Annoying

CELESTE

“Are you sure you know how to cook and won’t let poison me?”

I close my eyes to calm myself. I didn’t know that Elias Turner could be this annoying.

I still try to work on the art of ignoring and opening my eyes again to continue stirring the mushroom soup I have been cooking.

I moved to the left and opened the lid of the pan to look for the fish that I had been frying and let it flip to the other side.

I heard him chuckle. “Ignoring me—”

“Can you please stay away for a while until I finish cooking? If you don’t trust my cooking ability and don’t want to get poisoned, then why don’t you order something outside? Besides, you’re the boss. You got money!” I uttered, and I know he could feel that I was slightly furious.

I saw how his lips rosed, letting a sly smirk draw into his lips. “Sure. I’ll wait in the living room. Call me when you’re done,” he said and started to walk away, making me sigh in relief.

However, my eyes widened when he turned to me. I arched my