Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1810

Arianne nodded. “The menu, please. Pass it to me.”

The waitress asked offhandedly, “You’re here alone, hmm?”

Arianne paused for a second. Honestly, she had always wanted to bring Mark along, but she never found the chance… And of course, they just had that blasted quarrel that weighed her heart down now that she remembered it. “Yeah… I guess I’ll be dining alone tonight. Simple dishes should suffice for someone who’s eating alone.”

After picking her dishes, she asked casually, “So, is your boss around? Ever since the restaurant’s opening, he always seems to be around, huh? But he’s not around right now though… Why is that?”

“He’s gone out around this afternoon,” the waitress answered with a smile. “Not sure if he’s gonna return at night, but if you’re looking for him right now, you could probably give him a ring.”

Arianne flashed her a smile. “Oh, it’s nothing. I was just asking. Anyway, don’t let me keep you.”

Service was fast; her awaited dishes were laid before her very soon. Strangely, watching rolling clouds of steam and heat emanating from the scrumptious food in front of her stole her appetite away rather than enhancing it.

Usually at this time, Arianne would be at home having dinner with Mark and Smore. But today—

“And why is this fair lady dining alone? Tiffany and Melanie not joining you today?”

Mateo appeared so suddenly it was as though he had just phased out of nowhere.

Arianne, shocked, had to quickly recollect her thoughts. “Oh, um, er… I was suddenly craving Chinese food so… I guess I came here all alone? Haha, I should really bring them along next time, huh? A-Anyway! I thought you weren’t here at all! When did you…?”

Mateo took the seat directly opposite her and answered her half-jokingly, “Just now. Maybe I had a premonition that you’d be around this evening, so I returned, just in time! Hee hee. Oh, right. We’re gonna add new dishes onto the menu soon, but I would love to have the kitchen prepare them now for you. This is the best time for me to get a bit of your precious review, my beta taster!”

It took only one bite for the praise to spring out of Arianne’s throat from the bottom of her heart. “Okay, this is not half-bad at all! Good, it’s good, and it tastes so good! …Alright, I admit, I’m not Gordon Ramsey here, so I really have no way or great descriptions to fully express my assessment. But! I know one thing—I personally love this. Seriously, I need to introduce this to Tiffie and Melanie the next time we’re here!”

Mateo’s lips broke out into an earnest, toothy grin. He grabbed a dollop of the next dish for her again. “Okay, now this one.”

Arianne willed her focus to come back to her before taking a bite and savoring it with her heart. She quickly noticed that every single dish on the table satisfied her particular taste and preference to a tee. Mateo’s new recipe seemed to possess the ability to seize and rule her heart the moment she put it in her mouth. It was even addicting, since she could not help but fantasize about having seconds.

“It’s very good. This is genuinely good,” she said.

The joy in Mateo’s eyes seemed to have become even sharper. “As long as it makes you happy, try it all. I just want your honest, objective opinion; don’t worry that the truth’s gonna hurt me or whatever. Facts don’t care about my feelings, man—if the fact is that it tastes good, say it. If it tastes like seasoned mud, then just give an honest negative review!”