The slight sweetness lingered in her mouth.
This blueberry mousse wasn't as sweet as the cakes she had before. It tasted like yogurt, and the sugar content was very low. However, it was delicious for someone like her who had not had dessert in a long time.
The first mouthful seemed to have opened up her stomach, and she couldn't help but stuff another spoon into her mouth.
Lily intervened just as she was about to put it in her mouth. "Wait a minute!"
"What's wrong?" Anastasia looked at her, her eyes filled with puzzlement and dissatisfaction.
She would lose it if Lily suddenly stopped her from eating right now.
"You can have this, but promise me you'll eat it slowly! Enjoy the taste of the food, feel each bite, and taste all the flavors."
Anastasia had never done this before. Every time she ate, she was either pampered with food or restricted. She was either pushed to eat a lot very quickly or not allowed to eat all sorts of food.
No one had ever told her to enjoy and savor the food slowly.
However, she listened to Lily's advice and took small mouthfuls of the mousse. The yogurt melted on the tip of her tongue. The food's texture and taste went from her taste buds to her brain, which triggered a good feeling in her.
She ate and ate before staring at the remaining blueberry mousse in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Lily asked when she noticed that Anastasia had stopped eating. "Is it not good?"
Anastasia shook her head before letting out a sigh. "I've never tasted food this way. I've always seen food as a temptation, a trap, and my enemy. It will make me fat, and it's a sign of gluttony. Then I'll go back to struggling with it. I…"
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