Chapter 974 Life is not as good as you think, so why not have dessert? Cooking is something he hasn't forgotten over the years, and his culinary skills are even better than Madeline's.

"Well, it's better so no one can find fault later!"

Madeline glanced back at the living room, where Ariana and Lina were chatting happily, appearing as if they were a harmonious mother-in-law and Yara-in-law.

In contrast, she felt more like the maid they had hired.

With this in mind, Madeline didn't hold back and directly passed the spatula to Patrick.

In fact, when Lina came to host a birthday banquet at their home and invited Ariana and her friends, Madeline had already guessed that something would happen tonight.

The initial gift-giving turmoil was just the beginning; the real highlight of the birthday banquet was likely to come during the dinner later.

After so many years in Shangri-La, she had a clear understanding of human relationships, and of course, she could see through Ariana's intentions at a glance.

The reason for taking the initiative to cook was just a pretense.

If she guessed correctly, Ariana had also asked her friends to take many photos. Early the next morning, various unfavorable news about her filled the sky.

For example...

# Madame Patrick's fiftieth birthday banquet, future Yara-in-law acting as the head chef, asking guests to help in the kitchen #

# Madeline mistreating guests, unworthy of Patrick #

# Former destitute Miss who knows nothing about cooking, simply a joke #

Ariana's purpose in doing this was obvious, she wanted to use this opportunity to sabotage her relationship with Patrick, and also to put her at the forefront of public opinion, making her the laughing stock of the whole city.

She couldn't help but smile when she thought about it.

With Ariana's methods, it was really possible for her to do this.

However, Patrick didn't buy into her scheme, and instead came to the kitchen to help himself, fearing that later at the birthday banquet, Lina would nitpick about his cooking skills.

At this time, letting Patrick cook is the best plan. Madeline thought of it, and Freya naturally also guessed it. Watching Lina carefully give medicine to Ariana, she seemed to find it amusing and turned and went into the room. Next, she didn't need to do anything, just sit and wait for dinner! ...

8 pm In the restaurant.

Lina sits in the main seat as the birthday person, with Patrick and Madeline sitting beside her, while Freya and Bradley are across from them. As for Ariana and her friends, they are sitting together.

Looking at it this way, it looks like a simple family meal.

Ariana looked at the table full of dishes, feeling guilty as she said, "Madeline, I'm really sorry. I was supposed to cook, but it ended up being you in the kitchen. I'm sorry for the trouble."

Madeline listened to her compliments and waved her hand, saying, "Miss Ariana, you don't need to worry. You are the guest, there was no need for you to come to my house to cook. It's my fault for not entertaining properly."

With ying sentence, there was a sense of propriety, showing respect to the guest while also reminding Ariana of her status. Ariana naturally understood the meaning and her face immediately turned ugly.

Daisy couldn't bear to see it and was about to speak up to help Ariana, but she was nudged by the other party's foot, so she held back.

As the host of the house, Patrick also spoke up, “Madeline is right. It was my negligence that caused you harm. I toast to you as an apology. Consider this a compensation for my mistake!” With that, Patrick raised the glass of red wine in front of him and drank it all in ying go, without even looking at Ariana the entire time. This made Ariana feel like she had been slapped in the face, and she gripped the wine glass tightly, her eyes showing a hint of resentment.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Lina quickly changed the subject, "Let's not just chat, let's eat."

"Yes, yes, Mrs. Patrick cooked personally, we must show our support."

With Daisy leading the way, Everything started using their chopsticks. Bradley picked up a spare rib and placed it in Freya's bowl, saying in a voice that both of them could hear, "This is Nan Xavier's craftsmanship, don't worry."

"I know."

Freya picked up the spare rib and took a bite, her eyes sparkling.

The culinary skills were impressive! The sweet and sour spare ribs were extremely appetizing, almost comparable to those of a five-star chef.

"Tell me the truth, why does his cooking taste so similar to yours, could it be that you both learned from the same place?"

Initially, Freya was very picky when she was pregnant, so Bradley specifically went to learn cooking. Freya's entire pregnancy was taken care of by him.

Bradley curved his lips and responded to her question with a smile.

The two of them ate in silence, communicating with their eyes, while Daisy started to criticize the food.

"Does Mrs. Patrick usually like sweet food?"

Madeline did not deny it and nodded, "Most women like to eat sweets, considering that there are so many unpleasant things in life, isn't dessert good?"

Daisy put down her chopsticks and said, "Desserts are naturally good, but this dish is not like a sweet treat. If it's too sweet, it changes the taste."

"How does it change the taste?" Patrick, who had been silent, looked up at Daisy and said, "This sweet and sour spare ribs dish was specially learned from a five-star hotel chef for me. The key is that Madeline likes sweet food, so I added a layer of pineapple flavoring underneath. If Miss Daisy doesn't like it, she can try other dishes."

Daisy's face turned pale in response to the rebuttal.

It was not...

In the kitchen, it was always Madeline who cooked. How did it become something dying by Patrick?

Actually, it's not Daisy's fault for misunderstanding, but in order to confuse Everything, Madeline and Patrick mastered the posture perfectly so that it would seem like Madeline was in charge of cooking the entire time when viewed from the living room.

But they never expected that actually, all the dishes on the table were made by Patrick.

"Xixi, this dish tastes good when you savor it carefully. Try it, you might find it to your liking." Ariana felt that the atmosphere was a bit off and quickly spoke up to defuse the situation.

Daisy couldn't hold back her face and dared not say another word.

Madeline looked at the other person's embarrassed expression, feeling smug in her heart. As expected, she guessed right - these people just wanted to cause trouble with the food.

The meal was eaten in silence. Daisy, afraid of making a mistake, dared not speak again. When she ate the hot and sour fish head dish, although her mouth was numb from the spiciness, she still pretended to praise it.

"This fish head is really flavorful, but the taste is very good."

Madeline suddenly and unexpectedly said, "Thank you for the compliment, I made it!"

Hearing this, Daisy was so angry that she felt her heart burning.

No, the ones that were criticized were all made by Patrick, and the delicious ones were all from Madeline's cooking?

How could this be so coincidental?

Ariana also sensed that something was wrong, and anxiously looked at Lina.

No matter how it goes from here, all the credit has been snatched by Madeline, and her performance tonight is undoubtedly no different from a clown.

Lina signaled her not to be nervous with her eyes.

As the meal was coming to an end, she finally spoke, "Patrick Er, mom will be leaving early tomorrow, is it convenient for her to stay overnight today?"

Patrick did not expect Lina to make this request. After hesitating for a while, he turned to look at Madeline and left all the decision-making to her.