Chapter 24

Serena loved to cook, so she opened a restaurant on Cordelius Street. As she and Estrella walked, she suggested, "Since it's raining, how about we go home and have some beef stew?" Estrella gave her a long look. "Are you experimenting with some weird concoction again?" Serena grinned, clearly caught red-handed. "Not today! We're having normal beef stew." Seeing Estrella's skeptical expression, she finally admitted, a little embarrassed, "Emerson stopped by earlier and asked what your favorite food was. I told him that you love beef stew, especially my secret broth, and he insisted on trying it himself." She added, "So I figured, why not? I've been meaning to test out a new recipe, and he just volunteered as my guinea pig." Estrella's jaw practically hit the floor as she mumbled, "And… h-how did that go?" Serena replied casually, "Oh, he only spent a few hours in the bathroom." Estrella burst out laughing. Serena, relieved to see her smile, grinned too. "Stella, you look beautif