Chapter 1254
The seafood soup needed to simmer, a bit longer, so several people decided to eat first.
Charlie sat Kya next to him and served her some beef, “This is Jonathan’s cooking, give it a try.”
Kya blew on it a bit, took a bite, and nodded vigorously, “Yummy!”
She turned to Charlie and asked, “Can you cook?”
Caught off guard, Charlie didn’t want to shatter his invincible image in Kya’s eyes and chuckled, “Of course, I’ll cook for you next time, promise it’ll be even better than this!”
Estelle gave a sly smile and said, “don’t lie to children. You must do it if you have promised!”
Charlie responded, “If only I could learn from Jonathan. Cooking is not that difficult!”
Emily quickly stepped in, “Kya was just asking casually, Mr. James, you don’t have to take it seriously.”
She then turned to Jonathan, “Mr. Lamont, have you always lived here? You can join us for dinner like Estelle does.”
“Sure, thanks!” Jonathan replied with a soft smile.
“Hold on!” Charlie’s eyes narrowed. He asked Jonathan, “Where do you live?”
Emily giggled, “Mr. Lamont is Estelle’s neighbor now, living right across from her.”
Charlie looked at him in astonishment, then burst into laughter, “When did this happen?”
“Just moved in a couple of days ago,” Jonathan said casually.
“You’re amazing!” Charlie was thoroughly impressed, then joked, “If I were you, I’d marry her on the spot!”
“Let me do it!” Emily insisted.
Charlie smiled, “You’re not my maid, you don’t have to take on everything. Not everything should be your responsibility.”
Without thinking, Emily retorted, “I’m not a maid, I’m the host. Since when does a host let the guest wash dishes after dinner?”
Charlie’s face fell a bit, he looked at her expressionlessly, “So, am I the only guest here?”
Emily was taken aback.
Charlie didn’t look at her anymore. He put the dishes in the sink, took the dishcloth, and began to wash them.

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