#Chapter61

4 Years Later

"Taylor, how's that Beef bourguignon coming along?" I demanded from one end of the kitchen.

"Almost done, chef!" Taylor, my apprentice, responded from the other end.

I nodded in her direction and turned my attention back to the cheese soufflé mixture I was currently working on.

"Will you please tell me if this Velouté tastes okay?" Lucas, another one of the young chefs working under me asked as he held a wooden spoon in front of me to taste.

I took the spoon from him and placed it between my lips. All at once the familiar comforting taste and velvety texture of the Velouté sauce flooded...