LOGINAfter five years of marriage, Billionaire Alexander Burke is convinced that his wife, Olivia Burke, doesn’t love him. Olivia is also convinced her husband is still in love with his ex and their marriage is just for convenience. Alexander serves her divorce papers but soon regrets his impulsive decision. Desperate to win her back, he puts the divorce on hold. Olivia who has had enough of his encounters with his ex decides to finalize the divorce anyway. What will Alexander do when he realizes he has made the biggest mistake of his life? Will Olivia make him pay for his betrayal or fall for him all over again?
View More高級レストラン『一ノ瀬』のディナータイムは、いつも通りの賑わいを見せている。
そんな中、厨房はまさに戦場と化していた。
換気扇が回る低い音が響く中、四基のコンロからは青い炎が絶え間なく上がる。 フライパンの中で油が弾ける音が絶えず鳴り響いていた。「前菜、3番テーブルと5番テーブル、同時にアップして!」
佐伯春菜(さえき・はるな)はテキパキとした動作で、部下たちに指示を飛ばしていた。
「はい、すぐに出せます!」
「メインの肉、火入れはあと1分。ソースの仕上げ急いでください。付け合わせの野菜は上がってる?」
「上がってます! アスパラガスのソテー、少し色がついちゃいましたけど大丈夫ですか?」
「色? 見せて」
春菜は、アシスタントの若手スタッフが差し出したフライパンを覗き込んだ。
不安そうなスタッフを安心させるように微笑んでみせる。「これくらいなら許容範囲。でも次はもう少し早めに上げてくださいね。余熱で火が入るから」
「すみません、気をつけます」
スタッフたちの声が飛び交う中、副料理長である春菜は、3つのフライパンを同時に操りながら全体の進行を管理していた。
彼女の視線は手元の食材だけでなく、厨房全体の動きを的確に捉えている。指示を飛ばしつつ、手元の真鯛のポワレに白ワインを回しかける。
アルコールが飛ぶ一瞬の香りを確かめて、すぐに火から下ろした。その絶妙なタイミングに、周囲のスタッフから思わずため息が漏れる。
「さすが春菜さん。素晴らしいタイミングです」
「褒めても何も出ませんよ」
春菜は少し照れたように笑った。
と。
そこに、ホールスタッフが飛び込んできた。ひどく慌てた様子である。
「春菜さん! VIP席の九条様から特別オーダーが入りました!」
春菜はフライパンを保温スペースに移しながら、眉を寄せた。
「特別オーダー? コースのアレルギー変更なら事前に聞いてるけど。何か追加ですか?」
「違います。その、『私の舌を驚かせる、今まで食べたことのない一皿を出して』と」
その言葉を聞いて、春菜は作業の手を少しだけ止めた。
九条梨沙(くじょう・りさ)。九条不動産の社長令嬢であり、春菜の高校時代からの親友だ。 この店のオープン当初からひいきにしてくれている常連でもある。(また梨沙の気まぐれか。相変わらずね)
春菜は苦笑した。
梨沙は昔から無茶な要求をして、周りを振り回すところがある。 けれど親友の要求に応えるのは、料理人としての腕の見せ所でもあった。彼女を心から喜ばせたい。「分かりました。梨沙さんには15分ほどお時間をいただくように伝えて」
「えっ、受けるんですか? 今、オーダー詰まってますけど」
「大丈夫。他の料理は止めませんから。最高のものを出すから、ワインのおかわりでも勧めて繋いでおいて」
「はい! よろしくお願いします!」
ホールスタッフが足早にホールへ戻っていく。
春菜は頭の中で素早く冷蔵庫の在庫を検索し、食材を組み立てていった。
今まで食べたことのない一皿。
奇をてらうのではなく、極上の素材を最高の火入れで提供する。(今日入荷したばかりの伊勢海老、北海道産のホタテもある。それを使おう)
春菜はすぐに作るべき料理の構成を決めた。アシスタントに声をかける。
「田中くん、伊勢海老とホタテを出して。あとサフランと生クリーム、それからベルモット酒」
「了解です! 特別オーダーですね」
スタッフの田中が冷蔵庫から素早く食材を取り出してくる。
春菜は専用のまな板を取り出して、伊勢海老の殻を素早く剥いた。
包丁がまな板を叩く音が、規則正しいリズムを刻む。「田中くん、隣のコンロ空けてくださいね。エビの殻を炒めるから」
「はい、空けました!」
「ソースは甲殻類の出汁をベースに、サフランで香りと色をつけます」
頭の中で工程を確認しながら、鍋でエビの殻と香味野菜を炒め始める。
香ばしい匂いが立ち上ってきた。(それにしても、毎日よく回ってるよね、この店)
春菜は火加減を調整しながら、ふと思った。
Chapter 269Riley Burke ~•~I wanted everything to be perfect! For the past two weeks, I’ve been looking forward to this day. Mason and I were finally going on our date. I had no idea why I was nervous. It wasn’t like it was the first time I was going out with him. Maybe I was just having PTSD from our last date. But I knew I had nothing to be worried about. My father had assured me that he was okay with me being with Mason. He wanted me to be happy, even if my happiness included being with someone who had hurt us in the past. It wasn’t Mason who hurt us but I just didn’t focus on that part. As long as he was ready to move past the whole situation, I didn’t care to correct him anymore. “The makeup artist is here!” Rowan yelled loud enough for me to hear after knocking on my room door. Yes, I had to ask for a professional makeup artist because I was hellbent on making everything perfect. “I’ll be downstairs soon,” I replied as I wore my hair bonnet to protect my hair while getti
