Megan woke up at high noon.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdED7zAQZN
She sat up on the comfortable bed, stretching and yawning like a lazy cat. She413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuA0lD2ZAd
felt energized after her beauty sleep, thus putting her in a good mood. Her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡck6xGcM4BX
stomach grumbled resentfully as if complaining about the lack of substance it413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d1nxEqTf1
hasn’t been given for more than six hours. Megan tried to remember the last413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJmSfDNUJS
time she had eaten; that must be the three muffins’ cupcakes she had to force413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEA65CmTgss
herself to choke down on the plane, as her upset tummy wouldn’t give her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuggm8xGX0C
appetite for anything more. No wonder she feels a headache and was mildly dizzy413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HJQxX3aTl
when she stood – those were her recognized signs of hunger. Never one to forget413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPqkaeawBZ
hygiene no matter how hungry she is, Megan moved to the door she presumed to be413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfs4KxgJhfA
the bathroom to refreshen up. When done, she headed out.
Long hallways stretched out413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDsRryBCu2
at either side of her, causing her to pause with a small frown. Debating413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdJxN1LaMj
mentally for some secs, she decided on the left hallway. As much as she tried413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YIphDBfPT
not to notice, she still found herself admiring the unusual, yet sophisticated413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoRZ77yirG
interior design of the house. Priceless paintings displaying Scottish history413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYj4vlRLAsu
with artifacts were mounted on the golden walls. Various-sized vintage vases413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJKhb6hjwK
noticeably worth more than she thinks, including the plain-looking ones, stood413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPXZdzPmv0
at every corner of the hallways. She’d have spent more time appreciating if her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqUsBq2iYK
belly didn’t protest again, this time louder.
She walked faster,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6wZ2KMIe3
coming out to a staircase. There was another flight of stairs in front of her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO80z2hGopQ
but she ignored it, choosing to locate the kitchen. Thankfully, she didn’t413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ3RS4gSpb
spend much time at all. The spacious, spotless kitchen equipped with modern413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUgrdCukhP
utensils almost made her giddy and Megan couldn’t wait to start preparing tasty413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MJIjAwIld
food on the big counter. She opened the double-doored fridge and grinned413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9iFMPnmTM
broadly at how well-stuffed it is. As someone who enjoys cooking a lot, she413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WRITI3feR
always appreciates it a lot when the fridge is filled up with all sorts of413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeNmbnTgFp
varieties of foods.
“Oh.”
Megan glanced behind her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI6RHvBJJR
shoulders to see a young girl, she doesn’t look more than nineteen years,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKlUq90u7c
standing – frozen more like it – at the entrance of the kitchen. Her pale green413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn43VzpXQR
orbs were filled with anxiety, reluctance, and tiny curiosity as she held a413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCx9YS9bMn3
tray holding an empty bowl and cup. Everything regarding her, from her posture413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznz2TboumZ
to her expression, screams she wants to be anywhere but here. Megan felt413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6RRzfqUoH
strangely fascinated. Shutting the fridge, she faced the girl. She noted how413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH8GQLtL6E
she tensed up immediately and Megan raised an inquisitive brow at her. The girl413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGeTG8ggHO
crimsoned. She tried to stammer out something, but under Megan’s bold stare,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLOkXtclDr
she couldn’t form anything that made sense.
Having a strong impression,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V1z1rjipK
she was terrifying the poor girl, Megan eased up her expression, putting on the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5ooGfzPhB
winning, a failsafe smile she used whenever she wants to soothe her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmmVaVP87J
not-so-polite, demanding customers of her culinary abilities. “I’m sorry if I413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m6ACC0I5Z
frightened you or anything. Believe me, it’s not my intention.”
The girl gave a brief smile,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6b0s4ZKZM
her stance relaxing. “I-I’m the one who’d apologize to you,” she went to the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrchQQKqdqT
sink to drop the tray. “I shouldn’t have behaved like that. It was incredibly413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwVSh4MqDj
rude of me. I’m sorry, ma’am.”
She’s still413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8qdSDk7Co
uncomfortable with me, Megan thought. “You weren’t rude. So, there’s no need to413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvr5QKO1J5
apologize….”
The girl stared at her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo5JcYczlc
blankly. Realizing she was asking for her name, she quickly replied, “Arabel413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMFcetW2tC
Shaw, ma’am.”
