"I don't stay here often..." Pouting her lips, Maggie said, "As you know our school doesn't allow us to hang out during the weekends. So having meals that can be prepared quickly is much more convenient. I must have brought it with me the last time I came here."
Edgar shook his head helplessly and closed the fridge. "Why don't you rest for a while?" He was already at the front door when he said that.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the convenience store to buy something." While he spoke, he put his sneakers on and prepared to leave.
When Edgar was already out the door, Maggie realized something and shouted, "Didn't you say that you're running low on cash?"
However, Edgar had already left and didn't hear what she had said. He returned shortly after, carrying two bags of groceries. As soon as he came in, Maggie immediately asked, "Where did you get the money to buy that?"
Edgar glimpsed at the bags in his hands and gave her a puzzled look. "You know you can make an overdraft on the credit card, don't you?"
Maggie bit back, "Well, then you should also know that the credit card can also be overdrawn to pay for accommodation at a hotel."
"But that would be absolutely humiliating!" Edgar put the slippers on again, and spoke in a profound way. "It would be so embarrassing to take my girlfriend to a hotel and pay with an overdrawn credit card. However, it's totally acceptable to buy something for her to eat."
Maggie came to realize that she was fascinated by Edgar's sweet talk all day. Hearing his words, Maggie felt moved. It was as if he meant the whole world to her. 'Why haven't I noticed that Edgar was so sweet up until this moment? Whereas others think of him as aloof.'
Maggie sat at the table, waiting for the midnight snack to be ready. She didn't get to eat very much since she listened to comrades talking. Initially, she thought that it was only Edgar that was the hungry one. However, her stomach began to grumble too at the aroma of the food. Maggie found that she couldn't resist the delicious smell of the food, and she began to salivate. Maggie's cooking skills were limited to only instant meals, and most of the time, she relied on Benjamin or Monica to cook for her. Could it be... That the world is changing so fast that even men are seen cooking in the kitchen nowadays?
Thanks to Edgar, there were delicious noodles with tomato and eggs on the top. The tempting smell aroused Maggie's appetite, and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
"Let's eat." Edgar was amused by her voracious look, but he also cherished her even more. He had a bad impression on the school cafeteria's diet, where every meal was bland and set. Whereas, it was very different from that in the task force. The criterion for food was remarkably higher than that of any other place due to the intensive training. Due to this reason, someone might joke that the meals in task force could match those served for war dogs.
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