Megan woke up at high noon.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjRSw1pyoh
She sat up on the comfortable bed, stretching and yawning like a lazy cat. She325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidkJ5uE67k
felt energized after her beauty sleep, thus putting her in a good mood. Her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDx0Oa04SE
stomach grumbled resentfully as if complaining about the lack of substance it325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIzrt7iM38
hasn’t been given for more than six hours. Megan tried to remember the last325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3d6VrPcHo
time she had eaten; that must be the three muffins’ cupcakes she had to force325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSamLMQlp1
herself to choke down on the plane, as her upset tummy wouldn’t give her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcm95ZxRyS
appetite for anything more. No wonder she feels a headache and was mildly dizzy325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI5DxzIJTE
when she stood – those were her recognized signs of hunger. Never one to forget325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl31UANLOP
hygiene no matter how hungry she is, Megan moved to the door she presumed to be325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1SPxUVVwJ
the bathroom to refreshen up. When done, she headed out.
Long hallways stretched out325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXYkEH5E9b
at either side of her, causing her to pause with a small frown. Debating325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn32hMjerVv
mentally for some secs, she decided on the left hallway. As much as she tried325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xsvmgVbCe
not to notice, she still found herself admiring the unusual, yet sophisticated325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1z69oiWfzt
interior design of the house. Priceless paintings displaying Scottish history325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXoUMl3DOB
with artifacts were mounted on the golden walls. Various-sized vintage vases325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmS7MfLWAe
noticeably worth more than she thinks, including the plain-looking ones, stood325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzleF8O04TD
at every corner of the hallways. She’d have spent more time appreciating if her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePYWHcw1FN
belly didn’t protest again, this time louder.
She walked faster,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2oevwUr8I
coming out to a staircase. There was another flight of stairs in front of her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDma8paFnEj
but she ignored it, choosing to locate the kitchen. Thankfully, she didn’t325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SCNoQbmXL
spend much time at all. The spacious, spotless kitchen equipped with modern325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV47vvrXJwn
utensils almost made her giddy and Megan couldn’t wait to start preparing tasty325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajMFbr5Hl9
food on the big counter. She opened the double-doored fridge and grinned325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnVMLqpIto
broadly at how well-stuffed it is. As someone who enjoys cooking a lot, she325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7Dp28KZmZ
always appreciates it a lot when the fridge is filled up with all sorts of325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIM4UFKEGR
varieties of foods.
“Oh.”
Megan glanced behind her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLekkAswFp
shoulders to see a young girl, she doesn’t look more than nineteen years,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OWl9uJl4z
standing – frozen more like it – at the entrance of the kitchen. Her pale green325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1Uzc3ZJJW
orbs were filled with anxiety, reluctance, and tiny curiosity as she held a325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKTMYMvlOs
tray holding an empty bowl and cup. Everything regarding her, from her posture325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6HhtUtAT4
to her expression, screams she wants to be anywhere but here. Megan felt325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfh3CKe8qH
strangely fascinated. Shutting the fridge, she faced the girl. She noted how325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXAB8MhqAV
she tensed up immediately and Megan raised an inquisitive brow at her. The girl325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURnwfWfiod
crimsoned. She tried to stammer out something, but under Megan’s bold stare,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE1O4bcAhz
she couldn’t form anything that made sense.
Having a strong impression,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhhVlbiZuR
she was terrifying the poor girl, Megan eased up her expression, putting on the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLr9Y1Kppq
winning, a failsafe smile she used whenever she wants to soothe her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3AVfyJrJj
not-so-polite, demanding customers of her culinary abilities. “I’m sorry if I325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqmQ7Z1HrS
frightened you or anything. Believe me, it’s not my intention.”
The girl gave a brief smile,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzAOgEJ1LF
her stance relaxing. “I-I’m the one who’d apologize to you,” she went to the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD8CZZAwz3
sink to drop the tray. “I shouldn’t have behaved like that. It was incredibly325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02vMwgsl8q
rude of me. I’m sorry, ma’am.”
She’s still325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO29vPJVb0
uncomfortable with me, Megan thought. “You weren’t rude. So, there’s no need to325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP4mJ4Sxo1
apologize….”
The girl stared at her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzORphyDE8E
blankly. Realizing she was asking for her name, she quickly replied, “Arabel325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdawB7DMlB
Shaw, ma’am.”
