By Julie Hyzy
Introducing White condo Assistant Chef Olivia Paras, who's rising-and sleuthing-to the head. comprises recipes for an entire presidential menu! by no means allow them to see you sweat-that's White apartment Assistant Chef Olivia Paras's motto, that is lovely tough to honor within the most vital kitchen on the planet. She's hell-bent on incomes her dream task, govt Chef. there is only one factor: her nemesis is vying for it, too. good, that and the truth that an elusive murderer desires to see her fry.
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Not for myself. The man was trying to get to you, sir. ” “No,” I said. I pictured myself standing over the guy, skillet in hand. ” The president waited. “He . . ” The president’s face was grim. ” We both felt the weight of his words. “The security staff might have a few more questions for you. ” He must have caught my quick glance at the clock. “I didn’t have a chance to eat breakfast this morning,” he said. ” He smiled at me. “And Mrs. ” I nodded. ” “Thank you, sir. ” He stretched out his hand.
Hence, the reluctance to watch the tape. S TAT E OF T H E O N IO N 43 I stared at the flowers. Hence, the “Happy Anniversary” distraction. Damn it, how could I be so dense sometimes? ” I asked, butchering the name from the newscast. ” Tom rolled his eyes, licked his lips, and otherwise tried to avoid answering me. “Just tell me why they faked this news coverage,” I said. ” That was an out-and-out lie and we both knew it. A swift anger washed over me. I knew there were a lot of things Tom couldn’t tell me, but I never expected him to deliver a blatant lie and expect me to swallow it.
The anchorman continued to narrate. “The man, who officials refused to identify, is thought to be Farzad AlJa’fari. ” Blood rushed from my face. My limbs went weak. A bomb? And he’d picked it back up. He’d had it when I whacked him. What if I’d whacked the bomb instead? I felt the room grow small as I focused on the television. “Al-Ja’fari, who is wanted for questioning in connection with several recent bombings in Europe, was apprehended without incident. ” Nothing about my involvement. I wasn’t entirely surprised.