Chapter 0263
Chapter 0263
Abby
The moment Mr. Thompson utters the words, the whole world seems to stop. I’m still sitting at my desk
in my cluttered little office, but I feel as though I’ve been launched into outer space; it’s like that feeling
in a dream when you suddenly fall from an impossible height, only to wake up just before you hit the
ground.
“Are you... are you serious?” I manage, gripping the edge of my desk to steady myself.
His smile is as reassuring as ever. “Of course, I am, Abby. You think I would joke about something like
this?”
It’s hard to breathe. After everything, as though some sort of unseen force suddenly decided to make
things right, they want me to cater the Alpha party. Me. Abby. The girl who lost the cook-off miserably This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.
on live television. The girl who was sabotaged by a male chef.
“Listen,” Mr. Thompson says, “Vanessa Greene asked to give you another chance. And after what
happened… You deserve it.”
My mind feels blown again. Vanessa Greene? As in, my biggest idol, Vanessa Greene? All this time, I
thought she looked down on me after the cook-off… And yet she was the one who advocated for me to
have another chance?
“I... Mr. Thompson, I don’t know what to say,” I stammer, my heart pounding in my chest.
“Say you’ll do it, Abby. Say you’ll prepare a meal that’ll knock their socks off,” he says, his eyes
twinkling with encouragement.
“But what if... what if my food still isn’t good enough?” The words tumble out before I can stop them,
and my voice quivers slightly, betraying the storm of emotions roiling inside of me.
Mr. Thompson’s expression softens, and he places a hand on my shoulder, grounding me in this
moment. “Abby, I’ve always believed in you. Your food has that special something—you’ve got the
talent. Don’t let one setback make you doubt yourself.”
I take a deep breath. His faith in me is a comfort. “Okay,” I say with a nod. “I’ll do it.”
Mr. Thompson grins. “That’s what I wanted to hear. Now, listen—they want you to prepare the meals in
front of them. In your kitchen.”
My eyes widen. “Here? In the restaurant?”
He nods. “Yes. I assume that won’t be a problem for you…?”
My restaurant kitchen; the place I haven’t set foot in for the past two weeks. Just the thought of going in
there makes me sick, but if it means catering the Alpha party, if it means proving Daniel and all of the
other men who doubted me wrong, then it looks like I have no choice.
“Okay,” I murmur. “My kitchen. I can do that.”
Saturday. It feels both like an eternity away and as if it’s looming over me, ready to pounce at any
moment.
“Thank you, Mr. Thompson. For believing in me, for giving me this chance,” I say, my voice thick with
emotions I can’t quite give a name to.
He stands. “You’ve earned it, Abby. And remember, it’s Vanessa herself who insisted. After she learned
about the sabotage, she wouldn’t rest until you were given a fair shot. She’s tough, but she respects
talent and honesty,” he says, offering a nod of approval that makes something inside of me feel just a
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