Chapter 0533

Just as I was about to tum Nicholas down, the waiter knocked and brought in the dishes I ordered.

I frowned. "Did you bring the wrong dishes? This isn't what I ordered."

I was starving and had ordered butter-poached lobster tails, seared scallops, sous vide short ribs, and king crab legs with herb garlic butter. I had also ordered lobster bisque for both Douglas and me.

But what was in front of us was a spread of plain foods that I never ordered.

The room grew tense. The waiter, looking flustered, kept rechecking the menu. "No, madam, this is correct..."

"I changed your order," Nicholas cut in, his voice restrained. "The doctor said you just woke up. Your first meal shouldn't be so heavy."

I turned and looked at him intently. Had he come all this way just to monitor what I ate?

"Well, Mr. Hawk is being thoughtful. He is doing this for your health. Please, do try them," Douglas chimed in, eager to smooth things over.

foods-chicken and brown rice salad, oatmeal with berries, and pumpkin

deciding that food was food as

picking up on my reluctance. "I'll cook what you

I had mustered up vanished with his words. I put down my fork and stared at him, as

I'll repay

tightened. His voice was low as he said, "I want to

for a long time. Being stared at by Nicholas like that, he couldn't enjoy his food at all. It

Jones. I'll wait for

you," I called out to

in front of me and blocked my path. He gently held down my hand

meal. I won't bring

finished speaking, my stomach betrayed me with

called Douglas back. "Come back and eat. It'll go

sat

finish it all. Perhaps you could join us, Mr.

a pair of utensils. Nicholas took them without hesitation and sat on the outer edge

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