Cornelia asked Briana to switch her dish. Briana replied with just, "Whatever!"
Usually, the ones who say whatever were the hardest to please. Briana was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and had tasted all sorts of gourmet food since she was a kid. Pleasing her was going to be a tough nut to crack.
Cornelia didn't want to let her down, so she whipped out her phone and started searching for an alternative to roast pig. After a while, she decided to whip up some roast pork tenderloin for Briana.
The fifth dish, Cornelia prepared for Ben.
Ben was a guy from the Midwest. Having worked with him for a while, Cornelia had a decent grip on his likes and dislikes. Just yesterday, he was saying how he was craving fish and chips from back home, so she decided to surprise him with that.
The last one was Marcus, the one who gave Cornelia the biggest headache. Lately, he had been all grumpy, flying off the handle at the drop of a hat. If the dishes she made were slightly not to his taste, she could bet he would give her a hard time.
Before she became Marcus's assistant, Cornelia got familiar with his pet peeves, thinking she knew what he liked and disliked.
But people change. In the year she had been around Marcus, there were times when he wasn't picky at all and ate whatever she gave him. Other times, he was super finicky, turning his nose up at even the most delicious dishes.
So, Cornelia had no choice but to ask Dr. Dawson, who had been with Marcus longer, "Dr. Dawson, what should we prepare for the president tonight?"
Dr. Dawson replied diplomatically, "With all the effort you're putting in, he'd probably enjoy anything you make."
Cornelia laughed, "The only person who can make him not picky is his wife, and she's not here."
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