“Oh. A lovable beauty413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg86EAkDHz5
worth of her name.”
The girl went red, almost413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgahXMzqsU
like the gingery curls on her head.
A low growl sounded out of413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL9OF8siHU
Megan’s stomach, prompting Arabel to turn pale and become frantic. “Oh, my God!413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTOQJGUQOA
I’m so, so sorry. I can’t believe I’m such an idiot. How can I not know that413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSOKeEBgue
you’d be hungry when you awake?” She pulled out a pot and pan. Going to the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmarRJnnNTs
fridge, she was just about to pull out a crate of eggs but was stopped.
“You don’t need to do413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrl90xOwD3
that. I can make something for myself.”
“But—"
“Even if you cook for413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJaSPA8n8w
me, there’s a high probability I won’t like it. So, to save ingredients and413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4MI2JPcki
time, let me do it.”
“But—”
Arabel has led away413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu4ihqKXlt
from the refrigerator and lightly pushed one of the stools in the kitchen.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNZb4QNJqC
“Sit.” She complied. Like a three-year-old child who always wants to keep his413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZv1mqW2d4K
mother within his sight, she trailed her every move with large curious eyes.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kgJQKDnMc
Whenever she sees her not knowing where some things she needs are, she bolts up413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXopHz2ilW
like an antelope. Providing said items within a blink. The smile on Megan’s413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQPoz8Fpd3
lips keeps increasing.
“So, what are you413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMsFJySHNx
doing to cook?” The young girl, unable to hold it in anymore, asked. She was413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNF54dFdLF
standing alongside Megan, taking in the things she was preparing on the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWvBH7y0Ca
counter.
“Brisket hash with413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Wj2iUypN
eggs."
“Oh.”
Done making ready413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeW1fTm2s7j
the ingredients, Megan placed a large skillet over medium heat and poured in413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgJFsTAOtR
two tablespoons of olive oil. When it was heated, she added diced onion and413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oRrSauiLX
fried it until it was translucent. She put in minced garlic cloves with one medium413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFouoZGwkgc
red pepper, which she’d seeded and chopped. She mixed them, leaving it for a413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpUacDiCKi
moment. Adding the potatoes she’d cut into cubes to the vegetables, she had413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs46CtTbIV
everything cooked for fifteen minutes. An eager-to-help Arabel, who had been413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWvvszYAZx
salivating nonstop the instant the mouthwatering aroma spread out, was in413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLO0msV54B
charge of monitoring and flipping the mixture every few minutes with a flat413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoPqXI75F4
spatula so the lot browned evenly while she whisked down the eggs.
When it was time, Megan413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCXKsE1sJy
tossed in the cubed brisket. She combined it well, afterward seasoning it with413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EIAahXD2u
salt and black pepper. She gave a quick turn after that leave it to cook for413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4Jge7T7J9
some minutes. Until the beef became brown and the potatoes succulently tender,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB75gOwsztL
before removing it from the heat. In a separate pan, she made scrambled eggs413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ7EXOZgav
and then plated them, not forgetting to add barbeque sauce.
Arabel was genuinely stunned413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUrHsKjVgx
when Megan gave her a sizeable portion of the food. It took a whole minute to413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGky3qbWeZq
get her to stop thanking her. The second Arabel took a bite, her head never413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrOBB8x8Z4
came up again 'til she’d wiped her plate clean. Literally. Within a few blinks.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQG7e1Glmj
That spoke of how delicious the food is.
Megan had paused from taking413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rDZ28FWS8
lifting her spoon. She googled, half shocked, half amazed. But secretly413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXdHQAXqnK
pleased. Arabel felt embarrassed, even wished the earth should open and swallow413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4iNSpdaPo
her up, when a light belch sipped out from her lips, despite her hard best to413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseJlfWPuxD
keep it in.
“Here.” Megan handed413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6CDJXNyUz
her the glass of orange juice meant for her, which after small hesitation, she413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBZHvHEBbk
gulped down. “I’ve never had anyone react that much to my cooking, and quite413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdI63iBSXk
frankly. Arabel, I love it.”
The girl pepped up, looking413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6QveEjL0m
partly convinced. “Really?”
“Cooking is a great413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8u7nYFN2s
passion of mine and as a chef, there’s nothing more that delights my soul than413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk2kc9tc1O
seeing my food consumed with such great…. relish.”
