A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1449

Bernard was notorious for his snail-paced cooking. It wasn’t until dusk that he finally brought out his dishes, setting them on the wooden picnic table with a flourish.

The dishes looked questionable. Eleanor eyed the food warily, while Zephyr felt compelled to eat despite his reservations.

Having watched Bernard liberally douse the food with a small mountain of salt, Zephyr’s reluctance to dig in was understandable.

Bernard, on the other hand, appeared nonchalant, even a touch confident as he passed a knife and fork to Zephyr across the table. “Give it a try?” he offered.

Caught between courtesy and trepidation, Zephyr accepted the utensils and set to work on a steak that proved as unyielding as leather. After a futile struggle, he abandoned it for another dish.

but not in appearance. The sight alone was enough

a spoon and ventured it to his mouth. The mysterious

the bite while suppressing the revolt in his

if Bernard had secretly taken cooking lessons from a pro. How else could Zephyr swallow it?

swelled. He gently pushed another plate toward

taken special care with this dish,

inwardly at the sight of the dark, sticky mess before him. Bound by his

napkin, discreetly spat out the morsel, and tossed it into the trash with

bad?” Eleanor’s voice was