Hearing that, Matthew paused and lifted a cube. of tofu with his knife. The smooth tofu was placed in a bowl of water. With a gentle tap on the water surface, he split the tofu into sections from the core, turning it into a lovely flower.
“My goodness!” Liam went closer with a shocked look. “That’s awesome! How did you learn that?” While praising Matthew, he took some photos for his Instagram Stories.
While editing the text captions, he was again shocked by a sharp dagger in front of his eyes. “F*ck! He gasped and jumped backward, prompting his phone to fall onto the floor and roll over to Matthew’s heel.
“What are you doing? Do… Do you plan to kill the prince? You’re in the hidden clan territory, mind you! If you kill me, Eleanor will not spare you too!” Liam pointed at Matthew, adding, “I was just trying to help you with the baked fish. I’m cool if you don’t want to make that dish, but you don’t have to kill me!”
“What’s on your mind?” As cold as ever, Matthew flipped the blade in his hand. “Look, there’s the fish. If you can gutter a fish properly, I’ll let you help with the dish.”
Next, he pointed at the two fishes in the water tank, which were much alive, as he assigned the task to Liam. However, Liam was only capable of fishing, not gutting them. After some hesitation, he took the knife and kneeled to pick up his phone. He grumbled, “It’s easy to hurt someone with a knife! Don’t fool around and scare the others. Just tell me if you want me to kill the fish. You made it look like you were planning to kill me!”
“It’s not my fault that you’re a scaredy cat.” Matthew took a jab at him and drew another knife from the rack as he resumed prepping.
One and a half hours later, the feast was finally ready. The ten-course meal would be delivered to the Sky Lounge on the top floor. Then, Matthew went downstairs to get Skyler. Hearing the knock on the door, Skyler quickly opened up. “Matt?”
“Did you see my text just now?” he asked. “No. Shir has been napping, so I turned my phone into silent mode.” Due to the disfiguration incident, Shirley had been steeped in anxiety and slept poorly. When she managed to drift into sleep, Skyler wanted to keep the room free of interruptions.
“Who’s that, Sky?” They heard her voice from within the room. Matthew told Skyler, “Liam and Eleanor are here, so I made dinner. Get Shirley to join dinner at the Sky Lounge.”
“Well…” Skyler looked hesitant. ‘I’ll check with her.”
“Sure.” Matthew nodded, and Skyler went into the room. A few minutes later, he reemerged with at dejected look as he shook his head. “Shir isn’t in the mood to join.” Then, he pointed at his face and said in a hushed voice, “She’s still struggling to accept her current state. She doesn’t want to go out and mingle.”
She needed to take off her face veil when she took her meals, and she refused to be subjected to surprised looks from the others when they saw her face.
Matthew had been anticipating the rejection, so he did not push on. “Okay. Make a trip to the kitchen, then. I’ve left some food for you there.”
“Thank you, Matt.” Skyler felt touched, knowing that Matthew was the most understanding. “I’ll go to the Sky Lounge. Come get me if you need anything,” Matthew reminded him and went to the top floor.
There, Eleanor, Liam, and Veronica were seated at the table, and they stared at him when he entered. Eleanor immediately gave him at thumbs-up with a grin on her porcelain face. “What a feast! Master, thank you!”
