Seized By The Sea God

chapter 13

My gaze was glued on her that I couldn't stop staring at her.

"Hey" I felt a tap on my shoulder which got me out of my trance, I realized that she was already next to me gazing at me questioningly, I groaned inwardly feeling embarrassed for being caught in the act staring at her, she chuckled and sat down, "you should have your meal before it gets cold or you didn't like the meal? You know I had a hard preparing that" she mumbled with a gloomy, I sighed wondering what gave her the idea that I wasn't interested in the meal, f**k, this is what I've been craving for, to have her hover around me, preparing my meal daily. Luckily I didn't have to do anything to get her to volunteer to make a meal for me. Speaking of the dish, I opened the first plate before me

"Lobster bisque" I uttered with shock while staring at her, how possible is it that she made a lobster bisque? f**k this has always been my best food, "lobster bisque and pasta" this is going to be crazy if she also made with pasta, I tore my gaze from and looked down on the remaining plate, I breathed heavily as I opened the second plate, my face turned pale as I was bewildered for seeing both my favorite foods before me, could this be a coincidence or has she remembered her past life, I thought as I returned my gaze to her, however, I met her staring at me with a blank expression while biting her lip.

"Hey, it's just food. I wouldn't think about poisoning you now till I find my way home, if you disdain the food a lot just give it to the servants" she asserted with a grim face that got me out of daze crashing all my thoughts the moment I realized that it was all my wishful thinking, she still had no memories of her past. She stood up to leave, I held her hand, "that isn't what I meant, I was just surprised seeing both my favorite foods before me, I thought that you might have remembered me, but I guess it is just a coincidence" I explained swiftly and let go of her hand. I picked up the cutlery and downed the food, she heaved a sigh of relief and sat back on the seat glaring at me, I cleared my throat and rested my back on the chair, "well, the food is nice just like the ones cooked by a top chef" I muttered in one breathe, she beamed happily as she motioned for me to continue with my meal and stepped out of the hall. I ate up all the food as the taste was divine, I wiped my mouth and summoned the head chef who arrived shortly, "my Lord" he bowed, still lowering his head.

"Who amongst the chefs informed the lady that I fancied lobster bisque and pasta?" I asked with a stern face.

"No one my king. My lady Demeter chose the ingredients herself after realizing that we've run out of stock" the head chef responded.

"I believed that you must have assisted her in making the bisque?" I asked purposely, still not buying the idea of Demeter making my favorite foods the way I want it with the same taste as the one she used to send to the palace in her previous life.

"My king, she made everything herself after sending us out of the kitchen" Nicholas further explained, I gestured to him to leave waving my hand dismissively, thinking of a way to break into her mind.

Jasmine's p.o.v.

Moving closer to the hall I met chefs scampering away without looking at me, I hastened my pace stepping into the dining hall I found the creepy man with a sullen face sitting still without touching the food, I abruptly apologized for not arriving with the meal on time, letting him know that I didn't know way around that was why I'm a bit late. He skeptically swirled towards me looking dazed without uttering a word, I wonder if I had mud on my face which made him stare at me without flinching, the thought of having mud on my face made me feel embarrassed, I lifted my hand to my face attempting to wipe off the mud. Walking closer to him, he was still unaware that I'm in front of him thereby making me tap on his shoulder with a questioning gaze, he recovered from trance and was stupefied to see me before him, he abruptly turned away feeling embarrassed, I chuckled strode to other seat and sat down. Although he seemed to have forgotten about the food I still have to remind him that there is food on the table, I wouldn't want the hours I spent in the kitchen to be wasted. I gritted my teeth unhappy with the way he is behaving with food that took me ages to make. He turned his gaze at the table and opened the plate which has the bisque in it, his expressionless face was full of shock and unknown emotions which I don't understand, I bit my lip wondering if dislikes the food, he sneaks a glance at me then back to the table as he opened the other, he gasped with a pale face, staring at the food with daze. Suddenly his gaze landed on me with an expression I don't understand, I felt weird, pissed, and rejected that I berated him, notifying him that I didn't poison the food if that's what he is thinking, O.M.G it's just a mere food and I'm still held hostage in this unknown place, why would think about poisoning the man who seemed to be their king, I must be seeking for death, I angrily stood up and informed him to send the food to the servants if he finds it unappealing, he clasped my wrist as I was about to step away from the dinner hall explaining that it wasn't intentional, he was just overwhelmed how I managed to make his favorite food altogether.