My Lady Chef novel Chapter 66

Neo's POV:

Lady Alaina is simply the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on in my life.

But it was not her physical beauty that I took notice of. It was her heart and how she was willing to help people.

A few days ago, I told her about my Mana Spirit awakening within me after some deliberation with myself.

She looked pleased and told me that she had seen the mana spirit in me just waiting to be awakened but that was not what impressed her.

Apparently, my speed and efficiency in the kitchen were also why she had her eye on me.

I was sorry I doubted her and nearly knelt on my knees crying at how kind she was even when I was harboring dark thoughts about her.

I made a vow to work hard for the cafe and even assisted in training the staff who would be joining me.

To my surprise, Beatrice and Lisa were assigned to be my cooking assistants. They had voiced their interest in working in the cafe instead of being maids so the duchess gave them permission to work half the day here and the other half maintaining the culinary house which suited them just fine.

Since they have witnessed their duchess cooking, they were easier to train. I learned that each of them has their strength and weakness so I was aware of what to avoid when giving them orders.

Four days before the opening, the duchess suddenly ushered us to her carriage and we drove to the cafe location so that we can take out first look at it.

I chose to ride with the driver since I was the only male while the duchess, Linda, and the two girls rode the carriage.

Soon enough, we came upon a cafe that was not too big but not to small either. It was a rustic style sort of eating establishment with green and earth-toned colors as a motif. The curving signage hanging beside it says "Cafe Terra"

Inside the building, the wall was a shade of cream and the tables were made of redwood and oak. Small potted plants and red checkered napkins were eyes catching against the tables.

The front counter was simple but the cloth and small potted plants soften the simple look as the display case was well lit using luminescent stones and an ice crystal.

A few potted plants and decors were behind the clean coffee counter area where coffee can be made and inside the main kitchen.

My jaw almost dropped at how clean everything is and that there were a few pieces of equipment inside it that will make it easy for me to make bread and cakes even baking meat.

This place is where I will start dreaming again.

"What do you think?" The duchess looked at me expectantly as if gauging my response to the place.

It was different from the sterile perfection of the royal kitchen but the rustic comfort of the place suits me better.