When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 39

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 you clearly don’t know her

“after all this time together, where has your attention been? Jane’s favorite is spicy food,

a sobering

had his

preferences, yet he never took the time

confusion in

and ate it deliberately, maintaining eye contact with his beautiful, deep-set eyes as I earnestly replied, “Bryant,

demeanor darkened, and the atmosphere

it wasn’t the right moment for such a

this only served to spoil what was

ever going to be a “right” time?

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usually so willful, lowered his proud

make meals that

speechless, my heart swelling with

seemed he was willing to change, but it

this made it all the

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