Volume 4: Chapter 14: Taste Testing


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 4: Chapter 14: Taste Testing


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was an off day. And during this off day, Carolyn headed to Keith''s ind again. Carolyn had permission to go to his ind whenever she wanted. It was the usual.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Good morning, Everyone!" Carolyn entered the mansion like it was her home. There was Arlo walking in the hallway,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Good morning, Carolyn!" Arlo waved his hand to her. Carolyn smiled,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Good morning, Arlo! Where is everyone else?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m behind you!" Sarah remarked as she hugged Carolyn from the back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe," Carolyn smiled as she hugged her back. The two of them had been doing this for quite some time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Where are Gabriel and the others?" She didn''t see them around.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Gabriel and Jack are sparing in the back like always. And Diana is tending to the field with Fira,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see. Let''s go get some juice," Carolyn didn''t even wait for Sarah to respond as she headed to the kitchen. Sarahughed as she followed after her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn took out therge pitcher from the refrigerator. She sipped on the juice, "So sweet and refreshing."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t you have this on your ind?" Sarah remembered Keith handing oranges to her. Carolyn shook her head,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Chilled juice is so much better than regr one." Carolyn sighed. She couldn''t use ice magic. And she didn''t want people to know about the fruits as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The stingy man couldn''t give me ice!" Carolyn scoffed. She had asked Keith to make some ice for her. But thetter said no, as it was a hassle.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t think you should say something like that," Sarah had a wry expression.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But Carolyn shook her head, "Why do I need to stop?! That man is too cocky!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Ahem." A dry cough caused her to look up. Keith was there.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Huh? When were you here?" Carolyn tilted her head. But that caused Keith to smack her on the head!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Been here the whole time, you mooch." Keith shook his head. He was already in the kitchen. He was lost in thought, thinking about some things. But then he turned around and noticed Carolyn talking about him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"How could you hit your princess''s head so hard?!" Carolyn rubbed the back of her head as she red at Keith. Keith scoffed,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"In my house, you''re nothing more than a moocher,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bleh!" Carolyn stuck out her tongue at him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith sighed, "I guess I don''t need to feed you anything today,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?" Carolyn and Sarah tilted their heads when they heard that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''ll tell you in a minute or two," Keith smiled as he walked out of the kitchen and knocked on the door,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What''s the matter, Keith?" Aidiun came out.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Can you go get Grandpa Cadmus and Uncle Sohma?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Sure," Aidiun nodded as he walked out to get them. Keith turned to Sarah, "Sarah, can you go get Gabriel and the others?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Gotcha." Sarah walked out of the kitchen. That caused Carolyn to tilt her head,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What are you nning?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Just something?" Keith had a calm smile as he stated.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Also, can you bring Tristan and Maria over?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Huh, sure." Carolyn just came here, and now she was leaving. It didn''t take long before the three returned with everyone.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"So why did you call me, Kid? I''m a busy man," Cadmus huffed with a haughty tone.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah! You made us wait!" Carolyn pouted as she stared at him. But that caused Keith to shrug his shoulders,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see, I guess you guys don''t want to be taste testers,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I called you guys here to ask you to help me decide on my new menu. But since you guys have other things to do, you two can return to what you were doing," Keith added.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." The rest shook their heads at him. You guys shot yourself in the foot.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Did I say I have work? That could be done another time!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I have a lot of time!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Good," Keithughed, "I called you guys here because I want you guys to taste test for my menu," Keith needed to do this. Since he couldn''t find any inspiration, it was time to get some from potential customers.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s why you called the two of us here." Tristanughed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Sure, I would love to try it as well," Maria nodded.