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Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Sweet as Sugar
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The children all began to cheer once Edrick agreed to stay longer so that we could make cookies. I lifted my gaze from Clara to see the Alpha billionaire standing in front of me, but he wasn’t looking at me; he was looking at the children.

We all made our way down to the kitchen. I lingered at the back of the group, still in utter shock as I tried to wrap my head around Edrick’s sudden change in demeanor. Had the tour of the orphanage and seeing how disadvantaged children lived given him a bit of compassion?

Once we were in the kitchen, I put on an apron and started to get out the ingredients to make the cookies while the children watched hungrily, licking their lips in anticipation for the sweet taste of sugar in their mouths.

“Do you like to bake, Mr. Morgan?” Clara asked, standing on her tiptoes as she gripped the edge of the counter to see.

“No,” Edrick replied, avoiding eye contact with the little girl. “I don’t.”

“Not even cookies?”

“No, not even cookies,” Edrick said. Then, in a slightly lower voice: “I’ve never baked anything.”

The children erupted into gasps, causing me to stifle a laugh. “Here,” I said, grabbing an extra apron and tossing it to Edrick. “I’ll teach you.” Edrick caught the apron and gave me a puzzled look while the children exploded with a chorus of giggles.

“I think I’d just mess it up,” he replied. “You can do it.”

“There will be no cookies if Mr. Morgan doesn’t help,” I said, to which all of the children began to protest

coming over to me. Without

shouted. “They’re gonna kiss!” Now, the group’s cries of protest became even louder

as I felt my face get hot. Next, I showed Edrick

into this bowl,” I

Sophia took half of the children as a group, helping them to roll the dough into little balls and place them

to have taken a liking

rolled a ball of

have

“I do,” Edrick replied.

dough into a misshapen ball between her tiny hands, then slapped it down on the tray with an unprecedented amount of force for such a small girl. Then, she turned toward Edrick and looked up at him inquisitively. “How come you never bake with your mom? If I had

to speak, but the words didn’t seem to

the room, “That’s

Sorry, Mr. Morgan.” Clara drooped her shoulders and dug into the bowl

Edrick said, taking me by surprise once more, “it’s alright.” He bent down to Clara’s level and looked at her with unexpected honesty in his eyes. “My dad doesn’t always think that boys should do the same

but I also

little boys, who was sneakily stuffing raw cookie dough in his mouth, suddenly spoke up. “That’s

Elliot!” I shouted, running after the little boy.

laughter

…

the cookies were out of the oven and the children were happily stuffing their chocolate-covered faces. Sophia led Edrick and I to the door; we hadn’t realized it, but we had been there so long

to us. We’ve really been struggling lately — the government isn’t so generous

Sophia’s arm. Edrick fell silent and appeared to be thinking,

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