Roger was taken aback when he heard this news.
As Maxwell strolled into the dining room, balancing a tray on his hand, Scarlett was already seated, looking unusually serious.
She had a laptop to her right and a phone in her left hand, deeply engrossed in conversation with her assistant.
Approaching Scarlett with the tray, Maxwell filled the room with the irresistible aroma of his culinary creation.
Scarlett, caught up in her phone call, involuntarily swallowed hard, her hunger competing with her unfinished work report.
Her eyes fixated on the dish Maxwell had presented. It was a creamy lemon garlic shrimp pasta crafted from carefully selected ingredients he'd bought from the supermarket.
The dish was a medley of flavors??succulent shrimp, savory pork, diced onions, and parsley, delic
