Serenity and Zachary York novel Chapter 3129

Upon hearing Weston’s recount, Austin thought Weston’s mental fortitude was not strong enough.

Austin himself had received many criticisms.

Whenever his nana thought his food tasted terrible, she would tell him to redo it over and over again.

There was once when he failed to satisfy her with her favorite dish even after ten attempts. In the end, Grandma May gave up on eating it.

He did not find it traumatic but reflected on his shortcomings instead. It made him realize that the food he made was not as delicious as he had imagined.

The constant experimentation and improvement had shaped him into who he was that day.

Since Austin was not close to Weston, and they were competitors, he did not say much and remained a listener.

He listened as Weston described how much time he took to recover from the shock Ms. O’Connor’s comment had caused.

Weston said, “At my second interview, Ms. O’Connor had already become the head of the family. She’s truly an amazing young girl. She was able to gain control of the family business even though she was surrounded by many people who harbored ill intentions.

“I did not have much hope during my second interview compared to the first, where I thought of myself as someone with the best cooking skills in the world.

“The second interview, I spent a lot of effort. Hence, the first round was a breeze. The second round only commenced a few days later. There were too many applicants, so quite a number managed to proceed to the second round as well.

“We had to adopt a queue system because Ms. O’Connor was busy with work. She didn’t have time to return home for meals every day. That was why the second stage went on for much longer. I was the first to be called up for it.

“Back then, I thought my cooking skills had significantly improved after years of practice and that I could surely pass the second stage as well. Alas, I put the wrong seasoning in one of my dishes. I mistook sugar for salt… Needless to say, I failed again.”

Weston laughed self-deprecatingly. “I made that rookie mistake because I was too nervous.