He answered honestly.
“I left the office the moment Grandma’s condition was mentioned.”
“I didn’t have time.”
Elena’s eyes immediately brightened.
“Then that’s perfect.”
She smiled.
“Let me cook for you.”
The suggestion caught him completely off guard.
“You can cook?”
There was unmistakable surprise in his voice.
No one had ever offered to thank him with something so ordinary…
Or so unexpectedly personal.
Elena laughed, looking almost shy.
“I won’t pretend I’m better than the chefs you hire.”
She shrugged lightly.
“But…”
“I’ve always been fairly confident in my cooking.”
She had every reason to be.
Long before she entered the business world, Elena had learned how to look after herself.
Whenever she craved something she couldn’t afford to buy…
She taught herself how to m