Arabel ducked her head.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltqk7k8jU6
“Okay, whatever you say.”
“I—”
“Arabel!”
A voice called from somewhere413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH0vtru5R3
outside the kitchen. The way Arabel jumped from her seat would’ve been comical413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6KuKD6xXI
if she didn’t nearly trip over her feet and fallen flat on the floor. “Arabel!413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK30ATVW2Z6
Where are ye, silly lass?”
Said person had gone413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKZsx1IvyK
pale, as though she’d seen a ghost. In a flash, she was at the sink. Dropping413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUfFchzkZx
the plate, the one she’d eaten with, she packed the bowls and pans used for413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeBGiOrLfU
cooking and began to demonstrate the quickest washing and rinsing known in413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUN8gHf3TFP
history. Megan watched like a captivated audience while eating. Drawn to the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv8HSJvemB
clanging of the utensils, footsteps drew closer to where they are. Just as413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi0BRx5hBh
Arabel finished, the woman Megan saw yesterday stepped into the kitchen. An413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp55I33eluw
exasperated frown covered her expression but there was no misreading the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaJ8AQb1wI
fleeting surprise and repulsion Megan spied in her gaze. This time, she was413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kBExzybnV
certain this sweetishly-looking woman has something against her.
Whatever.
“Ye silly lass! Why413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7fSnfC12p
didn’t ye answer me when I was yellin’ for you at the top of my lungs? I was413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEBVqAUafP
expectin’ ye back ages ago!”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Rhona.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoseBEZJtg
I-I was busy preparing something for Mrs. Henderson when I saw there’s nothing413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVfglfPOAH
left of breakfast for her.”
Both women flinched.
Rhona shot a nasty glare at413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0qvqHD6lH
the young girl, her displeasure apropos to the way Megan was addressed,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgzPIYEnBL
however, Arabel misunderstood it. “I didn’t know ye know you’re conversant with413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5UN2vgUGQ
Amerikie’s food.”
“When I knew Mrs.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGGARsl28G
Henderson was an American, I did tons of research on the country so I can serve413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvawf01Ze0
her needs better.”
Megan felt incredibly413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYF0fbawpw
uncomfortable being called that title again. She glanced at413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3v6uz2SPT
Arabel from the corners of her eyes; seeing her sweaty, bright face and413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85LQw56JkF
quivering lips, she pitied her and decided not to expose her for her clear lie.
Rhonda observed Arabel413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dVziya6FV
suspiciously. She’s not convinced of whatsoever nonsense she spewed out. A few413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzPC0gBEjy
seconds later, she waved her to leave the kitchen and the girl readily fled.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lMsREsSK3
Giving her head a shake, she turned back to Megan who had gone over to the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lLb2MTuTr
sink. This time, she didn’t bother hiding her feelings.
“Ms. Michelle, I’d like413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYEXy2Qoid
it if ye don’t make Arabel cook for ye. She isn’t among the maids413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85VrryWJwX
in charge of cooking, so don’t force the poor girl to do413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7m1tpsb7Q
what she doesn’t want.”
Wow. Way to rip off the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5OmfnD3Eg
bandage, Megan sardonically noted. Wiping her hands with a napkin, she met the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4WsNQNeSY
angry older woman with the angering smile she uses on the people she doesn’t413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3l9WeUOww
like. “Hmm, but I wonder why any food wasn’t left for me?”
“I told the maids not413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmff82i990
to leave any because I don’t know whether you’d like what we cooked or not. Ye413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrM2MBXb8v5
were needlessly finicky of what you ate the last time you came here so I took413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqz3Bp3Oyf
it upon myself to be the one to cook for ye,” Rhona paused, casting a413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd7n1OQY0d
depreciative look over at her figure. “Though if ye don’t mind me saying this,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZpVkvzvLB
Ms. Michelle, I think starving a bit would do ye a solid good.” She jibed,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcXeLfw1sY
smirking when that smile was erased.
Megan dropped being413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2cmat81tX
polite. “Remind me again, what is your job exactly here?”
“What? Don’t tell me413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNoLfgPM4F
you’ve forgotten?”