“Oh. A lovable beauty325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShjfzWvHrF
worth of her name.”
The girl went red, almost325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEvEmp9vuA
like the gingery curls on her head.
A low growl sounded out of325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyh9GqFiGP
Megan’s stomach, prompting Arabel to turn pale and become frantic. “Oh, my God!325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKCKmAG69P
I’m so, so sorry. I can’t believe I’m such an idiot. How can I not know that325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhQgA8VfBr
you’d be hungry when you awake?” She pulled out a pot and pan. Going to the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXb3YiTqTjO
fridge, she was just about to pull out a crate of eggs but was stopped.
“You don’t need to do325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIvK4uVwW6
that. I can make something for myself.”
“But—"
“Even if you cook for325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscD5cqSWsp
me, there’s a high probability I won’t like it. So, to save ingredients and325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcmefdY1SY
time, let me do it.”
“But—”
Arabel has led away325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBmpyWFfhf
from the refrigerator and lightly pushed one of the stools in the kitchen.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRWAwOxCpj
“Sit.” She complied. Like a three-year-old child who always wants to keep his325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhDgs6igLf
mother within his sight, she trailed her every move with large curious eyes.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2oKvpwrBR
Whenever she sees her not knowing where some things she needs are, she bolts up325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwLwXc3f74
like an antelope. Providing said items within a blink. The smile on Megan’s325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4YPg47QFZ
lips keeps increasing.
“So, what are you325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwRgrJMI8W
doing to cook?” The young girl, unable to hold it in anymore, asked. She was325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5Kkj2GYLB
standing alongside Megan, taking in the things she was preparing on the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBZe28SnOk
counter.
“Brisket hash with325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTqdrI4pzD
eggs."
“Oh.”
Done making ready325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm9Qg2fLda
the ingredients, Megan placed a large skillet over medium heat and poured in325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc38lmiJUf
two tablespoons of olive oil. When it was heated, she added diced onion and325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus08HU2oPm
fried it until it was translucent. She put in minced garlic cloves with one medium325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fdv1a2vx5
red pepper, which she’d seeded and chopped. She mixed them, leaving it for a325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoppXFIcPMK
moment. Adding the potatoes she’d cut into cubes to the vegetables, she had325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5sIqwj78M
everything cooked for fifteen minutes. An eager-to-help Arabel, who had been325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0sKjKntul
salivating nonstop the instant the mouthwatering aroma spread out, was in325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDgYoRDdgk
charge of monitoring and flipping the mixture every few minutes with a flat325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1GVDid8D4
spatula so the lot browned evenly while she whisked down the eggs.
When it was time, Megan325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMekMhSmCE
tossed in the cubed brisket. She combined it well, afterward seasoning it with325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04tSDbXR2H
salt and black pepper. She gave a quick turn after that leave it to cook for325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xVyYFsTFG
some minutes. Until the beef became brown and the potatoes succulently tender,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFCmc1C7Fa
before removing it from the heat. In a separate pan, she made scrambled eggs325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafRjEGrLeT
and then plated them, not forgetting to add barbeque sauce.
Arabel was genuinely stunned325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3R69r4p7D
when Megan gave her a sizeable portion of the food. It took a whole minute to325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8l3ZJXWGr
get her to stop thanking her. The second Arabel took a bite, her head never325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZujn2Sfcw
came up again 'til she’d wiped her plate clean. Literally. Within a few blinks.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxZtQe7xOl
That spoke of how delicious the food is.
Megan had paused from taking325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlztdtKg3Wm
lifting her spoon. She googled, half shocked, half amazed. But secretly325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYw7hAnjaC
pleased. Arabel felt embarrassed, even wished the earth should open and swallow325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaX998CwRGq
her up, when a light belch sipped out from her lips, despite her hard best to325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowLLdDsvv6
keep it in.
“Here.” Megan handed325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKMRpWrOvW
her the glass of orange juice meant for her, which after small hesitation, she325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74G4B8IRwr
gulped down. “I’ve never had anyone react that much to my cooking, and quite325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbNxymzjVt
frankly. Arabel, I love it.”
The girl pepped up, looking325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTkwZhTzfv
partly convinced. “Really?”
“Cooking is a great325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlCt6NknNY
passion of mine and as a chef, there’s nothing more that delights my soul than325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqkHSN4jYp
seeing my food consumed with such great…. relish.”
