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Chapter 119

Author: Edelweiss W.S.
"I told you, didn't I? This one's on me!" Claire added, grinning.

"Alright then," I said, amused.

We bought quite a lot, but our grocery bags held up until we reached the apartment. Once inside, Claire claimed the kitchen as her domain and ordered me to stay out.

I tried several times to help, but she kept shooing me away. "No! Leave everything to me, Sebastian. Let me cook! I'm trying to surprise you!"

Moments later, I noticed flashes of light inside and the whir of the ventilator. She had started, that aspiring masterchef.

It didn't take long for me to see flames climbing higher through the translucent window between the living room and kitchen. I even caught the scent of something burning.

"Claire?" I called, my instincts screaming danger.

She didn't respond. Smoke was spilling from the crack under the door. This was bad. I couldn't remember ever making a meal that produced so much smoke.

'Is this a fire?'

I rushed to the door and yanked it open. "Claire, are you alright?!"
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