Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 97

“Chris.” Kathleen was embarrassed. Why did he come too?”I heard something happened over here.Has it been resolved?” Christopher looked at her with gentle eyes."Yes.” Kathleen nodded. That'sgreat.” Christopher flashed a half-smile and said, “If there's anything else you need, feel free to letme know. I can help you.”It's just something unexpected came up,” explained Kathleen.Looking ather, Christopher flashed her a smile before turning around and leaving.Nancy was also looking atKathleen, her eyes filling with admiration and envy.Be it, Samuel, the former husband, orChristopher, the fiancé, they were both outstanding men.l would be satisfied with either ofthem!Meanwhile, Kathleen had turned around to prepare the dishes. She spaced out twice duringthat period.Christopher's and Samuel's appearances were definitely not a coincidence.However, theymight not have expected the other person to be at the scene as well. Samuel's purpose wasobvious.Kathleen was not a narcissist, but she could tell the man still had feelings for her.As forChristopher, she knew he liked her and was currently pursuing her.Kathleen, unfortunately, did notwant either of them.However, if she were to put the two men together, Samuel was someone fromher past.She had already explained it to Samuel, but the man didn’t understand.Hence, Kathleenreckoned she could only make things clear through her actions.An hour later, all of the dishes wereserved.Nancy walked over to the table and began introducing the dishes one by one, “The appetizeris a mushroom soup I've made. As for the main course, we have almond-coated prawns, blackpepper tenderloin roast, lobster, crab-stuffed sole, and prime rib!"“Did you prepare all these dishesyourself?” asked Samuel in an icy-cold tone.Nancy was rather a petty person.She only mentionedthe soup was prepared by her and did not mention Kathleen at all. Hearing Samuel's question,Nancy grew awkward and said, “I prepared the soup.”"What about the other dishes?” Samuelquestioned indifferently."Kathleen was the one who prepared the rest of the dishes,” Nancyexplained, albeit bitterly.She could tell Samuel did that to stand up for Kathleen, but she did notdisregard Kathleen intentionally.Nancy only wanted to leave a good impression in front of themayor.Meanwhile, comments began pouring in.What the hell! Is everyone in this variety show thisevil?If Samuel did not probe further, would Nancy have told everyone Kathleen was the one whoprepared all the other dishes?Why is this show full of b*tches? I've already had enough of Kylie. Whydid another one have to show up?I didn't Nancy was someone like that. It seems I was wrong abouther.Christopher furrowed his brow upon seeing that.Samuel is only making people turn on Kathleen.What if Nancy gives Kathleen a hard time because of this?"Why don't everyone have a taste of thedishes?” suggested Nancy with a tinge of awkwardness in her voice."Where's Kathleen?” Samuelquestioned again.Introducing the dishes and attending to the guests is something the head chefshould be doing."She’s busy preparing the desserts in the kitchen,” Nancy responded.Samuel didn'tsay another word.While the other began their meal with the appetizer, he went straight to the maincourse.Of course, his actions did not go unnoticed by Nancy, who couldn't help grumblinginternally. It seems that Samuel is still protective of Kathleen, despite the two of them beingdivorced already.With that thought in mind, Nancy dared not give Kathleen a hard time.Samueltasted the food made by his former wife and began reminiscing the times before theirdivorce.Kathleen learned to cook for him, but he had never expressed a hint of gratitude whenevershe prepared a table full of food for him.Gradually, she stopped cooking.Samuel suddenly felt apang of pain in his heart.”Mr. Morris, you seem to enjoy the crab-stuffed sole a lot,” said one of theguests.Christopher curled his lips. “Yes, I really like it a lot.""You can probably have it any other day,isnt that right, Mr. Morris? I'm sure Ms. Johnson makes them for you often.”"You're right. Kathleenalways cooks whatever I want to eat.” Happiness was written all over Christopher's face as he saidthat.On the other hand, Samuel's expression