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Soon, one dish after another was brought out and set before the guests. However, the first dish was enough to
turn stomachs.
Vespera thought it was a creamy soup at first until she looked closer. The texture was far too thick. And then, it
hit her. It was a pig brain! The milky-white mush was disturbingly similar to pureed brains.
Everyone's expressions twisted in varying shades of disgust. Before anyone could recover, the second dish
arrived.
It was a traditional pie from Regalia. The fish heads were baked upright, poking through the crust. Their eyes
stared blankly toward the guests.
A collective shudder rippled down the table. Still trying to recover from the pig brain and pie, the guests were hit
with the third dish. It was a nearly raw steak, barely seared on the outside. Myoglobin pooled around it in deep
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtred puddles. Even Calbert, who normally loved meat, couldn't handle it.
Each dish seemed worse than the last. No one had the stomach to actually eat. With the dim lighting, unsettling
castle, and uncanny hostess, the guests exchanged subtle glances. They wanted to leave but couldn't.
Refusing to eat would be rude, but how should they eat these dishes?
Eventually, everyone settled for the pie. They picked at it halfheartedly, cutting tiny bites just to keep up
appearances. Schewed slowly with grace, while others raised a fork to their lips only to pause and start a
polite conversation instead.
"Is the food not to everyone's liking?" Belinda asked everyone.
The guests fell silent. Then, someone said, "No, it's quite good."
Another guest replied, "I usually don't eat much at dinner."
Someone else chimed in, "The food is delicious. It's just that | happen to be a vegetarian."
Excuses rolled in one after another. Belinda nodded at every response. Her face was already stiff, so when she
smiled, the faint smear of red from the steak still clung to her teeth, making her look even more frightening.
Her gaze slowly drifted around the table before stopping on Dominic. She asked, "Mr. Reid, what do you think?"
Dominic set down the spoon he had been using to poke at the fish head. He answered politely, "It's not bad. It's
quite the experience just looking at it."
Belinda asked, "Why aren't you eating then?"
Dominic replied, "I'm fasting. | don't eat after sunset."
Belinda and everyone else went quiet. The so-called vegetarian internally cursed, "Damn it, | should have used
that excuse too!"
Maintaining her smile, Belinda lifted her wine glass and looked at all the guests. She said, "My apologies for the
poor hospitality. Allowto offer a toast."
Finally, it was something safe. Everyone drank as it was the least they could manage. After that, more delicacies
followed.
Aside from Dominic, who claimed he was fasting and wasn't afraid to offend the hostess, everyone else was busy
pretending to eat. In reality, they didn't eat much.
Vespera discreetly dabbed her lips with a napkin, using the motion to spit out the bite she had just taken. She
wasn't the only one doing such a thing.
Across the table, the two people from Regalia seemed completely unfazed. They ate the pie happily. Meanwhile,
Gerard had retched several times.
Calvert leaned toward Vespera and whispered, "Vespera, the dessert is not bad. Have more of that later, or
you're going to go hungry tonight."
Dessert? Vespera looked at him. Then, it clicked. He sneaked into the kitchen earlier, so he must have seen it.
Sure enough, after all the horrifying dishes, dessert was finally served. Even from a distance, the sweet and rich
scent of milk wafted through the air.
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