Arabel ducked her head.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFLURo4AHv
“Okay, whatever you say.”
“I—”
“Arabel!”
A voice called from somewhere325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNng0WW7nbD
outside the kitchen. The way Arabel jumped from her seat would’ve been comical325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawB9AEri2i
if she didn’t nearly trip over her feet and fallen flat on the floor. “Arabel!325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5mYcXbgea
Where are ye, silly lass?”
Said person had gone325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITrkGlTVzt
pale, as though she’d seen a ghost. In a flash, she was at the sink. Dropping325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcEcjtNmip
the plate, the one she’d eaten with, she packed the bowls and pans used for325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOV3oRIFMr
cooking and began to demonstrate the quickest washing and rinsing known in325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX6X9zQ5zf
history. Megan watched like a captivated audience while eating. Drawn to the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzveHTNSRG
clanging of the utensils, footsteps drew closer to where they are. Just as325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEM6cFpp6x
Arabel finished, the woman Megan saw yesterday stepped into the kitchen. An325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9Bp9Nwkag
exasperated frown covered her expression but there was no misreading the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9ukzfuiK6
fleeting surprise and repulsion Megan spied in her gaze. This time, she was325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVIOekL6RA
certain this sweetishly-looking woman has something against her.
Whatever.
“Ye silly lass! Why325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpThoUQjLbA
didn’t ye answer me when I was yellin’ for you at the top of my lungs? I was325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApywxe2PZr
expectin’ ye back ages ago!”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Rhona.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDGGZfVP0f
I-I was busy preparing something for Mrs. Henderson when I saw there’s nothing325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n24oBv4ce
left of breakfast for her.”
Both women flinched.
Rhona shot a nasty glare at325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzv53kZjJs
the young girl, her displeasure apropos to the way Megan was addressed,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dD3YWPiqD
however, Arabel misunderstood it. “I didn’t know ye know you’re conversant with325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVctouaUmV
Amerikie’s food.”
“When I knew Mrs.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQQmJBWyei
Henderson was an American, I did tons of research on the country so I can serve325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAgxCIJtZh
her needs better.”
Megan felt incredibly325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P7QCWfHsJ
uncomfortable being called that title again. She glanced at325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QA4Ick2GS
Arabel from the corners of her eyes; seeing her sweaty, bright face and325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyAHr51I1C
quivering lips, she pitied her and decided not to expose her for her clear lie.
Rhonda observed Arabel325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkXrnLmC7s
suspiciously. She’s not convinced of whatsoever nonsense she spewed out. A few325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThqaarIUMC
seconds later, she waved her to leave the kitchen and the girl readily fled.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs45vQocYJ
Giving her head a shake, she turned back to Megan who had gone over to the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWexHTWcVd
sink. This time, she didn’t bother hiding her feelings.
“Ms. Michelle, I’d like325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEQSXMx2Y2
it if ye don’t make Arabel cook for ye. She isn’t among the maids325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlftJa9cNqG
in charge of cooking, so don’t force the poor girl to do325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbrhi7HLq7
what she doesn’t want.”
Wow. Way to rip off the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1s1ecYSW4
bandage, Megan sardonically noted. Wiping her hands with a napkin, she met the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDVz0vGWTS
angry older woman with the angering smile she uses on the people she doesn’t325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGltBblAZF4
like. “Hmm, but I wonder why any food wasn’t left for me?”
“I told the maids not325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GFJCrLB2v
to leave any because I don’t know whether you’d like what we cooked or not. Ye325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0kzbhf9Mr
were needlessly finicky of what you ate the last time you came here so I took325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyujyPq8qy
it upon myself to be the one to cook for ye,” Rhona paused, casting a325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJygR1ygBc
depreciative look over at her figure. “Though if ye don’t mind me saying this,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkttdSXNCt
Ms. Michelle, I think starving a bit would do ye a solid good.” She jibed,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOWnvVR7IL
smirking when that smile was erased.
Megan dropped being325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HJhL1nCN6
polite. “Remind me again, what is your job exactly here?”
“What? Don’t tell me325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5M2qjE7nuE
you’ve forgotten?”
