The CEO's Sweet Chef

Chapter 10: Proposal?

"Now, if you don't like me, give me a chance to change the way you see me. Katherine, these are my sincere words to you." Freddy tried to grab Katherine's hand, the last glimmer of hope he had poured into this sentence. For some reason, Freddy's eyes gave Katherine a sense of boundless honesty. She thought anxiously and then slowly looked at his face again, Freddy's eyes so familiar that she suddenly asked herself if perhaps they had met in the past. Katherine took the bouquet and gift box that she and the others thought would have chocolate inside. Freddy flashed a very bright smile. Before he could say anything, Katherine spoke firmly, her face was a bit cold, trying to look Freddy's eyes straight: "We still can't date right now. But I think I will try to give you a chance to get to know each other. That's all. Please don't dress up like a clown next time you come to see me! Oh my God! I will be haunted!"

Freddy rushed over and hugged Katherine tightly. He surprised her so much that he almost dropped the bouquet and the gift box. He said to her: "You can rest assured! I will prove it to you."

Katherine pointed that out and asked him to hurry home because it was past midnight and she didn't want the police to come home at that time. Freddy was happy, smiling, and walking briskly, turning his head to look at Katherine every few steps. It wasn't until she returned to the house and closed the door that he got in the car to go home. She raised her eyebrows, breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed at Freddy's adorable reaction. Neighbors felt endless joy because they thought that Katherine had accepted to be Freddy's girlfriend. They quickly created an extremely scary rumor that Katherine had been proposed to by her rich boyfriend and was about to get married.

Lance was jubilant from the car when he suddenly saw Freddy running out, quickly getting in the car and running away, with a face full of joy. Lance frowned, eager to know the outcome of the story, but dared not step out of the car. He turned to his assistant and asked: "Did it work? The devil did what I wanted and succeeded? Oh my God! What funny thing is going on? I'm really curious about the girl he confessed to."

Lance wasn't in a hurry but wanted to linger a bit so he could get a good look at the girl Freddy had confessed to. From inside the house, Katherine appeared, her appearance a bit smudged because she did not want people to notice what had just happened. Katherine silently blamed herself for not being strong enough to reject Freddy so fiercely, but she thought that when the two got to know each other, he would quickly abandon the relationship because she couldn't have time to date them or have s*x with him.

Katherine was very relaxed and happy, and even laughed with those around her, but Lance Howling's eyes were especially focused on Katherine Manson's face as she watched intently, smiling and showing off to those around her. . Lance's expression changed suddenly, his face darkened and his eyes red. He watched Katherine enter the house and then fell silent like a frozen person. Lance's expression at this moment made the male assistant also a little scared. He did not dare to ask, and he hurriedly took the phone to find information about the owner of the Home Sweet Home restaurant. On the phone screen, the faces of Macken Manson and Katherine Manson appeared with bright smiles. Lance dropped the phone on the floor of the car and signaled the male assistant to drive back home.

The next day, Katherine, on schedule, started the day with a job she was very excited about. That is to find inspiration for a new menu. Katherine often spends two days a month looking for restaurants around New York or neighboring states to enjoy typical dishes. Katherine calls this her own 'food inspiration process'. Every time she enjoys delicious food, she will have more materials to form a suitable menu for the restaurant.

Katherine Manson wakes up with light makeup, she doesn't like skin that has too many chemicals. That's why Katherine often spends her time eating and resting in moderation, rather than pouring money into a bunch of plastic bottles and plastic tubes containing chemically active ingredients. Working at a restaurant exposes her to a lot of smoke and fire, so her skin has become somewhat drier, but anyway, she still doesn't care much about her appearance. The work of chefs is similar to that of 'artists' because food is also an art.

And today, Katherine Manson starts a job at an extremely delicious Korean-style fried chicken restaurant. Although she is not a fan of Asian cuisine, recently, on her way home from school, Lily brought a few bags of fried chicken with an extremely delicious taste. Of course, Katherine felt extremely curious about this restaurant. As soon as she arrived at the fried chicken restaurant, Katherine immediately used the video camera to record her entire eating process. Katherine didn't want to miss any moment, she had too much experience with forgetting some pretty expensive details about the taste of food because Katherine's memory was rather poor.

After talking with the Restaurant Manager, I ordered a lot of dishes, such as spicy chicken, honey chicken, cheese chicken, peach chicken salad... Katherine Manson is sure that today will be full. The entire restaurant turned their attention to Katherine and then looked at each other in silence. She smiled. From the beginning, the male restaurant manager did not agree to let Katherine take the video, but she told him that her memory was not good, so it was necessary to record the video so as not to miss the experience. Katherine also took out from her bag a medical record of the doctor that clearly showed her health status.

At this point, the male restaurant manager accepted. He also specially arranged for Katherine a rather secluded seat from being noisy by other customers. Katherine Manson, after carefully preparing the camera, had to wait for the restaurant staff to prepare the dish. The food is served quickly. Katherine put a piece of chicken in her mouth with a salad, crispy sound and full of flavor. The sweetness of honey and corn syrup, the pungent taste of green chili and chili powder, a hint of cinnamon, a bit of soy sauce, and the gentle sourness of pickled apricot juice. All mixed with soft fresh chicken pieces coated with delicious crispy dough. Katherine savored it, smiling, taking a sip of water after finishing her first bite of chicken. Katherine waited for the taste to fade before continuing.

Katherine's meal ended in loud laughter from the waiters there. They complimented her that she knew how to eat chicken because she ordered a side dish with draft beer. Perhaps this is a traditional culture in Korea that she doesn't know. Katherine said goodbye to everyone and then quickly climbed into a taxi to return home in a rather relaxed mood.

That afternoon, Katherine Manson came home. Katherine's house is simply a very moderate middle-class house but still has full amenities, such as a swimming pool, front yard, backyard... so that she and Lily can enjoy moments for themselves. self. Lily was the one who opened the door to welcome Katherine into the house. When she saw the big bag of fried chicken she had brought home, she was happy in her heart and quickly took it. Supper soon began in the dining room with Lily and Kenny's unusually cheerful expressions contrasting Macken's mourning face. Although Katherine repeatedly refused food from Macken's side because she ate it well at the restaurant, Macken insisted that she eat some to make him feel comfortable.

"I don't know why, but I just want to give all this food to you, virgin witch." Lily grabbed the fork to put the food on Katherine's plate, making her feel overwhelmed. Only when Katherine stopped her with her hand with wide eyes did the mischievous Lily stop. Lily's sly smile that was constantly on her lips made her a little uncomfortable. Katherine turned to look at Kenny intentionally asking him what was going on but Kenny just shook his head and smiled. Finally, Katherine had to say: "What's wrong with Father and Lily?"

Macken did not speak, his face was still deep, he was as silent as a statue and Lily smiled brightly: "Finally, my boyfriend proposed to me. Why are you hiding this? Dad and I are very angry! Even my rich boyfriend's face is round and round. You don't know how angry I think my father will be."

"Rich boyfriend? Propose? Where did you hear all this nonsense from? Oh my God! It's all bullshit." Katherine's eyes widened and she coughed so hard that her food spilled all over the table. She was so scared that she dropped her chopsticks on the table. Katherine picked it up in confusion. Lily and Kenny laughed.

Macken suddenly slammed his fist on the table, he looked angrily at Lily and Kenny and said in a very serious voice: "This is not fun. We've been living a lie all this time. Katherine, why can't you trust your own family?"