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    “You’re the one who threw down the gauntlet first,” Christina said with a teasing smile.


    Robin opened his mouth slightly, but no words came out. He had noeback. It was true—he’d been the one to challenge her. He’d thought he could at least win one round, but he hadn’t expected aplete defeat.<fne49b> Latest content published on Find?Novel</fne49b>


    After a long silence, Robin mumbled, “You could’ve let me win at least one round. Losing all three is downright embarrassing.”


    “No matter what you challenge me to, you have to beat me fair and square. It only counts as a real win when you earn it with your own skill,” Christina replied, her words carrying a deeper meaning.


    Robin lowered his head in embarrassment. He’d lost to her in a fight, now in jet skiing, and odds were, he’d fall short in car racing too. The thought that he might not be able to beat her at anything only fueled his frustration. “Do you have any weaknesses? Something you’re not good at? Just name it—I’ll master it,” Robin said, determined to find a way to beat Christina. But it seemed there was no hope, so he had to take a different approach.


    Without missing a beat, Christina answered, “Cooking.”


    “What?” Robin blinked, frowning in confusion. How had the topic suddenly shifted to cooking?


    Christina turned toward him and said inly, “I suck at cooking.”


    Robin waspletely stumped. That was thest answer he had expected. He stood silent for a moment, then suddenly clenched his fists and lifted his chin high, as if he’d made a grand, life-altering decision. “Alright then! From now on, I’ll sharpen my cooking skills until I’m capable of beating ine and bing a master chef. Then I’ll finally beat you!” he dered with full confidence.


    Unbeknownst to him, Dn’s lips curved into a faint smile as he overheard, one brow lifting ever so slightly. Beating ine and bing a new master chef? Being ine himself, he would make sure that, as long as he was around, Robin would never evene closeto beating him in cooking skills. Robin thought he could win Christina over with his cooking skills, but he was still too inexperienced. Close to beating him in cooking skills, Robin was determined to learn, but he was far from ready.


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    Elliott, hearing Robin’s bold im, kept a calm expression, but inside, he felt a flicker of unease—and an odd sense of urgency. He had been nning to track down ine and train under him. There was no way he could let Robin beat him to it. He had to be the new master chef.


    The three men sat in a strange silence, each brewing their own secret ambitions.


    “Speaking of ine, he hasn’t shown up in ages. I wonder where he disappeared to,” Christina said, her mouth watering at the memory of those unforgettable dishes. She had once been a mysterious judge at a cookingpetition and had been lucky enough to taste ine’s creations—they had been utterly divine. In truth, Dn’s cooking wasn’t far behind ine’s.


    “Maybe he changed careers or retired. Or maybe he got snatched up by some elite family as their private chef,” Chloe voiced her spection.


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