“Oh, I haven’t. But I325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKKEQ2nVd5
just want to know if you’ve gotten promoted to a new high rank that gives you325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWZYHAi6Lr
the unrestricted authority to disrespect me, the lady of this house? Or have325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJWrNXr2Td
you forgotten that I’m married to your boss and that also makes me your boss?”
“Ye---”
“Oh, how scatterbrained325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJxpZsnFJw
of me. You’re what? Sixty? Sixty-five? Your brain probably isn’t as sharp as it325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4bZ2jqUhe
is if you were my age, so I’ll take it that those stupidly inappropriate325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiQRMCV5JC
comments were caused by the parasite living in your head because I want to325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan2ypGu8HA
believe you valve your job and you wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize it.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzYCrcoDlb
Perhaps I’ll talk to my husband to let you retire. After all, you’re getting325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrh33OLLKf
old. It’s obvious you’re no longer fit for this job and it’d be very cruel of325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2l8PH5x5st
us to continue to make me do what you don’t want to do. Don’t you think so?”
Rhona glared with reddened325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLv99hZj3Pu
eyes; her smirk long gone. She wanted nothing more than to close the distance325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpK0QlWoqu
between them and serve the insolent lass a well-earned slap. How dare she talk325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzZuiZzfpA
to her that way.
Standing there, her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgszsOOVlig
chest heaving and looking as though she had been abandoned and betrayed by the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKb3Qn0k2fM
world, Megan felt zero ounces of pity for her. And why should she? Out of325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxQtYRof8r
nowhere, this judgmental woman – she had mistaken as someone good at first –325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWXGrjoR6V
start spurting crap concerning her, disparaging her. Megan knew she’d be pissed325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fk0oEfgVz
at herself later if she didn’t return the favor. She might look gentle, doesn’t325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK199K2CVQ
mean she’s not a pushover for anyone.
“Y-Ye j-jest! Ye think325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJHe2chroi
after what you did, Elie would want to listen to anything ye say, much less325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUu9DQRGvbS
believe ye? Ah, you’re delusional.”
“You wanna bet? He’s a325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42rPiWldal
man, isn’t he? Please, a little seduction and he’ll become pudding in my hands325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzeIJVJBVv
in a flash.” Megan tilted her head a bit to the side; the slow smile that325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DRwp4b1cT
stretched on her face made her look very much like a vixen. “Would you like me325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0MOPkdlh6
to show you how it’s done?”
Rhona rushed out.
Megan dropped the act,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O6MRuKuXI
disgusted beyond expression. What a pretentious, elderly woman. Brushing the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFLwBg5bhY
conversation aside, she strode back to her room, put on some workout outfits,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyyhqBRzly
and did yoga for an hour or so.
|!|!|!|!| |!|!|!|!|
“So, how is the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYoHbYhnSh
bakery doing?” Megan went straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeIESLSd1K
with the vibrantly dressed woman on a video call with her. Clad in her lazy-day325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUSL6p47yV
outfit; an old, baggy shirt having faded baseball logo – she snatched it from Shane325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFIvNOnT9F
months back when they began dating – and her favorite woolen cutoff – panties,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66oGFnHQBN
her aunt claimed they were – underneath. She was standing on the veranda325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYO6JlrUnt
outside her room; enjoying the pleasurable breeze which slip in and out of her325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICyCfmKuh8
cloth and the beautiful, green scenery that lays around the manor.
“Oh, we’re doing325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCtVHIbfh0
alright. The guy your aunt brought, Kilian, is a gem. Granted, the cakes and325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvBXZ6QDV3
pastries he bakes aren’t precisely as great as yours, but the customers love325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCyviJeUs5
them! Look, just the first day and we’re already sold out.” The camera shifted,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzgE95pzye
showing her the inside of her shop, which was crowded with people – just as325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeXRrm20BN
when she was there – and the show glass was empty. Megan's brows lifted; she325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZrOamWHcP
was impressed. It’s good to know she chose the right person among the four325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NSm8dSRii
chefs she’d talked to.
