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.”

grade it, it would have failed. Agnes felt a wave of despondency, but it was

discerning palate, coupled with

could she

fork, saying, “Maybe we

eating,” he said, looking down at his plate. “It’s prepared

it was so natural.

since Agnes had heard the endearing term ‘wife‘. Watching Jared relish his meal, the corners of Agnes‘ mouth instinctively curled up.

their lunch

was done

rested her chin on her arm and watched Jared

handsome that even his eating could be appreciated

composure, making the ordinary dishes seem

glanced at Agnes, “Am I

“You’re a feast for the

“Agnes, are you flirting with me?”

teasing lilt in Jared’s voice, nerves fluttered within

a bowl of soup for Jared and handed it over,

“I’ll let

knock at the door,