Chapter 39

Mark seemed oblivious to any undercurrent in the conversation or perhaps chose not to delve deeper. With a gentle smile, he said, “No worries. Why don’t you all wash up?

Dinner’s almost ready.”

Mark was quite the chef. The table was laden with dishes that were a feast for the senses, making everyone’s mouth water.

Steven and Christine couldn’t stop singing his praises.

I couldn’t help but join in, “Mark, your cooking skills are totally amazing!”

“Give it a try, see if you like it,” Mark encouraged as he brought out the last two dishes, placing a plate of spicy shrimp in front of me with a warm smile. “You should like this

one.”

I was

surprised.

Bryant’s cool voice interjected, “She can’t handle spicy food. You might have been close in college, but

playful despite the seriousness of her words, “after all this time together, where has your attention been? Jane’s favorite is spicy food, the

a

had

always adapted to his preferences, yet he

of confusion in

shrimp and ate it deliberately, maintaining eye contact with his beautiful,

the atmosphere

right moment for such

patience, and this only served to

ever going to be a “right” time? Could i never speak my

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Bryant, usually so willful, lowered his proud head in front

on, we’ll make meals that you like,” he

my heart swelling with a bittersweet

willing to change, but it wasn’t enough to set our marriage back on

contrary, this made it all

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