"Nah, the food just arrived." Theo replied.
Balfour smiled, and everyone started eating without speaking any further.
Feeling cheerful, Patricia cut a piece of foie gras from her plate and held it up to Theo's mouth with her fork, laughing as she said.
"Theo, try the foie gras here. I find it much better than the one we had overseas. It's so tender and just melts in your mouth."
"Thanks, but no need." Theo replied without looking at her, not even raising an eyebrow, as he put a cut piece of steak into his mouth, chewing slowly and deliberately.
He rejected her offer, and Patricia's smile froze on her face, her hand still in mid-air.
It would be awkward to just take back the foie gras now, so she carefully used her knife to move the piece of foie gras from her fork to the edge of Theo's plate and added, "Theo, just give it a try. Trust me, it's really, really good!"
He only responded with a grunt, did not touch the foie gras, and continued eating his bloody steak.
Balfour, watching Patricia's desperate attempt to win over Theo, frowned slightly.
He felt bad for Patricia, but what could he do? Patricia, after all, was infatuated with this unresponsive guy in front of her.
Suppressing his discomfort, Balfour tried to lighten the mood and spoke gently to Patricia, "This foie gras is so tasty? Why don't you let me try it too?"
Patricia's embarrassment eased a bit. She cut another piece of foie gras and put it on Balfour's plate, "Here, you try it too; see if it's as good as I said."
Balfour smiled, picking up his knife and fork, eating the whole piece of foie gras Patricia had shared, nodding, "Mmm, it really is good! Theo, are you sure you don't want to try?"
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