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She shrugged and took a bite, waiting for the heat to hit her, but it wasn’t instantaneous and just as she went to take another bite, she felt the warmth grow in her face.
“Doesn’t hit you right away,” Ken confirmed, taking his second bite with ease.
“How is this okay?” He chuckled when he saw her take a sip of her sparkling water.
“You get used to it. Here, add some broth, it dulls the taste a bit.” He spooned a few small ladles of broth into her bowl and motioned for her to continue.
It was still spicy, but not nearly as bad as it was before, for which she was thankful, “Phew, thank you, that’s so much better.” Ken smirked and continued eating.
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