Chapter 102

Moira exclaimed, “Ouch!” The pain brought tears to her eyes. Before she could react, Barclay abruptly stood up and grabbed her cheek with his right hand. He said, “Spit the chicken out.”

Until then, Moira finally realized what Barclay was trying to do. She followed his words and spat out the chicken.

Seeing that, Barclay retrieved his hand and handed a glass of water to Moira, asking, “Where did you bite?”

Moira answered, “I think it’s my tongue.”

Barclay asked, “What were you

you thinking just now? You seemed lost in thoughts.”

After Moira took a sip of water, she pulled back her tongue and blurted out, “I was thinking about the 20 million dollars.” She regretted it immediately after the words came out of her mouth.

She muttered to herself, “What’s gotten into me today? That 20 million dollars must be playing tricks on my mind.”

explained, “That’s

back at Moira,

let anything distract her mind after having a

on. She reflected, ‘Rose truly is a remarkable chef. Her salmon schnitzel is simply divine. Her fried chicken

while later, Barclay put down his fork. Moira glanced up at him and asked, “Are you full?”

of his soup before adding, “I

sure. Please

much more at ease and ate

be the one who devoured the four dishes while Barclay barely

the soup and finished his spaghetti, but he touched the other dishes. Does he

earlier that morning, Rose had asked her what Barclay liked to eat, and she had responded that Barclay wasn’t picky about his food. She felt

not a picky eater! But what can I do?

table a while longer, enjoying a bit more food. She realized it was time to leave

anxious when she noticed

Rose glanced at Barclay’s mostly untouched plate,

freshly cut watermelon and washed grapes, asking, “Mrs. Covington, what do you think of my cooking? Do you like

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