Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 737

Jared ambled over, and he and Agnes began to eat.

Agnes had prepared a sumptuous meal, including medium rare steak, pot roast, Caesar salad, and a bowl of clam chowder.

It took Agnes a long time to prepare the food.

Over the years in Manhattan, she had been so busy with work, she barely had time to cook.

She usually just had a sandwich.

And Nocturne, who had a long slumber schedule and difficulty digesting complex foods, usually ate simpler food. Fortunately, Nocturne never got sick of the simple diet.

Jared had already started to dig in.

Agnes was inexplicably nervous, “How is it? Do you like it?”

Jared tried a bit of everything, then said candidly, “The steak is a bit overcooked, I’ll deduct ten points. The pot roast is leaning on the saltier side, another ten off. The vegetables could be fresher so that’s twenty off. And it tastes like you forgot the salt in the clam chowder. That’s another ten off.”

he were to grade it, it would have failed. Agnes felt a wave of despondency, but it

palate, coupled

she ever compare?

put down her fork, saying, “Maybe we

said, looking down at his plate. “It’s prepared by my wife, so it deserves an

said it

Watching Jared relish

continued their lunch together.

had a small appetite and was done

chin on her arm and

that even his eating could be appreciated

composure, making

“Am I that good–looking?”

feast for the eyes.”

“Agnes,

teasing lilt in Jared’s voice, nerves fluttered within Agnes, fearing

bowl of soup for Jared and handed it over, “Eat

eyebrow, “I’ll let it

there was a knock at the door, Agnes rose to answer it, “I’ll