“Oh, I haven’t. But I413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CH4l6xQKQ
just want to know if you’ve gotten promoted to a new high rank that gives you413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ybo4cFZD3
the unrestricted authority to disrespect me, the lady of this house? Or have413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ot2xbevz7
you forgotten that I’m married to your boss and that also makes me your boss?”
“Ye---”
“Oh, how scatterbrained413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDuwMgle92
of me. You’re what? Sixty? Sixty-five? Your brain probably isn’t as sharp as it413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pVokKStpl
is if you were my age, so I’ll take it that those stupidly inappropriate413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCD3Y2KlgNx
comments were caused by the parasite living in your head because I want to413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXyh1N900e
believe you valve your job and you wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize it.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3KKAnCr0Y
Perhaps I’ll talk to my husband to let you retire. After all, you’re getting413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7raROuVBKi
old. It’s obvious you’re no longer fit for this job and it’d be very cruel of413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8SDuP3ut7
us to continue to make me do what you don’t want to do. Don’t you think so?”
Rhona glared with reddened413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q9m7D7vcW
eyes; her smirk long gone. She wanted nothing more than to close the distance413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpoO6ct4oH
between them and serve the insolent lass a well-earned slap. How dare she talk413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7nS8joUFc
to her that way.
Standing there, her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZXACWAVED
chest heaving and looking as though she had been abandoned and betrayed by the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cP3DPAO7t
world, Megan felt zero ounces of pity for her. And why should she? Out of413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP27JSg3Zij
nowhere, this judgmental woman – she had mistaken as someone good at first –413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSddk3An0b
start spurting crap concerning her, disparaging her. Megan knew she’d be pissed413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxIcpJPWeH
at herself later if she didn’t return the favor. She might look gentle, doesn’t413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeFH5Qat9K
mean she’s not a pushover for anyone.
“Y-Ye j-jest! Ye think413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4q15aaAbq
after what you did, Elie would want to listen to anything ye say, much less413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoeQdasUqI
believe ye? Ah, you’re delusional.”
“You wanna bet? He’s a413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCshI88vcb
man, isn’t he? Please, a little seduction and he’ll become pudding in my hands413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XAOFnuwZ1
in a flash.” Megan tilted her head a bit to the side; the slow smile that413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcDIPkcxnn
stretched on her face made her look very much like a vixen. “Would you like me413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreUcAb6NDP
to show you how it’s done?”
Rhona rushed out.
Megan dropped the act,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq15yZzPrU
disgusted beyond expression. What a pretentious, elderly woman. Brushing the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUiUvihwS7
conversation aside, she strode back to her room, put on some workout outfits,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6031QoeF4T
and did yoga for an hour or so.
|!|!|!|!| |!|!|!|!|
“So, how is the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZoIWRO0uH
bakery doing?” Megan went straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8QEUF7l5M
with the vibrantly dressed woman on a video call with her. Clad in her lazy-day413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntOszeFKQJ
outfit; an old, baggy shirt having faded baseball logo – she snatched it from Shane413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqajxvq8kM
months back when they began dating – and her favorite woolen cutoff – panties,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZXYVyEp3V
her aunt claimed they were – underneath. She was standing on the veranda413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKLStNn2zo
outside her room; enjoying the pleasurable breeze which slip in and out of her413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaqDxMrtHl
cloth and the beautiful, green scenery that lays around the manor.
“Oh, we’re doing413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRldT9dnTM
alright. The guy your aunt brought, Kilian, is a gem. Granted, the cakes and413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOKiZ515SE
pastries he bakes aren’t precisely as great as yours, but the customers love413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTKqFVDBUS
them! Look, just the first day and we’re already sold out.” The camera shifted,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5ouWJeTqm
showing her the inside of her shop, which was crowded with people – just as413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCj3uyYoaD
when she was there – and the show glass was empty. Megan's brows lifted; she413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmzYtc9d1a
was impressed. It’s good to know she chose the right person among the four413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzloUemBNr
chefs she’d talked to.
