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Chapter 40: Pursue
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2021-06-19 23:30:00It was another ordinary day in Madrid. The place was so amazing and she loves the climate for it was already summer. After she left, she has decided to fly to Madrid, Spain - the land where her true family belonged. Yes, she found out that the Oropeza are Spanish nationals. Now she understands why there's a part of her feels that the country was kind of dear to her heart. It was because it is the place where she truly came from. It was the first place that came up in her mind when she was on the brink of misery and she doesn't know where to go. There, she met Mr. Alejandro Pelaez, which according to Attorney Peter Gutierez was her father's best friend. When the old man learned that she was alive and decided to settle in the country, he met her and they have a long and quiet talk. The old man was generous and at ease to be with. He's fun to talk with and she has a feeling he is a trustworthy person. He gladly offered her a place to live which she declined and reminded her t
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"What's your verdict?" She asked Gino. She came an hour early in her shift that morning to practice the dessert she was experimenting with. She was making a Crema catalana with a twist by adding fresh-cut fruits to it. Crema catalana is a creamy dessert and is a Spanish custard dessert very similar to crème brulee. She was planning to add it to the menu plan for the weekend desserts once she had perfect the taste of it. It was almost done as she was doing the finishing touch when Gino found her in the kitchen and accompanied her. She asked him to taste it and he gladly obliged. "It's good. It's creamy and tasty. Are you planning to put it on the dessert menu?" She saw him once scooped a spoonful of the desserts and ate it as if he was savoring and enjoying the Crema catalana. "Yup. What do you think?" she asked. "It's delicious. You're an amazing chef, Emerald." Gino complimented her as he came closer to her and gently
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"I made a soup for you. You lose a lot of strength so you need to eat." She got stunned when after an hour he left her room, he came back carrying a tray of soup and some bite-sized chopped fruits. He gently helped her to get up and seated next to her then. "D-Did you cooked this?" She couldn't help to ask. "I'm not good at cooking unlike you but I think this is edible. Just bear my cooking please..." He replied apologetically. She hid a smile for that because she felt it was kinda sweet for him to cook for her which he never did before. Did Alex really exert some effort and cooked for her? Since when the high and mighty Alexander De Hizon learned to cook and use a stove? This was all new to her. She saw him scoop some soup using the spoon and feed her. Her mouth willingly opened and ate the soup. She saw him smiled as if he was pleased she followed him. "Good girl." He stated.
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