Chapter 616 - Crazy season (1/2)
Sophia and Felix are having lunch in the dining room.
Felix is scrutinizing lavish array of dishes in front of them.
”You don't look happy.”, Sophia observed. ”These are tasty… try this.” Sophia hovered piece of potato on her fork in front of his mouth.
”Secret is in the sauce…”, she was doing her best to convince him to try.
This is the fourth chef who came to prepare dishes for them. They hired almost all staff for their house, but Felix was unusually picky when it came to select a cook.
He reluctantly opened his mouth and accepted her offering.
Sophia observed him expectantly, but his expression didn't reveal much, so she decided to point out good things: ”It's just right… not too soft and not too crunchy, and a bit salty and a bit sweet, and you can taste the herbs… do you agree?”
Seeing that he swallowed and frowned Sophia lost her patience. ”Why are you this difficult? Food is good. It was good from previous chefs as well… What are you expecting exactly?”
”I think it can be better.”
”Better? What is better?”
”This is not good enough… you deserve best.” Felix mumbled.
”Mr. Martin, why do I have a feeling that you don't want to let others cook for me?”
Felix avoided her gaze.
”I'm right! Oh, Felix, sweetheart… we need a cook, or we will end up eating in restaurants. I love your cooking, but I don't want you to be stuck in the kitchen all the time…” Sophia moved and sat in his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.
She kissed him on the cheek and spoke in the sweetest voice: ”When I married you, I was going for a husband, not for a cook. Your masterful skills are better utilized in the bedroom than in the kitchen…”
Felix was not able to suppress the grin which bloomed on his face.
Seeing that his mood (definitely) improved, Sophia went back to the topic of hiring a chef. ”How about a compromise? We can have this chef come only on some days. What do you say?”
They compromised that chef will come on weekdays to make dinner, so Felix can do his cooking magic on weekend.
Felix got a phone call from Bridgette.
Sophia watched as his expression fell and he paled while listening to Bridgette without saying a word. She could tell that it's nothing good and she got anxious.
”Are you sure you are OK?”, Felix asked in a hoarse voice while clutching the phone in his hand.
Only then he noticed that Sophia is tugging on his arm asking him what is going on.
He switched the call to go to speaker and Sophia could hear Bridgette: ”…fine now, no need to worry. It was just one night in a hospital for observation… Don't worry. OK? I only wanted you to know, not to worry you… Are you still there?”
”Yes.”, Felix responded.
”Why were you in the hospital?”, Sophia asked.
”Oh, hi Sophia… I didn't know you are listening as well. There was an incident yesterday and I ended up in the hospital.” Bridgette didn't want to talk about JoAnna's kidnapping. She will leave that to JoAnna. She only wanted to let Felix know that she spent previous night in the hospital and that she is OK now.
But Bridgette misjudged Sophia who could immediately tell that Bridgette is hiding something.
”What kind of an incident?”
”I got hit in the head.”
”Hit in the head? You were attacked? Hard enough that it requires you to stay overnight in the hospital?” Sophia thought that this can't be simple… she knows that JoAnna and Bridgette are together and followed by bodyguards. ”What about Anna? Is she OK?”
”Yes, yes. Anna is fine. She is in the hospital. WORKING! She is working in the hospital. Today…”
Bridgette's clumsy response only confirmed that she is hiding something.
Sophia was losing her patience. ”Bridgette… What are you hiding? How exactly did you hurt your head?”