139 SPICES OF TENSION

Lily wiped her sweat with her sleeve as she chopped the vegetables. “Why are there so many people again?” She muttered as she poured the vegetables into a plate. For the past three days, they'd had double the guests they usually had. Although it was good for the restaurant and her pocket, she felt annoyed by the stress they were going through. Most of the chefs would slack off because she was the youngest in the kitchen which made her do most of the work. This all started when Density became my bodyguard. Could he be the one who caused this? Sey shook her head at her silly thought and focused on the task at hand. “Woah… She's beautiful.” “Welcome…” “Hi, are you the new chef?” She looked to the right where the commotion was coming from and saw some of the other chefs gathered around a red-haired lady. She tried getting a look at her but because of how they gathered around her, she couldn't see a thing. “Yeesh!” She kissed her teeth in annoyance. “Are they supposed to be