"Marcus! I’m back. I heard you had a car accident, how are you doing?" A familiar voice rang out at the entrance of the hospital room, drawing Marcus and Hugh’s attention.
Standing at the doorway was Felix Ford, peering into the room.
He had visited his hometown for a while and now, upon hearing about Marcus’s car accident, he was back to continue his work.
Seeing Felix, Marcus almost wanted to cry. He sighed, saying, "You rascal, you finally came back. Now I don’t have to suffer so much!"
Felix walked in, giving Marcus’s shoulder a comforting pat, "Alright, I know how hard you’ve had it. You don’t have to suffer anymore. Let me rescue you."
The two chatted and joked for a while.
Felix glanced at his watch, thoughtfully saying, "It’s almost time to eat. I know you’ve just had a car accident, so you can’t eat anything really good. I specifically came at this time to see you and I’ll order takeout from The Flavor Crucible for you later so you can enjoy a good meal."
Upon hearing this, Marcus hurriedly shook his head and said, "No need, I have food."
Felix looked at Marcus with surprise.
Normally, he’s always yearning to eat food from The Flavor Crucible, but it’s a bit pricey so he usually holds back. Now he’s actually refusing Felix’s offer—it’s like the sun is rising in the west.
Just then, the delivery guy finally came in.
Marcus quickly sat up and took the food from the delivery guy, "Thanks."
He then returned to the hospital bed and carefully opened his food containers, taking out each dish with care.
Felix watched Marcus as if he was tasting some earthly delicacy, and he couldn’t help but become more curious. He leaned in, "Where did you order this food from?"
Seeing Felix approach, Marcus worried he might snatch his food, so he protectively cradled all the dishes in his arms.
Felix couldn’t help but exclaim, "Whoa! Do you really think I’m going to steal your food? Fine... don’t hide it, just let me see which restaurant’s food can make you this smitten."
Usually, Marcus is quite picky, so anything he likes this much must be special.
"It’s not from a restaurant. Someone specially made it for me."
Someone made it especially?
Felix seemed to have thought of something.
He had heard about Marcus getting dumped because his identity was leaked, and earlier he hadn’t dared to comfort him, afraid it might remind him of that sad event.
Was there an unexpected turn of events?
Felix immediately started gossiping.
Sitting beside him, he laughed, "Marcus, do you have a backup other than Rebecca Lowell? Tell me who’s your new interest, when did it start? How could you hide it from me? That’s not fair!" The source of thɪs content is NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt
Marcus didn’t expect to be misunderstood and hurriedly explained, "It’s not a backup plan. It’s just that she happened to bring food for Miss Sinclair that day. I tasted her cooking and it had a nostalgic flavor, so I asked her to continue making it for me."
"Uh..." Felix was baffled.
It really caught him off guard.
But seeing Marcus , it was clear his focus had shifted, and he wasn’t stuck in sad memories anymore. In that sense, it was a good thing.
Felix looked at the delightful-looking food, swallowed hard, and said, "Marcus, let me have a taste."
Marcus wouldn’t let his treasure be shared. He snorted lightly and turned away to eat on his own.