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Chapter 628 Who Doesn’t Have a Little Trick Up Their Sleeve?
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2025-04-06 18:17:38Just then, the electric kettle beeped three times—the water was boiling. It was time to make the coffee.
Not being able to hear the rest of the conversation left a knot in Julissa’s heart.
She wanted to keep eavesdropping, but their voices had gotten too quiet. All she could tell was that they were still chatting.
Hah, they sure have a lot to talk about.
To be fair, Serena was quite attractive—but she was also unbearably arrogant. Julissa had thought Scott wasn’t the type to be blinded by looks, that he could see beyond a pretty face. Turns out he’s just as shallow as the rest.
Thinking this, she almost forgot about the coffee in her hands.
According to Scott’s instructions, a pour-over coffee required two rounds of water after the blooming phase. But she had waited too long between the first and second pour. Would that affect the taste?
Well, aside from that small hiccup, she had followed all his s
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