Chapter 2091

On the other end of the room, a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon sat unopened, its intended recipient clearly beyond doubt.

“This… I don’t think you are the type to be all spooked by a blackout. With the candlelit dinner you’ve prepared, you seem rather at ease, don’t you?”

It was obvious that Giselle had gone to great lengths-just for a dinner for two, she had laid out a veritable feast.

Alyssa’s lips curled with irony. “Even with a blackout, you managed to whip up a feast. You truly are a domestic goddess.”

Though Giselle felt a twinge of awkwardness, she didn’t miss a beat to sell herself, “On the days when work isn’t hectic, I love to come home, whip up a meal, and experiment with recipes. My culinary skills aren’t half bad.”

Giselle thought, surely with a spread like this, the old dame would have to look at her with new respect.

Alyssa suddenly asked, “Such a grand spread. Giselle, who are you cooking for?”

I’m hardly ever home, so I cook in bulk and freeze it. That way, it’s fresh when I get back, and I don’t have

apartment, “Seems like you have quite the flair for romance. A candlelit dinner for one?”

a shade paler, “Uh… it’s the blackout! Madam, why hasn’t Balfour shown up yet? He knows about the power cut and said he’d

and you should be calling the property management or an electrician, not a married man! What’s the big idea, calling Balfour in the dead of night? To keep you company? I’ve always believed that young ladies should have self-respect. Chasing after a man like that, throwing yourself at him-I’ve seen too little of

it.”

candlelight, Giselle’s

meant. I

Alyssa as if she

curious, what exactly do you take me for? Do I look easy to fool?

you’re playing

ignorance, “Madam, I truly don’t grasp your meaning. Maybe we should call Balfour; he

to come?” Alyssa’s smile was cold. “I’ve said it before, no

replied to my message.” Giselle’s face was a mask of disbelief.

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