Chapter 372

“Ms. Bella said you can enter.” Steven stepped aside as if he might catch something from Justin if he got too close.

“Thank you.”

Steven scowled without hiding his resentment toward Justin. “Don’t thank me. Ms. Bella is gracious to you. If it were me, I would beat the

crap out of you.”

He opened the door to the back kitchen before walking away.

After taking a long exhale, Justin stepped inside.

The KS World Hotel’s kitchen was sparkly clean, like a sterilized surgical theater, gleaming stainless steel and white.

The space was quiet, and the only thing Justin could hear was hist breathing and beating heart.

After a turn, he saw a lithe figure working behind a stainless-steel counter. The wide and tall counter made her frame tiny.

Bella took his breath away once again.

Clad in a pristine chef’s uniform with her hair tucked under a hat and her face masked, she sculpted the dough with a pair of scissors.

She was so focused on the task at hand that she did not notice his

presence.

eyes welled up as he remembered Wilma’s words.

madam cooks better than him. You enjoyed it so much, but you have no idea the amount of effort the young madam put into this tiny dessert. She locked herself in the kitchen all

emotions

time, he got to witness Bella in the kitchen. So that was how she spent her

and tears into the food,

cherished or showed any

who had wiped away any affection she

into shapes. She was making pastries for Ada to bring back to

difficult dessert to make.

to sculpt four doughs.

“Phew! All done.”

of relief as she stared

arm to wipe her sweat with

when she heard a munching noise.

Bella looked up.

sharply as her eyes widened.

“Justin! W-W-Why…”

met her gaze and continued

of the four pastries left on

Bella’s cheeks flushed in rage. She was tempted to punch him

oblivious as

food was yummy.

my food, bastard! Stop

snatch the half-eaten pastry from

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