Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Tatum looked at Elora, noticing a flicker of emotion in her eyes. There was affection, but it wasn't strong enough yet. Right now, she still admired him more than anything else.

This wasn't the right time to reveal the truth.

He needed to wait a little longer.

"Miss, you are also the most exceptional woman in my eyes, and I admire you even more." Tatum's voice was gentle. "You can be serious and distant at times, but to me, you've always been incredible."

Since becoming her private chef, he had experienced her kindness firsthand.

And after learning that he was the sixth young master of the York family, her treatment of him didn't change-if anything, she became even more considerate. When she said she already saw him as a friend, he believed her.

Because her attitude toward him was exactly that of a friend.

But he wanted more than friendship.

wanted to be her husband-the man she would trust and

that love with

"When I get serious, even my parents keep their distance. Alonzo and Angelo run away like mice escaping a cat. As the eldest daughter, I carry the weight of this family as its president. The pressure is enormous. And on top of that, I'm a woman.

have to work twice as hard as everyone else. If I'm not strong, firm, and commanding,

be just like you-serious, always wearing a stern expression, Even I, his own brother, would tense up around him, constantly watching my words and actions so I wouldn't make mistakes and get reprimanded.

always that way. The pressure changed him over

a knowing smile. "Only people who've been through the same thing can truly understand.

before answering. "In front of the family, he's softened a lot- especially with my

got married, I saw a side of him never imagined possible. He

He wasn't exaggerating.

with everything he had-more than he

cherished his

about your brother's love story. She also mentioned that all your

the same Guess it's true what they say: birds of a