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

egg slipped down

said, laughing

down, picked up the egg, and returned it to the plate.

room

mixture to that egg, like nothing had just happened.

Did you see any problem with adding that specific egg back

plate?”

blinked at him in obvious confusion. “Accidents happen. I’m sure the

time in

she said, but her eyes

into the center of the room. “That’s enough. I believe this

case.

pushed off from the wall and stormed out of the room. I stepped back just in time to narrowly avoid being shouldered by him.

loser, Jullan

said. “What did I do

when they cooked,” Nicholas said to Nathan, “If we do

oversight on my part. I beg forgiveness, Your Royal Highness.”

Nicholas nodded.

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

eggs, but you even dropped one on the ground, then returned it to

in one!” she

proven that, though she’d been in a kitchen, she had not been in one to cook. Very likely, she had never cooked in her entire life. Likely, she hadn’t seen anyone else

watched her with pitiful eyes, except those

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