Chapter 55: You'll run away

Liam was taken aback, his face a picture of surprise. He never eats leftovers or anything that someone else has already taken a bite of. "It's actually not too bad," Charlotte mused internally, ready with an escape plan involving the spicy fish should Liam find it unpalatable. But if he liked it, she could share the meal, making him an accomplice, and he might not chastise her. "Care for a taste?" she asked, noticing he hadn't moved. Liam snapped back to reality, his look one of mixed emotions. The distance that used to define their relationship seemed to have thinned; it was as if they had been both intimately close and strangers at the same time. It seemed they both had changed since that feverish night. Without a word, Liam sat down, accepted the chopsticks from her, and took a bite of the fish. Charlotte watched as he closed his eyes, his face a mix of endurance and distaste. "It might not be to your liking, Mr. Parker. I'll go outside to eat," she said, ready to leave.