A bottle of red wine had even been prepared, and its purpose needed no explanation.

"Hmm... I don't think your reaction is natural for someone afraid of a late-night power outage. You've even prepared a marvelous candlelight dinner. It seems to me you're quite at ease in this dim atmosphere," Beatrice remarked. She could tell that Stella had spent a considerable amount of time and effort preparing food for just two people.

"You've even spent all that effort in preparing dinner after the power went out," Beatrice continued sarcastically.

Stella was beginning to feel a little guilty, but she defended herself and said, "I'll come back home to make a home-cooked meal if I'm not too busy on that day. I like trying out new recipes, and I think I've got a pretty good knack for cooking."

She figured that she could leverage the situation to impress the old woman with her ability to cook.

Beatrice then pressed further. "Who did you prepare all this for?"

fiddled with her hair. "It's... They're all for me. As you know, I'm rarely home, so I do meal preps.

teased, "Well, aren't you a romantic at heart? Can't

the way, why isn't Lucas here yet? He knows about the power outage, and he said he'd come

scoffed and said, "Power outages are under the jurisdiction of the property's management, which you ought to have rung up to inform them of the situation. That way, they can send an electrician over. What business do you have in calling a married man for something like this? Do you expect him to come and

asked a friend for help because I was

dumb. "What do you take me for? A

what you're talking

answered your message, did you?

was the one who replied to my message earlier..." Stella

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