Jemma’s excited chocolate413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70vxSbmFWg
face came back into view. “Do you know he’s quite a shy guy? When one of your413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1VTaWCdyI
regulars Mrs. Copson, wanted to meet the new chef and Grey called him out, he413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH88yBwqJxZ
was such a cute nerve wrack. The way he stuttered in that lovely Greek accent,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurgz3WGQS0
fiddled with his back hair, and blushed nonstop? Ah, I think I’m in love. I413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFME1e7wmog
don’t think I’m the only one; all your female clients are also in love with413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjzLqGn8Ya
him. 90% of our buyers are females and I don’t think it’s entirely our goods413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwbR5pPB6c
they’re eager for if you get my drift. Not that I blame them one bit; I mean413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQZEZorSpT
have you ever seen a man who’s so sinfully gorgeous you just want to lick him413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vo0uWgsF3
up---”
“Godmother, please!” Megan had413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjTwGpOFj2
to interrupt, or her ears would be filled with descriptions she’d rather not413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2DQRS5K6K
have regarding her employee. She wondered if she made the right decision,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RTGHuPGrX
allowing her godmother to persuade her to be her temporary manager. “You’re413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw83Zgzn8UH
fifty-four years and happily married with three children. For goodness’ sake,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3s53OfFo0d
act your age for once!”
“Killjoy. I was just413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpuk1Gy0a6
looking, okay? There’s no one yet that can make leave that delicious,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJpvsROZr4
one-of-its-kind specimen I have for a husband. Besides, my observation isn’t413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28b2nBOezA
for me, it’s all for you, prude.” Jemma had that gleam in her eye, warning413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NKsrxTXs6
Megan she was going to launch into her usual advice/speech – cough, nagging,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1EjU6kdBb
cough – before she’d rush her off the phone, she went off. Leaving her with no413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMHOZKBl6r
choice but listen.
“I’m not saying waiting413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmwg5GAL2k
for Shane is a bad thing but you have waited enough time on the man. You’ve413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJJGDCzTc1
been obsessed with him since you were what, nineteen?”
“Twenty. But I’m---”
“Twenty! For six years413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuFwB0io9B
he never looked your way once. Why then are you still pining with that kind of413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMblp2hF3Hu
man, huh?”
Megan gritted her teeth,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRX5PUVbVAm
“He confessed to me five months ago – I told you and mom all of it – and we413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7IznmQv3F
both decided to take it slow. I don’t see what’s so wrong that everyone is413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU18QyLSFiz
complaining.” She couldn’t help the sass at the last words.
Jemma narrowed her jade-green413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRSQZnP3f7
eyes, threateningly. “Don’t think that because you’re far away, you can run413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhEfAvmNEa
your mouth on me on the phone anyhow, I won’t tolerate that.” Thank God she413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoWCfPR7Jw
wasn’t close by or her godmother would’ve slapped her silly.
“Sorry.” She felt like413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xLikYDcDB
a schoolgirl as she apologized. “But I love him, Jemma.”
“You’re almost413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgIlEsOqYg
thirty---” Jemma started.
“Twenty-six.”
“---and he hasn’t put a413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHMHTFHmj3
ring on your finger yet---”
“Again, we just started413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDALICm26wF
dating,”
“---What is he waiting413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDLgEKaG9Y
for? The apocalypse? He isn’t sincere with you. Well, it’s a good thing you got413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuFvO2WOx1
married to that Scottish guy, Aneislis, right? He’s the right one for you.”
Megan looked413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4XyGeeeDc
incredulous, “In case you’ve forgotten, he’s Michelle’s husband. I have no413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcz1cgol0UT
interest in him.”
“He’s yours for life,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuechieEng8
whether you accept it or not. Even though Michelle is found, she won’t be with413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF94vdmD9tD
him. You should know this. Also, it’s best if---”
Megan was distracted.413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomKUZRSewn
Her sight was drawn to the glittering, luxurious car – a Maserati – gliding413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rhOImXdDA
towards the manor. It stopped, the backseat door opened, and out came the man413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2P3UBv4ku
her godmother approved of. Her nose was wrinkled in distaste. She stared,413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB7Eus7osz
sour-faced, as he helped someone down – an adorable, little girl. He shut the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxFyfuqhCZ
car door and walked hand-to-hand a few steps before the girl made a demand.
“Daddy, carry me.”
Her cheerful, childish voice413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus7eACYvRo
rang out. Aneislis obeyed, continuing his journey inside the house.
Megan unintentionally413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGD2QJ3bAI
pressed the end button to the video call as her mind pondered about the413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKBjsFOKhK
information she had learned.
So, he had a daughter. Wonder413Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UPaEtsLQA
why that tiny detail wasn’t told to her, she rolled her orbs.
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