Her brows
have a lot," she said. "And I'm hungry too. Don't even think about taking a
face, his expression grim. The way she ate made it seem like she was eating something divine. "Hey, did
"Hmm?"
like you just had a taste of an A-grade steak."
hugged her bowl. "Yours is almost done! Better yet, while waiting,
he did so, he tilted his head at the same time,
the meat as if his life depended on it. However, she didn't want to dwell on it and enjoyed her food just as much. But with Hugo staring at his food, even when she could smell something burning,
meat into her mouth. "Give
him to surrender the tongs, she snatched it from him and quickly turned the meat. Her face soured upon seeing the
meat.
blackened side. "You
the meat on an empty plate as she added, "Now
time, he stabbed the meat with
fork and taking
"It's burnt, Hugo."
it didn't have a trace of bitterness.
"..."
but she was rendered speechless. All she could do was stare at him blankly, watching him finish the meat like it was perfectly cooked. "Is it not
is." He hummed, taking the last bite before drinking a glass of
putting more?" he asked when
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