Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“It’s just the two of us.”
“I’m hungry. I’ll go cook something.”
Elspeth took a step back.
“You can cook?”
Callum looked at her with disbelief.
“How can I not know how to cook when I’ve been living overseas by myself for so many years? I can cook with whatever ingredients I have.”
She chuckled.
“Are you a good cook?”
He looked at her earnestly.
“I don’t know.”
She was stunned, and her face was blushing.
“What’s your signature?”
He suddenly had a bad feeling after seeing her reaction.
“Mac and cheese,”
she replied after giving it some thought.
Callum was lost for words as it seemed like a simple dish to make. However, he wasn’t in a position to choose. He nodded in agreement as his stomach couldn’t stop grumbling.
With that, she went into the kitchen and started cooking. Not long after, she came out with two bowls of mac and cheese. The macaroni looked burnt, and it didn’t look appetizing.
Seeing how Elspeth was anticipating him to taste it, he was too embarrassed to reject it and took up a spoon to taste it. It tastes… horrible.
“It tastes pretty good,”
he said.
“You’re the first one who praised my cooking! If you like it, I’m willing to cook for you every day.”
She was surprised to hear his verdict.
He was overwhelmed at the thought of it, but it indeed sounded romantic. Elspeth’s eyes were flickering under the lights, making Callum’s heart pound. He suddenly stretched his arm out and pulled her into his arms. The mood became amorous as he held the back of her head and slowly leaned in for a kiss. Just before their lips met, the lights on the second floor were switched on, and Max was wide- eyed when he saw the scene in front of him.
“I didn’t see anything!”
Then you should keep your eyes shut! Elspeth’s face was red hot from embarrassment. She pushed Callum away and took a few steps back.
“Nothing happened in the first place-“
Callum, on the other hand, let out a few coughs embarrassedly as he looked at Max, who was standing on the second floor.
“Are you hungry?”
He tried to change the topic.
Hearing that, Max immediately nodded and walked down the stairs. As he looked at the odd-looking mac and cheese, he mumbled,
“I’m hungry, so I came out to look for food.”
After taking a bite, he immediately spat the food out.
“Oh my gosh, what is this? Is it even edible?”
Elspeth, who was standing behind him, instantly forgot about the embarrassment from earlier on, and her expression turned grave.
“Max, I’ll give you another chance to think about what you said,”
Elspeth muttered.
Callum felt sad for Max as he saw her about to lose her anger.
Max’s contorted smile faded as Elspeth’s expression turned thunderous, effectively showing her anger.
“I didn’t intend it that way, Miss Elspeth…”
Max chuckled with embarrassment as he was afraid Elspeth would slap him.
“Is it that bad?”
she asked after taking a long breath.
Max couldn’t betray himself by telling a white lie, so he could only try to respond politely,
“No, but I think it can be better…”
Come on. It means it’s dreadful.
Elspeth felt a twinge of sadness. She grew even more depressed as she remembered Callum’s praise earlier. Callum did it to comfort me. Despite his cold and indifferent exterior, he is rather kind.
“It’s delicious. Don’t believe his nonsense.”
Callum couldn’t stand by while his girlfriend’s mouth was turned downward into a pout.
“He meant that the flavor is not horrible, and he will finish it,”
he answered while coldly staring at Max.
Max wanted to cry when he heard that. When did I say that?
However, as Callum’s stare became more aggressive, Max relented and nodded like a woodpecker.
“That’s right. I’m going to finish this plate, Miss Elspeth.”
Only then did Elspeth nod in satisfaction.
As a result, Max could only eat egg fried rice with resigned sorrow at the dinner table.
Not long after, Elspeth yawned and was about to return to her room as she felt sleepy.
She stood up and returned to her room. However, Callum did not leave. When he saw the pitiful Max, he pulled out a card and tossed it to him.
Max raised his head and glanced at Callum as if he didn’t understand what he was doing.
“Take it,”
Callum responded quietly.
“If you wish, you can buy the racing car you mentioned last time.”
Max suddenly felt that the egg fried rice in front of him was unbelievably tasty. It’s merely a bowl of egg fried rice. I’ll put up with that for the limited-edition racing car!
Then, he eagerly worked hard to finish the dishes.
Elspeth discovered Max was instantly docile after she awoke the next day.
He was even becoming submissive.
As such, she thought Max had brain damage from the egg fried rice last night.