Second Chances

Chapter 88 

Emma had not gone far when she heard the discussion behind her. 

As expected, they formed cliques and pushed the blame on other people. No matter where one was, there would always be rumors. 

Emma sneered and ignored them, striding toward the dining room. 

In the catering department, Emma went to the kitchen and got someone to pull out the orders that Aiden had ordered for the past few days. Then, she would guess Aiden’s taste and what he was thinking subsequently. 

Emma looked at the food on the computer and scanned through them. As they said, Aiden had ordered a wide variety of food. However, he was satisfied with none of them. 

Emma looked for a chef to try these dishes and carefully analyze them. Complaints were a loss of reputation for the hotel. For her, it would cause her to fail her school’s social practice course. Therefore, if no chef could satisfy Aiden, she could only make it personally. 

“Ezra, print out all the ingredients we have in the restaurant for me. I’ll prepare the food for table 88 on the administrative floor,” Emma instructed. 

Hearing this, the head chef, Ezra Hobbs was very surprised. “Emma, are you sure?” 

Emma nodded. “Leave it to me.” 

Emma’s firm gaze and professional preparation made Ezra give up the main operating table to her. 

After Emma saw the list of ingredients, she immediately started preparing. As she was thinking, she looked at the sky outside the window. It was noon, and the sun was shining brightly. When the food was served, it would be nearly the hottest time. 

The people from the administrative floor and the kitchen were a little nervous when they saw how calm she was. 

After a full three minutes, Emma finally started. She soaked a few plums that had been flown over from Fisoland. 

The onlookers immediately went crazy from anxiety. 

“Fuck. Are you kidding me? Time is so tight, yet she still has time to process fruits? Hurry up and prepare the main meal,” one of them said. 

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“Motherfucker. She’s trying to do us in,” another added. 

Some people even wanted to rush in and chase Emma out, but she locked the door. She glanced out the window again. She had forty–five minutes. Every minute was tight. She had to give it her all. 

Emma immediately said to the assistant chefs, “Clean the salmon and marinate the tuna fish. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees for 15 minutes with green peppers and potato. By the way, I also need the freshest rose petals. They’re not on the list of ingredients. Send someone out to buy them. immediately. Remember to buy the freshest ones.” 

Emma explained the few ingredients concisely. The people in the kitchen immediately understood that she was going to cook a dish from Fisoland. 

“Is she crazy? She’s just an intern. How can she make that dish in such a short time?” someone demanded. 

“Why are we making food from Fisoland? Our hotel is not good at that,” another added. 

“Who would come to our hotel to eat food from Fisoland? Help. I gotta resign quickly. I’ll be scolded to death by the boss this time,” a third chimed in. 

Ezra could not believe that Emma was challenging the cuisine from Fisoland that their hotel was least proficient in. “Emma, have you decided to make food from Fisoland?” 

Emma explained, “The basics of cuisine from Fisoland is not to have strong seasoning and don’t overcook it. It has to be combined with time and season to unleash the best taste of the ingredients. Watch me do it. You can make food from Fisoland too in the future.” 

It was a simple reply, confident and domineering. Emma did not answer Ezra’s question, but she was determined to succeed. 

In the blink of an eye, 20 minutes passed. 

The person Emma sent out anxiously made a call. “Emma, there’s no fresh roses from Foren City. What should we do?” 

Emma frowned. “What about roses from other parts of Fisoland?” 

“There’re none,” the man replied. 

Since there weren’t the raw materials Emma wanted, she had to replace them quickly. Her brain spun rapidly. Suddenly, she thought of the pendant on Aiden’s waist. She instructed, “Go to the flower market in the south of the city and buy the freshest roses from Horin City.” 

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When that person heard that Emma wanted to exchange flowers, he panicked. “But, if he finds out there’s something wrong with our flowers…” 

“You still have 25 minutes.” Emma did not explain and directly hung up. 

Twenty–five minutes later, Aiden still did not see his food after waiting for a full 45 minutes. His patience had run out. 

As Aiden was about to call the Global Hotel Association to complain, Emma arrived. She brought the first course. “Thanks for waiting patiently, Mr. Singh. This is the season’s set meal that I prepared for you. Please try it.” 

As Emma spoke, the waiter behind Emma carried the first appetizer. Two pieces of fresh meat floated in the antique bowl. The light soup looked like Fisoland cuisine. 

Aiden only took a glance and immediately laughed contemptuously. “You made cuisine from Fisoland. I hate that the most. You can take your food and get lost.” 

When Aiden finished, the chefs were immediately worried. 

However, Emma did not panic. “Mr. Singh, why don’t you give it a try? After all, you can only comment on it after trying it, right?” 

Aiden met Emma’s determined gaze: For some reason, her gaze reminded him of someone. He looked at Emma skeptically. After two seconds, he picked up the soup and took a sip. 

There was the freshness of seafood and the flickering sourness of plums in the soup. It was as if there was a small brush carefully brushing his taste buds. The soup was warm, but the texture was as cool as the summer rain. 

“It’s plum salmon soup,” Aiden remarked. 

“Yes,” Emma said. “Our plums are from Diore City and Gorge City in Fisoland. They’re the best in that state. The salmon is caught in the currents of the season. There’s no extra seasoning. It can increase your appetite on a hot summer day.” 

Aiden felt like he had finally found something to eat. He immediately said, “Serve the food.” 

The second was rose–flavored potatoes. The potatoes were kneaded into exquisite little balls that 

were wrapped in marinated tuna fish. The texture of the potatoes and fish meat was rich and oily. Coupled with the fragrant rose petals, it was extremely delicious. 

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$3.40 Wed 10 Ju 

Au Aiden ate Emma’s food, he felt like he was in the middle of an autumn forest, not at a hotel table However, when he tasted the rose, he frowned slightly. 

In the end, Aiden did not touch the food much. He only ate all the potatoes 

This was followed by the next dish, and the next… and the next… 

The more Aiden ate, the more obsessed he became. Everyone was dumbfounded as they watched. Aiden finish all the food. Not even a drop of soup was left. The more he ate, the brighter his eyes became. The food was so delicious. He didn’t expect Sean’s niece to be so talented. Aiden couldn’t help but take one bite after another. His meal had become enjoyment. He was looking forward to what other ingenuity Emma had. 

Finally, when Aiden finished the last dish, he could no longer hold it in..