Chapter 268 Mason Craig ~•~ Ever since Riley’s father picked her up from the restaurant and interrupted our date, I had this lingering feeling of sadness inside me. But I acted like everything was fine and normal. I didn’t want to put too much pressure on her. I felt hurt because every day I woke up, I was reminded that she wasn’t my girl and could easily give another boy a chance. I didn’t want that to happen but at the same time, I didn’t have any control over it. Every day felt like torture but I was glad that it had finally come to an end. Riley’s father had finally approved of our relationship. A wave of excitement surged through me but I tried my best to remain calm when she told me about it. I would finally be able to be with the girl of my dreams. I had a feeling that he changed his mind because my father agreed to help when Riley had gone missing. I also had my father to thank. He finally fixed the mess he had caused earlier. Everything was finally goi
Chapter 267Olivia ~•~“Are you sure you don’t mind seeing them together?” I asked Alexander for the umpteenth time when he said he wanted to tell Riley that she could be with Mason. I didn’t want a situation where he would second guess his choice and regret his decision. Or a situation where he wouldn’t be nice to the boy later in the future. It wouldn’t be fair on Riley. Alexander nodded his head as he parked the car in the driveway. “Yes, I’m sure.” He assured me. “I shouldn’t be the one to take away my daughter’s chance at teenage love.” He added, smiling at me. I shrugged. “Okay, if you say so,” I replied as I loosened my seatbelt. “I hope you don’t have any secret animosity towards him that will reveal itself later.” Alexander laughed. “Don’t you trust me?” He asked, raising a brow at me. “I’m not holding anything against the boy. Not even his parents.” “Fine.” We stepped out of the car and made our way into the house. On our way back home, we stopped at the mall to get
Chapter 266Riley Burke ~•~It was fun having my friends over for the weekend. And it was a total flop trying to pretend like I was surprised when they first arrived. They saw right through my pretense. Even if we hadn’t been friends for so long, they knew me well enough. I barely even thought about what I had gone through while they were around. Having them around was a good distraction. I was sad that they had to leave. But I couldn’t do anything about it as I walked them to the car. During their stay, I realized that it was actually my mother’s idea to invite them over. Now it made sense why she was so welcoming. My mother didn’t usually like it when I had my friends over. I mean, my friends from high school. Our family was always under scrutiny, so she didn’t trust anybody. It was nice to see her giving my new friends a chance. The weekend was over and it was a new school week. I hadn’t completely healed but even when I assured my parents that I would be okay, they claime
Chapter 259Olivia ~•~Alexander didn’t hesitate, he started the car engine and reversed as fast as he could. But before he could even start driving, we saw that the black SUVs had already been blocked by a new set of policemen who were already on their way. “That’s strange,” Alexander muttered u
Chapter 258Olivia ~•~“They’ve been able to track those men to an address, we’ll be on our way right now,” Alexander announced to me as he came outside to meet me. I wiped off my tears with the back of my hand because I couldn’t stop myself from crying earlier after he left me alone. “I’m comi
Chapter 251Riley Burke ~•~Everywhere was stark dark! The last thing I remember was when I stopped to get gas at the gas station. I honestly couldn’t remember anything else. My head was spinning and I couldn’t think properly. I had no idea where I was or how I even got there. My eyes were ope
Chapter 250Riley Burke ~•~What was I thinking about lying to Amanda? Of course, my mother would call her to tell her about what was happening. I didn’t think anything through, I just did the first thing that came to my mind. I felt bad as I saw her disappointed look. I shouldn’t have lied to












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