Liam left.
Anna sat at the dining table alone. Her heart filled up with joy as she enjoyed the steak Liam personally cooked for her.
He was truly a perfect man.
A man pampered by god himself-he was handsome, rich, and tall; he was dependable, calm, and reserved. 0 n top of all that, he knew how to cook!
How could a man be so perfect?
Whoever he would eventually fall for would become the happiest woman on earth!
Anna suddenly clenched her fork and knife tightly. A look of determination appeared in her eyes.
"I really want this man!"
Even so, her spirits only remained high for a few seconds. Her confidence dwindled soon after.
"Ah, he's so perfect. Why would he fall for a woman like me!"
Just then, Nina came back.
"Anna, why didn’t you go to the restaurant for lunch? Everyone was there except for you! They were all talking about how horrible things must be for you that you can’t even eat lunch.”
Anna nodded silently. "I have successfully achieved negative thirty marks now!"
"What! Your marks were deducted again?"
Nina glanced at the 'six dishes and a soup' on the table. She widened her eyes in shock. "My god! What are these! Are these the things you cooked for Mr. Ackman? No wonder he deducted your marks again! I n fact, he should have deducted more!"
Vexed, Anna scratched her head. "What now? Scrambled eggs are already the best I can do!"
Nina picked up a fork and took a bite of her eggs. She immediately spat them out.
“Has Mr. Ackman eaten these?"
Anna shook her head.
"Good! Otherwise, he'll deduce a hundred marks from you!"
"Is it that bad?" Anna tried a bite of it too and instantly spat it out. "It really is horrible!"
"But Anna, what are you eating?” Nina gazed at the tiny piece of steak left on the plate in front of Anna.
Anna blushed. She stuck out her tongue and said, "It's a steak cooked by Mr. Ackman. It's super tasty."
Before Anna could react, Nina had stuffed the last piece of the steak into her mouth.
"Wow! It really is delicious!" Nina stuck her thumbs u p. "I admire Mr. Ackman even more now! Anna, he's truly a perfect man whose kind has gone extinct! He even knows how to cook."
Anna nodded. "He's not bad, indeed."
"Anna, I am optimistic about you two. Good luck!” Nina cheered for Anna.
Anna's dejection was evident on her face. "He's a man with no feelings of affection. In fact, he doesn't believe in love! Besides, if he were to fall for anyone, it would surely be a flawless and refined lady-not anyone of the likes of me."
"I disagree. For some reason, I always feel that although Mr. Ackman seems to harbor hostility toward you, he also gives you special treatment at the same time."
"No way!" Anna held her cheeks in her palms and hid away the pain in her eyes.
"It’s not like he cooked steak for me!”
"Enough! Let's get to work! This battleground has to be cleaned before he returns. Otherwise, he'll deduct my marks again," Anna stood up and started cleaning up the kitchen.
Nina stared into the garbage bin in the kitchen. It was filled with eggshells. She showed Anna a thumbs up." Soldier, have all the eggs in the fridge fall victim to you!" "Oh, no! There are no ingredients in the fridge anymore! We’re gonna be in trouble again if he asks for eight dishes and soup tonight!" Anna exclaimed.
"The one who's gonna be in trouble is you. Good luck, soldier," Nina smiled and said.
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