Chapter 15

Faith ducked her head, embarrassed.

Devlin laughed heartily. "Let me guess, you haven't had dinner." She shook her head. "We should rectify that then."

"I'm fine," she stated.

"Hey, don't make me look bad here. I'm not a taskmaster. How would I expect you to tutor me with no food in your stomach?"

"I'm okay. I'll eat when I get back," she insisted.

"Absolutely not!" He rolled his eyes. Just then there was a short rasp at the door and a man stepped in. "Can we get a clean plate and Cutlery? She needs to eat."

"Sure thing, sir." He left the room quickly. Before long, he was back with a clean plate and Cutlery. He placed it carefully in front of her.

Devlin pointed at the few plates she'd stacked earlier. "You can clean up the rest first."

"Yes sir." He bowed and got to work. He piled all the plates together and moved them onto a trolley that was waiting outside. He left all the food for her to pick from.

Faith sat and stared at the food, not sure where to start. "Try the rice and crab s