Chapter 68: Shift In Temperament
The next morning Natalie woke up, only to find herself alone in the room. She glanced at the bathroom but didn’t seem like anyone was inside.
’Has he left already?’
Just as she wondered, she heard the voices from outside. Curious, she headed out of the room, only to find her grandfather standing at the kitchen entrance.
"AiIden, you are such a good husband," Albert’s delighted voice reached her ear.
"Grandpa?" she called, clearly surprised by his presence.
"Good Morning, my dear," Albert greeted her warmly. "I just can’t stop praising your husband. You’ve found yourself a gem."
Natalie blinked, wondering what on earth that infuriating man could have possibly done to earn such high praise this time. She stepped closer to the kitchen entrance, and her eyes widened as she saw the scene before her: Justin, in her kitchen, cooking.
The CEO of Harper Group, the richest man in the country, is cooking in my kitchen?
She stood there in disbelief. The last time they’d spoken about cooking, she had mocked him, doubting whether someone like him could even know his way around a kitchen. But now, here he was—an apron tied around his waist, preparing multiple dishes at once with an effortless grace.
Is he a chef as his side job?
Just as she watched, Justin skillfully flipped a pancake in the pan with one hand while stirring a pot of soup with the other. The move was so seamless, so professional, that it made her exclaim without thinking, "Whoa!"