Chapter 71 - It's Delicious

Meanwhile, Alex was still waiting patiently for Eliott, but the man was really taking his time getting home. She thought maybe he was busy or he would have called her back since her last call. Being bored, she had a delightful idea and decided to make him something to eat while she waited. She wanted to do something for him to ease the stress of the day. She gleefully inspected his fridge to see what she could cook and began to get busy in earnest in the kitchen.

While Leila was passionate about her long lost love, Alex was trying to cook a good meal for her future husband. She had decided to make every effort to cook a good dinner for him because it was her first time cooking for the man and she wanted it to be as good as possible.

She was not the best cook, but she was able to cook a few simple dishes since she had to learn to cook after her mother died, so despite what Fifi said, she could cook and it was delicious. For traditional Florelian cooking, she knew two or three dishes, but she was really bad at it so she decided to cook a simple dish that she was sure she would not mess up. When Fidelia said she couldn't cook, she was referring to her ability to cook Florelian food, because she was really bad at it and it was Fidelia favourite.

After she was done cooking, she set the table with a white tablecloth, to this she placed candles that she had found in his kitchen to create a romantic mood with the decorations. It was a simple white table, lit by the dancing candle flames. When she was satisfied with her place setting, she sat down and waited for him with a satisfied smile.

A short time later, Eliott was finally home. When he opened the door, the usual darkness of his living room greeted him. He set about removing his shoes as usual, and when he smelled a savoury odour coming from the kitchen, he frowned, thinking that it was strange because when his mother was here to give him food, she was usually waiting for him, but now the light was off.

As he followed the delicious smell, he found himself in front of a beautiful white table filled with various appetising dishes and wine, and the most beautiful thing about the table was the woman sitting right in front of him, waiting for him with a charming smile and sparkling eyes. It was a perfect picture of what he had always dreamed of: a beautiful woman waiting for him in a cosy house to enjoy a good dinner. Only one thing was missing from his picture: 'a beautiful little girl', yes, because Eliott had always dreamed of a little girl. He thought girls were cuter than boys.

When he was on his way back home, he was not in a good mood at first. Because of what Alex had said to her father earlier, he had been frustrated all evening and focused on his work so he would not have to think about it. He stayed late at work to avoid calling her, he knew it was a little childish, but his feelings were still a little hurt.

But seeing her sitting in front of him now, with all the dishes she had made for him, he was really happy and satisfied even forgetting why he was upset. 

He looked at her with a deep smile that showed his beautiful dimples. "Oh, is this your first day as Mrs. Jensen? Cooking for your handsome husband?"

Alex blushed. She did not know why, but every time Eliott called her his wife, she felt her heartbeat fast. It was weird, but she liked it when he called her that.

"Yes! is my futur husband pleased with the dishes? Try it out... Since it's the first time I am cooking for you, don't be too hard on me."

Eliott could not wait to try the dishes. After washing his hands and taking off his blazer, he sat right next to Alex, picked up his fork and tried one of the dishes. As the piece of meat he took touched the tip of his tongue, a wave of wonderful flavours invaded his mouth. He was surprised by the good taste of what he was eating, and it could be seen on his face as well. He had not expected much at first, but what was in his mouth was really good, he had not expected that at all. He poured more food on his plate and started eating eagerly, trying all the dishes on the table.

When Alex saw this, she was pleased. She was anxious because she did not know if he would like her cooking, after all, it was the first time she cooked for a man beside her grandfather, so she was eager to see his reaction and wanted to know if he would like it or not, but at the same time, she was nervous.

"It's really delicious, I have never had a dish this good, apart from what my mother cooks for me when she's not arguing with her husband..." Eliott teased. When he saw the dishes he was a little apprehensive at first, already thinking of what he would say if it was not good, but he was glad he did not have to because what he was eating was really good.

"Really? You are not just saying that to please me, are you?" Alex was a little sceptical after eating what he could cook.

"When I took the first bite, I told myself to pretend it was really good, even if it was not!! but I am surprised; it's delicious! Where did you learn to cook like this?" 

"Well, when my mother left us, I was home alone with grandpa. At first, it was him cooking for us, but he was getting older, so I had to learn how to cook and make delicious meals for him." Alex said with a bitter smile, "I had learned how to cook 3 or 4 traditional Florelian dishes with my mother, but I guess I was too young so I did not really know how to cook them. So I can only cook this kind of food! Glad you like it!!! To tell you the truth, it's been a long time since I cooked for someone since I am alone after grandpa died... you know"

"Now you have me..." Eliott took her hand in his to comfort her.

Hearing that a warm feeling flooded through her body, that sentence alone was enough to make her happy, it was really good to have someone in your life. She looked into his eyes and nodded as she smiled at him. At that moment she thought that she was lucky to meet someone like Eliott in her life.

While the other two girls headed home, Fidelia tried to make her night a little more fun, because she didn't feel like going home, she wanted to experience a beautiful night. Since she was new in town, she decided to wander around a bit and find a nice place to have fun. If there was one thing Fidelia was really good at, it was being extroverted. She was able to make friends wherever she was, so even if she was out on her own, she knew she could have fun with other people if she wanted to.

After wandering aimlessly for some time, she ended up at a nightclub downtown. She sat down at a table and waved to a waiter. She observed her surroundings, it was an upscale nightclub with a cosy atmosphere, music was playing softly and cool in the background as it was too early to play dance songs, the atmosphere was pleasant.

While she was waiting for her drink, a group of two women approached her and asked if they could sit with her if she was alone.

"Hello, sorry to bother you, but this is our first time in this club and we wanted to know if you could recommend us some drinks and tell us if it's fun here...?

Fidelia thought they were cute and cool at the same time, they looked really great, one of them was even wearing a dress from CANDIDE. She had a good feeling about them and decided to spend the night with them.

"It's the first time for me too, how about we explore the place together?" Fidelia smiled at the girls and asked them to take a seat.

The two girls looked at each other and then sat down at Fidelia's table without wasting a second.

" Hi, I am Fidelia."

" Hi, I am Kristal and she's Amelia.

The girls started discussing to find out more about each other. Fidelia found out that one of them was a designer who owned her own small brands while the other worked at Priceless. It was interesting to listen to the two of them as one spoke eagerly about her creations while the other spoke grimly about her company that was on the verge of collapse.

At some point in the night, a group of people entered the club and were sent straight to the VIP area. It was a group of three men and about five women who followed them.

At first, Fidelia did not mind them, but then a face caught her eye, it was that damn Christopher Zhang! Seeing that, she frowned and then grinned, the man had told her he was busy! From her face, you could already tell that he was in deep shit.