Kicked Out, She Came Back To Rule - Chapter 109: Chapter 109

Once the bite was in his mouth, Tobias's pupils widened sharply. The flavors lingered on his palate, rich and unforgettable.
Tobias turned his head toward Russell and saw the same look of bliss and surprise on his face.
"This is on par with the food at the Splendor Hotel!" Russell declared, giving her a very public thumbs-up.
Kaia's brow lifted slightly. The Splendor Hotel's head chef was technically her student.
"It's not just on par. I think it's even better than theirs by a good margin," Tobias added without reservation.
He was secretly delighted. He had just discovered yet another side to this girl.
"Stop flattering me and eat. We've all been starving long enough." Kaia had a habit of eating light in the evenings, so she usually didn't eat much at night.
But this time, Tobias had filled her plate to the brim. She couldn't finish it and had to leave some.
"You can't finish it?" Tobias asked, glancing at her plate.
Kaia replied, "You gave me too much."
"Then give it to me. I can still eat more." He reached out a hand.
'You're going to eat my leftovers?' Kaia looked at him in surprise.
Russell peeked up while forking more Caesar salad into his mouth.
When Kaia didn't move, Tobias simply took her plate himself.
She asked, "You… I didn't finish this. You don't mind?"
"It's fine, I'm not picky," Tobias replied with a shrug.
Kaia nearly laughed aloud in her head. She'd lived with him for over a month now, and every meal she'd ever seen him use only his own fork and knife. This was his idea of "not picky"?
'Yeah, right, not picky at all,' Kaia snarked inwardly.
She shrugged it off. 'Whatever, let him do what he wants. Not my problem.'
Tobias's fork fell to the floor.
"My fork's dirty. I'll use yours." Without asking, he picked up the fork she'd been using, speared a piece of roast chicken, and popped it into his mouth.
Before, she hadn't felt much about him eating her leftovers. But now, watching him use her fork… his lips closing around it…
That strange, hard-to-name feeling made her heartbeat pick up ever so slightly, sending ripples she couldn't explain across her calm mind.
Russell had been happily digging into his food. Now, he felt a little cringe after hearing their lovely conversation.
'Seriously? It's just dinner. You two don't have to do this.' Russell grumbled inwardly.
He cast Tobias a resentful glance, silently begging him to tone it down. But Tobias didn't even look at him, happily eating with Kaia's fork.
Russell sighed. 'Forget it. Better not to look. Out of sight, out of mind.'
*****
The next day. After breakfast, Kaia went to K&B headquarters. For once, she attended the board meeting. The moment it ended, she was ready to leave.
"Miss Bennett, it's rare for you to come. There's still plenty of company business you could help with before you go," Conrad said with a strained smile.
"I trust your ability to handle it. You can do it. Good luck," she replied without expression.
Conrad was left speechless.
'Yeah, easy for you to say when you're not the one doing all the work,' he grumbled inwardly.
"But..." He didn't even get the word out before she pushed him aside.