Chapter 0139

Linda took the eggs off the stove too soon. I wondered if they had fully solidified. When she cracked

them on a bowl, however, the whites of the eggs, at least, seemed whole. Yet when she cut them in half,

to remove the yokes, the yellow yoke was slimy,

She didn’t seem to mind and poured them into a bowl anyway. A bold choice.

Nathan leaned closer, peering into the bowl. “Does that look right?”

Linda nodded. “I cook the eggs shorter than necessary so the yellow bit comes out better. It makes it

easier to mix too.”

To me, Julian said, “I wonder who they are going to get to taste test this, because not it.”

I really hoped it wasn’t me, either.

Nathan leaned back. His face crumpled like he wanted to correct her, but ultimately, he decided to stay

neutral.

Linda then mixed the other ingredients in with the eggs and began to stir. She lifted an egg half to add

the egg slipped down

said, laughing

egg, and returned it

room went very quiet

to that egg, like

problem with adding that specific egg back to the

plate?”

confusion. “Accidents happen. I’m sure the floor is regularly

you ever spend time in the kitchens at home?”

“Sometimes,” she said, but her eyes shifted as

“That’s enough. I believe this experiment has proven

case.

out of the room. I stepped back just in time to narrowly avoid being shouldered by him.

loser, Jullan

understand,” Linda said. “What did I do

when they cooked,” Nicholas said to

my part. I beg forgiveness, Your Royal

Nicholas nodded.

me what is going on,” Linda said, voice rising in panic or anger

ground, then returned it to the table. Admit it, you’ve never

one!”

had not been in one to cook. Very likely, she had never cooked in her entire life. Likely, she hadn’t seen anyone else do so either, or

in the room watched her with pitiful eyes, except those

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