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Maria had to cook pasta more than ten times, but the more she cooked it for Axia, the more Axia rejected it.

It was as if Axia was intentionally trying to test Maria's patience and culinary skills.

Each time Maria presented Axia with a steaming hot plate of pasta, Axia would take one look at it, wrinkle her nose in distaste, and then proceed to pour the entire contents of the plate onto the floor.

Maria was at her wit's end.

She had never had to cook for anyone as demanding and finicky as Axia before.

She was beginning to feel like she was...