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.”

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

had such a discerning palate, coupled with his chef–level

she ever compare?

her fork, saying, “Maybe we should order

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

Jared said it was so

endearing term ‘wife‘. Watching Jared relish his meal, the corners of Agnes‘ mouth instinctively

their

appetite and was done eating after a while.

rested her chin on her arm and watched

that even his eating could be

with elegance and composure, making

“Am

feast for the eyes.”

down his utensils seriously, “Agnes, are you flirting

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

quickly ladled a bowl of soup for Jared and handed it over, “Eat this before it gets cold.”

“I’ll let it

at the door, Agnes rose to answer it,