Chasing His Kickass Luna Back novel Chapter 263

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 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.”