Chapter 66

LONDON

The alarm went off.

“Oh no! This is not happening.” I turned off the fire and waved off the smoke as it began to sting my eyes.

“What the hell is happening in my kitchen?” Striker’s voice echoed in the entire house, startling me. He quickly went to turn off the alarm.

“What do you think it looks like? I’m cooking.”

He took the towel and waved at the alarm. “I thought you were trying to burn the house. Open the windows.”

I rushed to open the windows. Seconds later, the smoke slightly cleared, and then I saw him shaking his head as he looked down at the burnt meat in the pan.

I just pursed my lips in disappointment when he looked at me.

“Where’s Sonia? I hired her to avoid this?” He wasn’t exactly angry, but he wasn’t happy either.

I went to the convection to check if my last remaining meal was cooked. “I gave her days off.”

“Why did you do that?” His tone began to annoy me. Why did he have to throw me a lot of questio