
~Bab 13~
At night, people should fall asleep on their own, but not for the people in the Linn family's large kitchen.
Some waiters and cooks were visibly tense standing with both hands clutched in front of the stomach. They were waiting for Xavia to dwell in the kitchen.
When he finished the match, he immediately rushed to cook some special menus. It was as a celebration of the success Kenard had won the competition and became the leader.
Again, the man was proud of himself. Then he should give the man a little special treatment as a tribute.
“You put that dish, over there ya!”
All the waiters were very busy when the dishes had been finished being processed, they helped Xavia serve on the table.
The female servant carrying the large plate containing the shrimp nodded obediently. Putting the plate on the edge of the table next to another dish, in the middle of the table was a lighted candle on top of a four-branched stalk and there was a bottle of wine. The plan went smoothly according to Xavia's wishes, he smiled in relief.
Kenard had finished cleaning himself, wearing a white T-shirt wrapped in a black jacket came to Xavia after getting an invitation from one of the servants.
Wound still on the corner of his lips, Kenard saw wonder the food presented him on the table was designed like a romantic dinner.
But that was not what made him astonished, he looked at Xavia who was very enthusiastic about preparing all this, what a very rare sight, even Kenard was amazed like seeing the face of the world in plain sight.
“Xavia, is this all you cooking?” tanyakanya.
Xavia nodded quickly.
“Really?” Kenard still doesn't believe this.
“I deliberately cooked some special menu tonight, especially for you, because you have won the fight with Elliot, you managed to prove that the judge of you is wrong. Then we have to celebrate, right?” Xavia pulled the chair beside Kenard while smilingly allowing her bodyguard to sit down.
“Let's sit down and eat, you have to judge the cuisine I've worked so hard to make today, even reducing half my sleep time which should be a good dream.”
Kenard was still fixated, with a frozen gaze she still did not expect, a single daughter of a Black horses gang leader who was able to get whatever she wanted in an instant, he now took pains to wear a lacy white apron remembering it at the back waist, cooking for himself.
“Woah!” Seeing Xavia like this was never in the records before. “I didn't expect, you could be like this, Xavia.”
“Eat, feel it right after that you can just talk!” xavia's orders impatiently poured a few spoons of food on Kenard's plate.
“Alright, I can't wait to do that either.” Kenard was curious how the taste of the cuisine of the girl he had known even entered the kitchen almost never.
Kenard scooped the food pushing into his mouth. Chewing slowly, surprisingly it felt beyond what he thought, until his pupils grew bigger.
Both eyebrows slightly raised, Xavia's face was already very enthusiastic looking at him. He could not wait for the words of judgment to come out of Kenard's sweet mouth. “How does it taste good?”
Kenard's reply made Xavia's cheeks delighted. After getting compliments, he did not hesitate to eat his own cooking. In the seats opposite each other.
Kenard was so enjoying that he found it hard to forget this moment.
“But Xavia, by the way where did you get cooking skills like this? It feels even equivalent to the cuisine of a famous chef,” he said.
The look on Xavia's face instantly changed when Kenard asked the question.
Her mind went into the past when she was Richard's wife. He learned to cook from one menu to another out loud, until he was finally able to practice.
Stupidly Xavia humbled herself even toiling in the kitchen all day, only to be a good wife in Richard's eyes. Whatever he did, try his best to make the man smile with satisfaction and then praise him affectionately. How foolish Xavia was at that moment, only by seduction did she bend her knees before a man.
“What happened something, Xavia? You're okay, aren't you?”
Xavia is instantly drawn from the thought of drowning herself in the past living with Richard, the man she despises so much. He cleared his throat to cover up his anxiety.
The smile on Xavia's face turned tense, looking at Kenard who was still waiting for an answer.
“Ah, I'm fine. It's just, I don't like your question, so, don't ask me again about where I can cook from. You better forget it, the most important thing is that it tastes pretty good, right?”
Xavia cut off the gaze interaction between them. He went back to eating with wisdom pretending not to think about anything.
“You sure there is no problem?”
Xavia nodded as she tucked the child's hair behind the ear. “I told you, don't ask much,” he said. He didn't want Kenard's questions to push him into the memories of the past that just thinking about it made him sick.
Although Xavia tried to hide what was on her mind. Feeling Kenard who was signaling something had happened, could not be lied to, he just kept paying attention to Xavia who was moving ignoring.
One eyebrow Kenard raised, he felt sure, that this woman before him was hiding something. In this situation Kenard felt displeased. But in the present moment the atmosphere is so romantic, then he will not ruin it with questions that make Xavia dislike to ruin his mood.
“Alright, I'm sorry. Now forget about my question that bothered your mind, we better focus on spending on these delicious meals. If not, it would be a pity if every spoon is just missed. This smoked meat tastes as good, never found a taste like this before,” praise Kenard eat voraciously.
The resentment in Xavia's heart instantly turned into a smile, hearing Kenard's praise. He blushed before him not daring to be in a straight line with the man's eyes.
“You haven't tried this one yet? All right, now try. If combined with spices that are here it tastes better. Open your mouth.” Kenard pushed a fork of meat into Xavia's mouth.
“How? Isn't that right, I said?” ask Kenard.
Xavia's chest was pounding a spoon that entered his mouth like it was delivering a stream of electricity into him. His heart rate suddenly raised the sensation of seeing a man with blue eyes and had that seductive glance. Kenard's gaze was very calming, changing Xavia's mood instantly to happy.
Under the night sky the two spend a romantic evening together with their respective hearts.