After his mother finished her angry words, he apologized to her with regret. “I’m sorry, Mother. I can’t be without Nora.”
“So you can’t be without me? I’m your mom, and you’re my son. What is this woman to us?”
“A girlfriend can listen to me, but there’s only one mom! Stephen, you’ve disappointed me too much!!!”
He heard and understood these words but just couldn’t do it.
“I’m sorry, Mother.”
Stephen bowed deeply to her and left holding Nora’s hand.
“Stephen! Don’t even think about inheriting the Prince family!”
“Whatever!”
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Merwen Estate in Onistead.
A beam of cold light shone into the room from outside the window, falling perfectly on half of the man’s perfect face.
He was intently frying steak in a pan with a large spatula that didn’t match his image at all.
Even wearing an apron while cooking made him look as elegant as a prince who had just walked out of a Western palace and was too noble for anyone to look up at him directly.
However, it was precisely such an outstanding man who was tenderly helping her cook dinner.
“Morning.”
Kate woke up enticed by the aroma emanating from the room. She went to bed on an empty stomach last night and woke up hungry because of this irresistible craving in her belly for food this morning.
Wearing flat slippers she quietly approached Master Glenn from behind and wrapped both arms around his waist.
A round little head suddenly popped out from under his armpit with curiosity in its eyes which were looking into the pot. “What are you making? It smells so good!”
“Cheese steaks. Just wait a bit longer; they’ll be ready soon,” replied Master Glenn whose voice sounded particularly magnetic – deep like bass speakers – filling Kate’s ears with pleasure.
His skillfully used tongs to melt butter in a skillet until yellow oil floated on top before placing beautifully patterned steaks into it. When both sides turned golden brown, he added thyme and fresh rosemary.
The fragrance of thyme mixed with melted butter filled their kitchen instantly spreading throughout their home.
His steak-frying skills were comparable to those found at five-star hotels; what surprised Kate more was how could such an aristocrat know how to cook?
Master Glenn didn’t turn around, but gently tapped Kate’s nose with his finger and softly instructed her, “Kate, go wash your face and come eat.”
“Okay!”
Did he even need to remind her? She rushed off immediately.
As the woman hurried away, Master Glenn watched her back with an affectionate smile.
He plated the perfectly cooked steak onto a white dish and added two golden-brown fried eggs on top. It looked delicious in every way.
Kate quickly washed her face upstairs and returned to the dining room downstairs. There she saw Master Glenn standing by the table wearing an apron, carefully cutting up the steak for her.
In that moment, he was so gentle.
“What are you waiting for? Come eat,” he said while beckoning at her like calling a police dog.
Although slightly dissatisfied with his tone, Kate still skipped over to him happily and took a seat beside him where she could see his entire face clearly.
“Here, try it. See if you like it,” he said as he picked up a metal knife and fork from the plate of food in front of them. He poked a small piece of steak into some sauce before feeding it directly into Kate’s mouth himself.
His handsome features suddenly enlarged as she gazed into those black obsidian-like pupils that reflected only herself. She felt so happy in that moment!
Without hesitation, she opened up those luscious red lips of hers and took a bite out of the steak. Her tongue curled back as she closed her eyes savoring every bit of flavor from both meat and sauce exploding on her taste buds perfectly!
Her exaggerated expression made Master Glenn very pleased indeed; this was actually his first time cooking after all! If this had been before meeting Kate, who would have dared ask him to cook?
But after getting to know Kate, Master Glenn surprisingly wanted to learn how to win over his girlfriend’s heart by cooking for once in his life.
Most comments from netizens below suggested preparing a romantic candlelit dinner for their significant other tonight – which naturally included steak!
Initially Master Glenn had planned on reserving seats at Western restaurants but someone suggested making their own meal instead since it showed more effort put forth personally by him towards their date.
So today while at work earlier this morning, Master Glenn spent most of his time “slacking off”, watching TikTok videos, and searching for ways on how best to prepare steaks.
It turned out that despite being new at cooking, there was no denying just how smart and talented he could be!
He looked at her with affection and said with a light laugh, “Is it really that delicious?”
Kate’s cheeks were puffed up as she chewed on the steak in her mouth, looking like an adorable little hamster eating. “I slept late last night and was a bit hungry this morning. Besides, it was cut by you.”
“It’s so delicious that I think you could open a restaurant and be a chef to support me.” Kate replied jokingly.
She blushed after finishing his words. She had never been one to use sweet talk, especially not towards someone who was known for being cold and difficult to please like him.
But to her surprise, Master Glenn actually responded to her teasing. He whispered back, “I learned how to cook just for you. As long as you think it’s good.”
Kate was shocked enough that she dropped her knife and fork onto the floor with a tinkling sound. Her heart felt both sweet and touched by his tenderness.
“Master Glenn…” Before Kate could finish speaking, she was suddenly interrupted by a voice from outside the door.
“Can you two stop showing affection in front of me?” The voice sounded hoarse yet carefree.
In walked Amelia wearing a red dress and high heels.
This time around, Amelia seemed much more low-key than before; at least there wasn’t any foreign guy following behind or any bodyguards wearing sunglasses either.
“Don’t worry. We’ll be leaving soon,” Master Glenn said without even glancing at Kate for even one second longer before continuing eagerly feeding her breakfast.
“Just ignore her; keep eating your breakfast.”
“Okay.”
“Eat slowly; there’s still plenty here.”
They… they completely ignored my presence!
Hmph! She would just go upstairs later on and called Peter over instead so he could keep her company too!