Chapter 244

This guy's really something—so gentle, it was almost… Grace Chambers gave her head a shake, pulling herself back to reality. No matter how similar they seemed, she reminded herself, they were still two completely different people. Gotta keep that line clear. "Alright, time to eat. You must be starving." Henry Carter called out just in time, having finished setting the table. They’d gotten so wrapped up in their game that they completely overshot dinnertime, and with him cooking afterward, it was way past mealtime. Grace didn’t waste another second. She plopped down across from him, eyes darting between the various dishes in front of her, not even sure where to start. The smell alone was enough to make her feel like she was floating—it all looked amazing, and she could already imagine how good it’d taste. Given the time crunch, Henry had gone with simpler, quicker dishes—not the complex kind. She decided to try the dish closest to her, a total classic: tomato scrambled eggs. She picked