Chapter 23

"I saw you almost faint during the live stream. What happened?" "The live stream?" Dorian asked, "How do you feel? Should we go to the hospital?" Mildred tugged on her lower lip. "I don't need to get a doctor's diagnosis again, do I?" "Mildred—" "Do you know how to make chocolate cupcakes?" Dorian looked nonplussed. "No." "Forget it then." Dorian gripped her wrist without thinking. "I can learn. I'm pretty good at baking." Mildred considered it for a few seconds. "Let's go. I feel like eating chocolate cupcakes." … Over at the Sheppard residence, Mildred walked into the kitchen with Dorian. All the ingredients had been laid out on the kitchen counter, and Dorian had watched a few instructional videos on the way there. He rolled up his sleeves and began pouring out flour. Mildred sat down opposite him and propped up her chin in her hands as she watched him intently. She looked so serious that it was a little unsettling. She looked as if the flour she was staring at could