The Wife They Tried to Replace Is Now Untouchable novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

“Sylvis, could you serve the dishes? Bitki asked.

Ather thinking for a moment, Brian turned to Jacob. “Jackson mentioned that Jessica allaady had dinner. Let’s go see her early komorrow

“But I wanted to “Jacob’s voice trailed off, his head dropping in disappointment,

Brian reached over and gave Jacob’s hair a comforting ruffle before taking his hand. “Come on, let’s go at dinner.”

Brian knew he had to master at least one nutritious porridge recipe tonight.

After dinner, Brian coaxed Jacob upstairs to play while he immersed himself in the kitchen

With Sylvie keeping an eye on things, the heat control for the porridge wasn’t an

The rest was all about preparing the ingredients properly.

major concern.

Brian carefully cleaned the pre–soaked dried scallops and sliced abalone, removing any fishy smell from the seafood. He worked steadily until eleven of twelve at night, finally finishing a pot of seafood porridge.

“This smells amazing” Sylvie exclaimed.

Brian tasted it hi

dit himself and found the flavor tasty. He ladled out a bowl for Sylvie, who praised it enthusiastically after trying it

?” Brian asked.

“Can you taste any fishiness?”

“No,” Sylvie said, smacking her lips

Dried seafood didn’t have that intense fishy smell of fresh catches. Instead, it carried a distinctive aroma from being sun–dried.

Brian nodded at her response and finally headed upstairs, satisfied. During his shower, though, Brian had to scrub himself several times before the seafood smell finally came off

The next day, Brian was determined to get home by four o’clock to thake porridge. He worked with laser focus, not even leaving his desk for lunch–just ordering takeout instead

Madeline watched from afar, puzzled by Brian’s sudden drive to work so hard. She wanted to bring him lunch to show she cared, but then she remembered Brian’s previous warning

“Mr. Atkinson, your hand!” Madeline gasped before she could stop herself, the concern in her eyes almost tangible.

The most obvious mark was a deep groove across Brian’s thumbnail Though it hadn’t broken the skin, the nail bore a particularly prominent gash.

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