Jemma’s excited chocolate325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49h54cwc3x
face came back into view. “Do you know he’s quite a shy guy? When one of your325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuucSN18SXv
regulars Mrs. Copson, wanted to meet the new chef and Grey called him out, he325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXNkc3VfN3
was such a cute nerve wrack. The way he stuttered in that lovely Greek accent,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yG29RGELt
fiddled with his back hair, and blushed nonstop? Ah, I think I’m in love. I325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfylJJv4F4
don’t think I’m the only one; all your female clients are also in love with325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIi03zlYk6
him. 90% of our buyers are females and I don’t think it’s entirely our goods325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6TmZiXISh
they’re eager for if you get my drift. Not that I blame them one bit; I mean325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMx7ZXDx3W4
have you ever seen a man who’s so sinfully gorgeous you just want to lick him325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZFILCJrdR
up---”
“Godmother, please!” Megan had325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GoOHCQygc
to interrupt, or her ears would be filled with descriptions she’d rather not325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3b1g6pg6ij
have regarding her employee. She wondered if she made the right decision,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogPuZjyhmj
allowing her godmother to persuade her to be her temporary manager. “You’re325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBghEvnrdA
fifty-four years and happily married with three children. For goodness’ sake,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZHImGiHDI
act your age for once!”
“Killjoy. I was just325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cBEpKvRft
looking, okay? There’s no one yet that can make leave that delicious,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4Lv0kQEiK
one-of-its-kind specimen I have for a husband. Besides, my observation isn’t325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc65PZ0r3T
for me, it’s all for you, prude.” Jemma had that gleam in her eye, warning325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTZQnMiWEO
Megan she was going to launch into her usual advice/speech – cough, nagging,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxIMWzPzSN
cough – before she’d rush her off the phone, she went off. Leaving her with no325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdvHA2CyA7
choice but listen.
“I’m not saying waiting325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzeOWku3Ef
for Shane is a bad thing but you have waited enough time on the man. You’ve325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8s7nF3qQ5
been obsessed with him since you were what, nineteen?”
“Twenty. But I’m---”
“Twenty! For six years325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfptNelbtqL
he never looked your way once. Why then are you still pining with that kind of325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzyt1MicaO
man, huh?”
Megan gritted her teeth,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo2qCNluMZ
“He confessed to me five months ago – I told you and mom all of it – and we325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlakELnHwo
both decided to take it slow. I don’t see what’s so wrong that everyone is325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP926HLT2BX
complaining.” She couldn’t help the sass at the last words.
Jemma narrowed her jade-green325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcX39OWJiZ
eyes, threateningly. “Don’t think that because you’re far away, you can run325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHCsw8AWtN
your mouth on me on the phone anyhow, I won’t tolerate that.” Thank God she325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMe5s27apE8
wasn’t close by or her godmother would’ve slapped her silly.
“Sorry.” She felt like325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKVMKVhm54
a schoolgirl as she apologized. “But I love him, Jemma.”
“You’re almost325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OLlRy2XDt
thirty---” Jemma started.
“Twenty-six.”
“---and he hasn’t put a325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPxLkovPHF
ring on your finger yet---”
“Again, we just started325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQdGl9qcv6
dating,”
“---What is he waiting325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywvIyqUEvy
for? The apocalypse? He isn’t sincere with you. Well, it’s a good thing you got325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PFbCtSQt3
married to that Scottish guy, Aneislis, right? He’s the right one for you.”
Megan looked325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3X4xKL3d1
incredulous, “In case you’ve forgotten, he’s Michelle’s husband. I have no325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcJ06Kz953
interest in him.”
“He’s yours for life,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN27daV9xmi
whether you accept it or not. Even though Michelle is found, she won’t be with325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kIX4vBPkO
him. You should know this. Also, it’s best if---”
Megan was distracted.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ez5XLGrUs
Her sight was drawn to the glittering, luxurious car – a Maserati – gliding325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0NM7ELDBA
towards the manor. It stopped, the backseat door opened, and out came the man325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOnxAOaLUb
her godmother approved of. Her nose was wrinkled in distaste. She stared,325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4u4nSGhAL
sour-faced, as he helped someone down – an adorable, little girl. He shut the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgMgH5MgsN
car door and walked hand-to-hand a few steps before the girl made a demand.
“Daddy, carry me.”
Her cheerful, childish voice325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhotbfffQz
rang out. Aneislis obeyed, continuing his journey inside the house.
Megan unintentionally325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZanladwKLv
pressed the end button to the video call as her mind pondered about the325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpS75d4JP5N
information she had learned.
So, he had a daughter. Wonder325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo357YWMSl
why that tiny detail wasn’t told to her, she rolled her orbs.
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