Alex sighed and pulled her back into his arms.“You don't have to worry about anything. Mac and I will handle the cooking, till the chef I arranged arrives, okay?”Eleanor nodded. “If it's Mac, I believe he can do it.”“Boss is the one you should be depending on in this case. I learned how to brew medicinal herbs with soups from him.” Mac said from the door, walking in with a huge shopping bag packed with rare materials he got from the base 2 kitchen.“You have arrived. I hope you packed only the lowest quality herbs on the shelf as I instructed.”“Of course, it's even a waste to use it on them. The restaurant will not be making substantial profits if we continue cooking with medicinal herbs.”“Just leave it to me, after today, I will go herb hunting and gather the required herbs in huge quantities. We won't touch the stack in the villa anymore. The quality is too high and might end up impacting the food if I'm not around to regulate it. But with lower herbs, it will retain the poten
“What's wrong?” Alex asked, looking up from the pot while his assistant dabbed off the sweat forming on his forehead. “The guests are more than expected. Every room is occupied.”“Okay, you can seat them in the VVIP halls, and Ethereal quarters for today.”“People are already seated in the VVIP section. A group of politicians came in for lunch and occupied it. And the ethereal section is out of bounds as per your order. But someone powerful came in and was willing to pay the price to open the ethereal hall to find a seat for his group. There's literally no space. And a hundred people are still standing outside in queues by the window, complaining there's no seat, and that the food is taking too long to get to them.”“Send a message to the temporal base. The young men in training should come over here for their public service activities and join in serving the guests. Also, get seats from hirers and buy umbrellas and tents to provide temporary shade for today, while we think of how to
Alex quickly brought out his medical tools and rushed outside. Already, people were murmuring and lots of them stopped eating to check what happened to the man, to avoid falling a victim.“Could it be an allergy? The man could be allergic to one of the herbs used in the preparation of the dishes.” Alex quickly walked to the man and laid him flat on his back. He wore hand gloves and checked the man's pulse and heart rate. He examined the man's eyes and mouth, and quickly reached for the box. Alex poured an elixir into his mouth and brought out a set of golden acupuncture needles.“Is it food poisoning?” A customer asked.“No.” Alex answered, using internal energy to place the needles on the man's body. He transfused some energy to him and the man coughed up a dark liquid and opened his eyes.Alex withdrew the needles and sterilized them before packing it up.“He ingested a toxic substance a long time ago, which weakened his body and organs. Immediately he took the herbal dishes, the
The problem can wait. You have left the pots unattended for so long. I fear that something might go wrong and ruin these expensive dishes.” Mac said, looking up from the pots he was using intenal energy to stir.“That's right , I need to finish the preparations and let the servers carry them away, before I leave the kitchen.” Alex quickly agreed, walking back to his workstation.He opened all the pots and specialized jugs, causing sweet aromas to Immediately fill up the kitchen. “Wow, just the scent of the dishes alone are rejuvenating my pores. I wonder how potent eating it will be.”“Of course, boss is the best in everything he does.” One of Mac's assistants said, looking up from the steak he was preparing.“Did you remember to marinated the meat in the herbal solution I prepared?” Alex asked, looking at him.“Of course.”“It seems that cooking the mix longer than normal on very low heat brought out the essence of the herbs. But it overshadowed some of the other ingredients.” Alex
“The anonymous caller ordered three sets of every available dish in the menu. Including the drinks. They also requested that they be prepared according to the highest VIP standard and packaged. They also deposited the money, promising to send more if it was not enough to cover the costs. And also instructed that a call be put across to them once it's ready.”“Wow. That's a big fish you have there. They deserve the very best service. Run along now. It's probably someone very powerful, hellbent on keeping their identities confidential. Otherwise, they would come here just like the others.”Alex nodded and sighed. The highest order he had ever gotten from a group was two million in the VIP section, most of the groups were just a little over a million. And were mostly interested in the crab and oyster sauce used to increase libido and get rid of erectile dysfunction, kidney strengthening soup that also helps in reproductive health, skin rejuvenating soup for women that value their looks m
Aridan looked at the floor, not wanting to meet Alex's furious glare.“I suddenly noticed that I have not seen her around for nearly an hour. So, I began to look for her. But, after nearly twenty minutes of searching the restaurant with some others, I still didn't find her.” He muttered, making Alex clench and unclench his fists as all manner of thoughts went through his mind. His numerous enemies wouldn't take long to realize that he was the man behind food haven, and one of them probably sneaked in, taking advantage of the huge crowd and the extremely busy staff to take her away. Even worse was the fact that his identity was not as protected as he thought, if the Vanderbilt girl knows who he was, there's no guarantee that other people out there don't know him too. Ariella could have also wandered out of the restaurant and met a mishap because there was no one watching her. She could have also seen a familiar kid among the guests and run off with him or her. The possibilities were nu
Luz nodded.“It was me. I mutilated my voice.”“Do you realize that you might have put her in deeper danger because of your rash actions?”Luz smiled.“I had everything figured out. If she was hiding somewhere we didn't think about, she would realize that we're searching for her and return. If she was held hostage, her kidnappers would panic because of the announcement and make mistakes. They will rush to leave the premises, running into the waiting arms of the guards at the exit. Besides, no one knows she's Ariella. Everyone will think it's one of the guests, that was why I used the words ‘your parents are looking for you'. Nothing would have happened.” Luz said confidently, locking the door.Alex sighed. He realized that he couldn't refute Luz's reasoning. His analysis was spot on.Alex's smart watch vibrated and he quickly pressed a button and brought his wrist closer to his ears.“Boss, where are you? It's almost time for the interview with the reporters and bloggers.” Raz said, t
“What's wrong?” Alex asked, following her line of sight.“Why is it still standing?” she whispered, looking at his waist regionAlex chuckled.“You don't have to worry about that, I won't make you eat it again. The one I had is enough to cool my head. Stop looking at me though, it turns me on when you do.” He whispered and quickly reached for his clothes.*****Alex walked into the conference room's backstage, wearing a black suit, which made him look more dashing. His hair was neatly styled back; expensive watch, rings, and special bracelets made with very rare and precious materials. His expensive designer shoe from his own personal designer was sparkling, adding to his charms. Although he was wearing all black, everyone had to agree they looked great on him. Eleanor was beside him, wearing a blue floor length gown and crystal heels. Her neck was adorned with stately jewelry made of platinum, an unknown metal, and sapphires, matching her blue gown perfectly. She was also wearing mat