[XVIII]

When Zac finally knew that something was up, it was already too late. The moment he swallowed the cabbage, it felt as if his whole mouth was burning. He coughed with great force, trying to get rid of the spice.

Hazel had put a whole bottle of wild pepper into the pot without anyone noticing.

Seeing his face flushed and sweaty as he ran to the kitchen to get some water, Hazel was in a good mood. She picked up the chopsticks and began to eat slowly. A smile was playing on her lips.

When he returned to the table, Zac smiled bitterly. "Are you feeling better now? Do you want to punish me again?"

Hazel snorted in disgust. In fact, she was far from done yet. As long as she continued to think of Zac 'cheating' on her, her anger continued to spread like wildfire.

"You better clean your room today. I swear, don't you even think about catching infectious diseases?" she snapped. She had always thought that Zac was a clean freak. It seemed, however, that sex w