Chapter 1786

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However, since Steele loved it so much, he decided to let him have it.

It also gave Yara an easy out.

Sure enough, hearing his last sentence, Yara simply shoved the cake into Steele’s arms. “Fine, then share it amongst yourselves!”

Holding the empty food carrier, Yara looked at Finnian with hesitant anticipation. “Finnian, I like you, and it’s really not just because I love your cooking!”

“It’s also because I have an eight-pack,” Finnian interjected deadpan.

Yara’s expression shifted drastically. It was the exact look of someone who had just been completely exposed.

She never expected Finnian to know about that.

Wait…

She suddenly remembered a time she was on the phone downstairs, loudly bragging to a friend that the chef staying near her sister’s place was incredible and had an absolute eight-pack that made her drool.

If Finnian had actually overheard her unhinged phone conversation, she might as well just dig a hole and bury herself.

“I… I mean, there’s nothing wrong with liking an eight-pack, right?”

“It’s way better than having a fetish for guys with beer bellies! At least I have good aesthetic taste!”

With that, Yara didn’t even wait for Finnian to reply. She grabbed her carrier and bolted.

She was mortified!

She had no idea exactly how much Finnian had overheard that day.

She had been so overwhelmingly excited that she had completely lost her filter on the phone.

Because to her, Finnian was honestly the most perfect man she had ever laid eyes

on.

She was usually a complete shut-in. When rushing to meet a deadline, she could go weeks without stepping outside, surviving entirely on a diet of pure junk food.

Finally encountering a guy at her sister’s complex who was not only handsome but also fit and an amazing cook felt like the universe had personally custom-ordered a boyfriend just for her.

Finnian was going to get married eventually anyway, so why couldn’t it be to her?

After Yara ran off, Steele carefully put the cupcakes aside, planning to enjoy them as an afternoon snack once he got hungry.

As he ate his own lunch, he scolded Finnian.

Sou can’t just keep

stringing her alone like that. Girls get embarrassed easily .net>

“If you scared her off today and she never comes back, what are you gonna do?”

Finnian shot him a glare. “You talk way too much.”

Steele rubbed his buzzcut. “Who says? I think I didn’t say enough.”

“Even though we’re on a mission and shouldn’t mess around, no one’s going to care if you date normally.”

“Besides, Ms. James has those two hardcore family bodyguards with her. She barely ever needs us anyway.”

“You dating and making some side cash cooking is definitely not going to compromise the mission.”

“By the time this detail is over, you’ll have solved your own bachelor problem. The agency will probably promote you for it.”

Single guys got deployed constantly, but they were rarely assigned to ultra-high-risk operations.

Since they weren’t married and didn’t have kids, the agency had to factor in their safety and legacy.

Of course, being married with kids

bel?

didn’t guarantee you’d get of

missions either, since having a family meant having liabilities.

Steele had plenty of siblings back rumor had it Finnian.

home, bu

an only child. The truly dangerous suicidal missions rarely fell to him

Finnian himself probably wanted those high-risk assignments; he certainly had the skills for them.

But the agency had its own protocols. What could he do?

“If you’re so good at giving advice, why don’t you find a girl yourself?” Finnian shot back.

Steele looked like he wanted to throw a punch.

“Look at me. I’m built like a brick wall. You think girls are into this?”

“Even Yara only has eyes for you. She probably looks at me and sees a grizzly bear from the next town over.”

“You’re completely different. You’ve got an eight-pack and that refined, intellectual look!”

Steele absolutely refused to admit he was jealous, but even his own parents hadn’t given him a name as cool-sounding as Finnian’s!

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