Chapter 1857


    Meanwhile, Stanley Batton sat at the main seat, perusing his phone while waiting for the twodies.


    He had to prepare more food to ount for the extra headcount in the house, cooking six dishes with soup in total.


    The spread looked and smelled great; he had cooked meatballs, sweet and sour pork ribs, mashed potatoes, stir-fried prawns, spicy ms, abalones, and melon soup.


    The inspiration to make meatballs struck him out of the blue for some inexplicable reason, even though X wasn''t particrly fond of it.


    It was as if there was a strange force thatpelled him to make the dish, leaving him to feel guilty if he didn''t.Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    The dining room light shone elegantly on his fair skin, making it appear brighter than usual, but there was also an aloofness about him.


    He was the kind of man that was out of reach for mostmoners.


    Approximately ten minutester, X and Sophie walked hand-in-hand happily into the dining room, thetter''s eyes lit up at the sight of the meatballs on the table.


    "Wow, this is my favorite dish!" she announced as she walked up to the te.


    Stanley''s eyes widened in surprise when he heard this.


    Meatballs were her favorite, and he had feltpelled to make the dish shortly after meeting her that day.


    It was too much of a coincidence not to be rted somehow.


    All these felt mysterious to Stanley.


    "I''m d you like it. Have a seat and help yourself," he told Sophie.


    X gently pulled her along to sit down, her on Stanley''s left while Sophie sat on his right.


    As soon as Sophie sat down, she picked up a meatball and started eating it slowly, her eyes glowing as she tasted her favorite dish.


    She learned proper dining etiquette back then, so she still managed to look elegant while she ate.


    Stanley felt content when he saw her enjoying her food, realizing that for some reason, this girl easily influenced his emotions.


    Apart from X and his family, Sophie was the only other person who managed to do that.


    He studied the girl for a while before shifting his gaze away to start grabbing food for his wife.


    Sophie trained her joyful gaze at him as she ate. "Did you make this? It tastes amazing!"


    "Yeah, I did Stanley replied quietly


    as he peered into her eyes, noting how he was in a good mood, especially now when his heart no longer ached.


    "You''re great at cooking," Sophieplimented.


    "You''re being too nice. Enjoy the food," he said.


    "I sure will just realized that the meatballs you make are like the ones my


    brother used to make


    Sophie said with a look of sadness in her eyes.


    "Your brother?"


    "Yeah. Would you like to hear my brother''s story?" she asked.


    X looked excited. "Yes, of course! You tell us if you''d like to t


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