In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 478 A Good Cook

Xander was a good cook. He prepared a scrumptious spread in an hour.

"Crab imperial, grilled scallops, clam chowder, barbequed ribs, salad, fish soup …" Grace named the dishes one by one.

"You're so awesome, Xander! These are all my favorites."

Xander had a bright smile on his face as he looked at her tenderly. Then, he walked up to her and took her hand. "Go wash your hands first."

Grace moved quickly. She dashed to the bathroom to wash her hands. Then, she went to the kitchen to retrieve some cutlery to set on the table.

Xander pulled a chair out for her. They sat facing each other.

"Try it out and let me know how it tastes."

Grace tasted every one of the dishes slowly and praised Xander.

"It's too delicious, Xander."

He put more food on her plate and said, "Don't hold back, then."

Grace quickly stopped him. "No, I need to take a picture of this fancy spread first."

She went to the living room to get her phone and then took several pictures of the food from different angles.

"I'm learning to record the happy moments in life," Grace muttered as she opened Byte Technologies' app.

"Last week, Mr. Thorne said I could share pictures about my daily life on this app. I'll post a picture with a caption."

Xander also took his phone out. "What's your username? I'll follow you."

"Just search for my phone number."

Xander nodded as he typed her phone number in the search bar. He quickly found her account and followed it.

Grace wrote up the caption and picked out some music and photos. Then, she hit the upload button.

"Alright, I'm done. Let's eat."

After posting on the app, she set her phone aside and started to focus on eating.

She had a lot of fun during the meal. It had been so long since she had a homey feeling like this.

Grace was away from home most of the time and rarely went home to spend time with her family. She often ate by herself, and the food was very simple.

"Xander, it would be great if I could eat the food you cook more often."

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"Thanks, Xander. You're so nice."

"Let's focus on eating. Have some more food."

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After dinner, Grace had her eyes on Xander's wine collection. He had all sorts of bottles on the shelves.

"Xander, what kind of alcohol are these?"

Xander had just finished cleaning up in the kitchen. He looked toward where she was pointing and said, "That's wine from the vineyard from before. It's pretty good. Give it a try if you want to."

Grace took a bottle down out of curiosity. "This bottle looks so pretty. It must taste really good."

She opened the bottle with a bottle opener and took a sip. It was sour and sweet. "That's not bad."

Xander took out two wine glasses when he saw that she liked the wine.

"The weather's pretty good today. Why don't we go to the roof and relax?"

"Sure!"

Xander's home had a rooftop terrace, so they went to the rooftop together. Xander would sometimes spend his free time sitting there. There was even a rocking chair there.

As soon as she got to the terrace, Grace was captivated by the scenery.

"This is so beautiful, Xander. But, for some reason, I feel like it's very familiar."