Chapter 286

It was Nelson who came in—the very same man who'd been sitting on the judges' panel earlier. The other guy wasn't as familiar to most people, but Claire knew exactly who he was. She'd met him two months ago. Anthony Reynolds. Dominic' older brother, and the current head of the Reynolds family in Avenmoor. But… what was he doing here? "What's with all the fuss and noise?" Victor stood up from his seat, setting down his chopsticks as he spoke. The Rusty Spoon was the organizer of today's cooking competition, so if anything went wrong, they'd be held responsible. He had to take it seriously. Claire rose to her feet right behind him. If something really had happened outside, she wasn't about to let her grandfather go running out there on his own. She pushed her tension aside and glanced at Nelson, eyebrow furrowing. "What happened?" Nelson scanned her from head to toe, finally letting out a soft breath of relief once he was sure she was unharmed. His tone steadied as his gaze darkened. "Th