From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 61

Kendal had seen Laurinda’s ruthless side before, so her demand didn’t catch him off guard at all. He agreed right away.

“Relax, I can set that up whenever you want.”

Laurinda noticed how quickly Kendal was picking things up and nodded, pleased. “Come on, let’s get dinner at Aeterna. My treat.”

Kendal felt a little flattered by her invitation. Laurinda was famous for dropping people the second she was done with them, so being asked out to eat was a rare honor.

But when he sat down and saw the table covered with dishes, a wave of helplessness hit him.

“Laurinda, do we really have to eat all this spicy food? You know I’m from Eldoria. I can’t handle this kind of heat.”

Laurinda only realized her mistake after Kendal spoke. She handed him the ordering tablet, a bit embarrassed.

“Right, I totally forgot you can’t do spicy. Go ahead, order whatever you want. I just got a little too excited and forgot about it. Pick anything.”

Kendal didn’t take the tablet. He just looked at her, as if he was starting to figure out why she suddenly decided to be so generous. Clearly, she was the one craving all the spicy food.

Just as Laurinda reached for her chopsticks, Kendal put out his hand to stop her.

She looked up at him, confused.

“What’s up? You order first. I’ll start eating. If we wait, everything’s going to get cold.”

Laurinda’s eyes sparkled as she stared at the spicy dishes spread across the table. She had to admit, Adolphus’s cooking was great, but it was way too mild for someone who loved spicy food as much as she did. She’d been craving real flavor for ages.

Finally, she had a chance to slip out for something exciting, and there was no way she was going to miss it.

“You’re still taking medicine. You can’t eat spicy food.”

Kendal’s words were a total mood killer. Laurinda had begged Adolphus for ages to let her skip lunch at home, and he’d just agreed. Now Kendal was shutting her down.

“I’m Laurinda’s lawyer. Kendal.”

Adolphus glanced at Laurinda, who was slowly lowering her chopsticks, then came forward to shake Kendal’s hand.

“I’m Laurinda’s family doctor. Adolphus.”

“A doctor? Perfect. She never listens to me, but as her doctor, you can stop her, right? She’s not supposed to eat this kind of spicy food while she’s on medication, is she?”

Kendal’s relief was obvious. Finally, someone who could keep Laurinda in check. He’d been wracking his brain trying to figure out who could stop her from eating the spicy food, and Adolphus had shown up at just the right moment.

“That’s right. She really shouldn’t be eating spicy food, especially not oily dishes like these.”

Laurinda’s frustration was written all over her face. Unable to get what she wanted, she slapped her chopsticks down on the table, stood up, and made for the door.