Chapter 1075
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A moment later, Skye emerged with a pan-seared steak, looking rather disheveled.
Seeing Finley and Tegan, her mouth twitched. “Hey, why didn’t you come help me? Look, my whole arm is covered in blisters from the oil.”
Skye held out her arm for Tegan to see, and sure enough, it was dotted with red marks from splattering oil.
“I tried to help you before, but you said you didn’t like how it tasted,” Tegan reminded her gently. Skye had been here for several days, always insisting on cooking for herself because she was so picky about restaurant food.
When Tegan had heard the commotion from the kitchen in her apartment and tried to help, Skye had complained that she used too much rosemary on the steak, or the oil was wrong, or the heat wasn’t right.
In short, Skye’s own cooking was a disaster, but she was just as critical of everyone else’s.
“That’s true,” Skye conceded.
Finley scoffed. “As if you’re any better.”
“I’m better than you, at least,” Skye shot back.
“You’re still single, and I’m the one who has to help you find a wife!” Finley fell silent.
Tegan shifted uncomfortably.
The comment hung in the air, creating a palpable awkwardness.
Tegan’s face flushed slightly. “Come on, let’s split this,” Skye said, pulling Tegan away from Finley and dividing the steak onto a plate for her.
Tegan was genuinely hungry. She’d barely eaten a few bites before Uriah had shown up.
After taking a bite of Skye’s cooking, Skye immediately asked, “So? What do you think?”
“It’s delicious,” Tegan said honestly. “I love the taste of rosemary.”
“You like it, right? I’ll give Finley the recipe later so he can make it for you from now on.” Tegan’s fork froze.
She glanced uncomfortably at Finley, who was getting a bottle of water from the fridge.
Ever since Skye had appeared, Tegan remembered, she had been calling her ‘sister-in-law.’
At first, Tegan hadn’t even known who her ‘brother’ was.
Even worse, when she first met Skye, she thought Skye was a guy.
The day they met, Tegan had been cornered by some thugs Leslie had sent.
Skye’s fighting was on another level—so powerful, so fierce.
Though her skin was a bit tan, the way she fought had been undeniably cool, capturing Tegan’s admiration at that moment.
“Why are you staring at me like that?” Skye asked, unnerved by Tegan’s persistent gaze.
“You know, you really dress like a boy,” Tegan commented.
“What?!” Skye was taken aback. Was Tegan criticizing her fashion sense?
Tegan continued to cut her steak haphazardly.
“Is it not okay to dress like this?”
“It’s not that,” Tegan said, her tone a little strange as she added the last part.
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“You already have a boyish look. If you keep dressing this way, you might give some poor girl the wrong idea and that wouldn’t be good Skye’s mouth twitched.
She looked down at her practical, combat-style clothes.
Combined with her flat chest, she had to admit, she did project a certain powerful, androgynous vibe that a girl might easy misinterpret.. Wait a minute, what was regan implying?
Skye’s eyes widened as she stared at Tegan, and she gasped. “Don’t tell me you
got the wrong idea that day and developed a crush on me?”
“Pfft—” Finley, who had just taken a sip of water, sprayed it everywhere.
Skye glared at her clumsy brother.
“What are you doing? Can’t you be a bit more composed?” He hadn’t had a wife for years, and now that he finally had a chance to impress a girl, she was terrified he’d blow it.
It hadn’t been easy to find someone who caught his eye, and if he remained this
immature, how could he ever win Tegan’s heart?
Skye was truly anxious for him. Finley coughed and sputtered, having been badly choked by the water.
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