darkened.Does Kathleen cook whatever he wants toeat? Well, it's natural since they're engaged now. There's not a single dish on this table that isamong my favorites. She even made such a troublesome dish like crab-stuffed sole for him. Is shetrying to show how much she loves Christopher?Gloominess shrouded his face at thatthought.When it came to trying the rest of the dishes, Samuel had already lost his appetite. After themain course, it was time for dessert.Kathleen came out of the kitchen when it was time to serve thedesserts.Despite working for an entire evening, she still looked energetic instead of dispirited.Johnhelped Kathleen serve the desserts for everyone.When the guests removed the lids, they noticedthat only Christopher's dessert was different from the others.The rest of them had the samedessert.Of course, Samuel was also included in the majority.”Oh, it seems Mr. Morris’ dessert isdifferent from ours.” A faint smile spread across the mayor's face.Kathleen explained, “I heard youprefer sweet dessert, but Mr. Morris doesn't like it too sweet, so I made another one for him."Themayor chuckled and said, “Of course, of course. I understand.”"Please, have a taste. This is ice creamI made by infusing Earl Grey tea into the milk,” said Kathleen.The mayor took the spoon from thetable and had a bite of the ice cream, immediately gasping in surprise. “This tastes great. The icecream is fragrant and sweet. It's silky smooth and melts in my mouth almost immediately."Hiscomment made Kathleen smile. “Yes. I heard you like Earl Grey tea, so I didn't use coffee for the icecream and opted for Earl Grey tea instead.”Nodding, the mayor complimented, “I didn't expect youto know my preference, Ms. Johnson.”"I heard it from...” Kathleen paused before continuing, “Iheard it by coincidence.”Samuel’s gaze darkened.Did she forget all of my preferences? Does shethink I will give up if she uses a method like this?After finishing the dessert, dinner was finallyover.Kathleen and the rest walked to the entrance to send the mayor off.The mayor got into his carand left, leaving only Samuel and Christopher behind.“Chris,” Kathleen called out before pullingChristopher aside. “I have something to tell you."When Samuel saw that, a cold glint flashed acrosshis eyes.However, his car had already arrived.Tyson got out of the car and opened the door forSamuel, who got into the car swiftly.As soon as the car drove away, Steve and the others let out asigh of relief.Kathleen was watching all this from a distance.She couldn't help letting out a breath ofrelief when she saw Samuel had left.Then, looking at Christopher, Kathleen said, “Chris, please don'tget me wrong. I just don't want Samuel to pester me anymore. I've told him countless times, but hejust doesn’t understand. I—"Before Kathleen could finish her words, Christopher placed a slenderfinger on her red lips. He smiled as he responded, “You don't have to explain. Even if you takeadvantage of me or treat me as a pawn, I'm willing to put up with it for you."Kathleen's ears flushedred when she heard him.”Don’t worry. I won't misunderstand,” Christopher reassured once more.“Would you like me to wait for you so we could go home together?"“There’s no need for that.”Kathleen shook her head and continued, “I have to film the show for fifteen days. During this time,I'll be staying in the mansion provided by the production team.”Hearing that, Christopher nodded.“In that case, I'll go home and watch the live stream.”He would see her through the livestream.Kathleen blinked. “Everyone is asleep at night. There's nothing to watch.”“But I will still watchit,” Christopher said in a deep voice.Kathleen was dumbfounded.”You're tired. Go back home andrest early.” Christopher lifted his hand and stroked her head gently. “If anything happens, send me amessage.”Okay.” Kathleen nodded in response before watching Christopher leave.Then, she turnedaround and headed back to the restaurant.In the meantime, Kylie was back.She entered therestaurant with a limp and was covered in dust However, everyone was completely exhausted fromthe ordeal and slumped on the chairs with barely any energy leftKylie's eyes turned red as herblood boiled. “I'm injured. Don't you all have anything to say to me?” she snapped.