All Chapters of His Private Chef: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

“Look, this is insane.”I leaned forward across Adrian’s desk, completely ignoring the way he was watching me like I was a mildly interesting problem he had already solved.“I have never worked a day in my life,” I continued. “If you’re trying to sabotage your own business, this is a brilliant strategy.”Adrian didn’t look remotely bothered.“You’ll be fine.”“I won’t be fine,” I shot back. “I don’t even know how to do anything.”He looked at me like nothing I said mattered.“Since Dave got fired, I’m short on staff.”My eyes widened. “But I begged you not to fire the poor guy!”“Dave had been making mistakes for weeks. Your situation simply gave me the opportunity to let him go.”I blinked. “Oh.”That… was not the reaction I expected.“So you shouldn’t blame yourself,” he added. “You’ll be doing Dave’s job.”My jaw dropped.“Absolutely not.”“You delayed my payment, wasted my time, and created unnecessary stress for the staff,” he replied. “So we go back to the options.”He held up t

Benita immediately asked if I had been fired the moment I stepped out of Adrian’s office.“Apparently you’re not the only one who likes me around here,” I told her.She laughed, but I could see the genuine relief on her face.I went back to the counter and started replying to the online messages. Not long after, another coworker, Marcy, asked if I could help out on the floor because customers were starting to pile up.Finally, the opportunity I’d been waiting for had arrived.The first order I deliberately switched between two customers. Unfortunately, neither of them made much of a fuss when I apologized. I was disappointed because that was not the reaction I needed.I tried again with a young woman sitting alone. She was so glued to her phone that she didn’t even realize I had served her the wrong order. If I hadn’t been trying to keep my cover, I would have told her to pay more attention to her surroundings, especially in public.The third customer finally gave me the reaction I wa

I walked straight to the counter and told Benita I was sorry, but she would have to finish the shift without me because I was going home.She and Marcy both looked confused.“What’s wrong?” Benita asked.“Isn’t it obvious?” I snapped. “Adrian decided to dump his bad mood on me for no reason.”They exchanged a quick look.“What?” I demanded.“Nothing,” they said at the same time.I didn’t stay long enough to argue. I left before I ended up doing the same thing Adrian had just done to me, taking out my frustration on people who didn’t deserve it.When Benita got home later that evening, she tried to calmly talk me out of my bad mood. That only made me more annoyed.The ridiculous part was that all Adrian had done was snap at me, yet I couldn’t understand why it was bothering me this much.I tried to let it go, but my mood stayed sour the entire night.The next morning, while Benita was getting dressed for work, I stayed buried in bed.“Aren’t you getting up?” she asked.“I’m not coming

Everyone who walked into Adrian’s office came out looking defeated. Apparently, he was in a mood, and not a quiet one. He was snapping at staff left and right.It wasn’t until George went in to update him about the new inventory and came out looking like he had just survived a storm that he walked straight up to me.“You need to go in there and fix whatever is going on with him,” he said.“Why do you think I can do that?”“Because you’re the only one here who doesn’t look afraid of him.”Marcy quickly added, “Please go. Before the day gets worse for everyone, and somehow, this becomes your fault.”I frowned. “My fault?”“Yes,” she said firmly.I sighed. “I’m not promising anything, but I’ll try.”“That’s enough,” George said immediately.When I walked into Adrian’s office, he didn’t look up.“I thought I made it clear–”He stopped mid-sentence when he realized it was me. His tone shifted instantly.“What do you want?”I leaned casually against the door.“You’re free to yell at me,” I

Adrian was the one who broke the kiss, and for a second, neither of us moved.My lips were still tingling, my heart racing like I had just done something reckless… because I had.I opened my mouth to apologize, but before I could say a word, he placed a finger gently against my lips and shook his head.That single gesture shut me up completely.The rest of the show passed in a blur. I wasn’t even sure what songs were performed anymore. All I could think about was him, the way his lips had felt against mine: warm, firm, and addictive.My mind kept replaying it over and over again, and it didn’t help that Adrian was such a good kisser.I didn’t even know a kiss could feel like that.We kept stealing glances at each other for the rest of the night. Nothing was said, but everything felt… different.Even when he was driving me home, the silence between us wasn’t empty. It was heavy.Unlike the way I talked non-stop on the way there, I was completely quiet now. For once, I had nothing to sa