God of Cooking Chapter 84:

Perhaps among those who had left her, Tess Gilly could have been among them . No, looking at the situation, it was almost certain .

But first, confirming it came first . Although there was no guarantee that Kaya would tell the truth……If she were to lie, with would only backfire on her . They could only wait for her to choose a clear option .

Martin moved his feet . He, who sat in front of Jo Minjoon with an exhausted face, smiled . Jo Minjoon looked at him with a somewhat anxious face .

“What happened? You said that it was somewhat related to me . ”
“……Well, there’s no need to hide it, so I will just tell you . A scandal regarding Kaya exploded . ”
“A scandal?”
“It seems like it is related to her middle school days, but we aren’t certain yet . The important thing is that many people already read it, and we think that it will soon become a big topic . ”
“Does Kaya know of this?”
“Not yet, but she will soon because she has to hear being a **** . ”

Jo Minjoon’s eyes became dark . It was something that he vaguely knew . That there was a case bigger than what he had thought in Kaya’s school days because Kaya herself had said it when she became a star chef later on .

Although he didn’t remember the name, he had heard that she was once close with Kaya . However, she was from an upper class, thus it was what separated them .
When they became so distant with each other to the point that they couldn’t even look at each other, Tess earned a scar on her body that she had to carry for life, so kaya could only drop out of school . But it wasn’t a problem for Kaya . Although Kaya was the bad type, Tess wasn’t much different . However, the one who got a scar was Tess . If the situation was the opposite, Kaya would still be attending school .

Did a scandal like this happen? It was something that didn’t happen in Jo Minjoon’s memories . Perhaps he could have influenced it . If there was a difference with Kaya’s original life, the existence of Jo Minjoon was all of it . Originally, she would have faced the broadcast much darker than she was right now, but due to that, she lived every day more cheerfully . That could be what triggered the person who slandered Kaya, the trigger that originally shouldn’t have been pulled . Jo Minjoon opened his mouth .

“…… . . When are you planning to tell her?”
“Right after our interview ends . This kind of problem is better handled the faster it is solved . ”
“Whew…… . . Right . ”

Thinking about Kaya that suffering from that ill comment for a long while, he didn’t feel good at all . Perhaps they were being considerate of Jo Minjoon’s feelings, but the interview didn’t continue for long . After he forced himself to smile and reply to some formal interview questions, he went out the room and he saw Kaya leaning on the wall . He slightly glanced at her hand, but fortunately he didn’t see her handphone .

“What are you doing here?”
“I’m waiting for the interview . ”

Kaya replied shortly . He didn’t know why, but he felt that her voice was filled with disdain . Jo Minjoon asked with a dubious voice .

“Did I do something wrong?”
“You were always like way, as if I’m about to get angry . I’m not angry!”
“I think that you are right now . ”

Kaya’s eyes twitched .

“You are gentle to the likes of Chloe and you even gave her your handkerchief, but why do you always look at me like a troublemaker? I know that I couldn’t learn and I’m poor . But I’m tactful and have my pride, so stop treating me like a kid . ”

He wanted to refute back something at her words like a habit, but he shut his mouth . Thinking about it, it wasn’t unreasonable that she was talking like this . Just like when a parent open their mouths with good will, those words would mostly be heard as a lecture… . . If he said that it wasn’t the case, she would be pestering him until he got sick of it . He replied with a bitter face .

“I’m sorry . ”
“…… . . Don’t apologize . Why are you getting serious again?”

She felt like she had grumbled a lot, and she grumbled with a little embarrassed face . Jo Minjoon just looked at her . He wondered if she would be able to endure at the soon to come situation . Thinking that the future changed because of him, he felt really sorry . He said in a rather low voice .

“When you get in, you will hear something unexpected . ”
“Unexpected?”
“It’s not a good thing, but you must endure and don’t crumble . Also, don’t get hurt and I would like it if you can just let it pass . ”
“What is it? Why are you making the atmosphere this heavy?”

Kaya looked at him with an uneasy face . Jo Minjoon smiled faintly .

“I believe in you, so don’t be that uneasy . Because at least, one people will still be at your side until the end . ”

–

The interview ended . Kaya ignored everyone’s worried faces and went to her room . No one could hold her back because the rage on her face could clearly be seen . No, perhaps, it would be more accurate to call it horror instead of rage .
However, no one could ask her how she was feeling . The problem wasn’t in the door that closed with a banging sound . No one knew what kind of words they needed to say to her .

On the bed, Kaya buried her face on the pillow and yelled . Just like her yell that couldn’t be spread properly, the stuffiness she couldn’t express filled her chest .

Tess Gilly . She thought that there would be no way that the name that made her grind her teeth just by thinking of it would appear again in her life .

“Crazy **** . Now, she even became a novelist . ”

Kaya looked at the comments in the screen and twitched her nose . Although it was written in a long way, the contents were simple . Kaya was one of the worst problematic kids in school, and although she did become friends with Kaya, only violence returned to her . Kaya laughed as if it was absurd . However, that smile froze hard and her mouth shook like a growling dog .

Kaya Lotus : I’m Kaya Lotus . If you are going to say this kind of dog shit, why don’t you say it in my face? You still couldn’t fix your mitomania? Shit-like tongue… . .

It was at that moment when Kaya was about to reply because of her rage . A call alarm appeared on the screen and she saw a familiar name . It was Gemma Lotus,  her sister . Kaya stopped for a moment, and she relaxed the muscles of her face, and put on an awkward smile . It was a smile that could clearly be seen that was made up, but it was fine . Because it wasn’t even a video call . Making a smile was simply a matter of how she was feeling, because if she was feeling like dying, it was obvious that her voice would follow her expression .

“Hello?”
[ Kaya… . . You, you fan?(fine) ]

The voice of her younger sister that can’t even control her accent or pronunciation . That weird voice rather calmed her down . Her younger sister, Gemma, suffered from cerebral palsy . Her words, movements, and expression couldn’t be natural . However, Kaya didn’t hate nor judge her unnatural movements even once . If there was someone like that, she didn’t even hesitate to stick to them like a crazy dog, bite them, and pour out curses . She was that kind of sister .

Kaya opened her mouth with a soft voice . If there was someone near her who knew her, they would get surprised by the gentleness and softness of her voice . “What’s there to not be fine about? But what happened? Those **** **** didn’t pick a fight with you again, right?”
[ Am fan . Bot, bot, Tuess…… Shi……] (I’m fine . Bu, but, Tess…… She……)
“I also know . Don’t worry . There’s nothing to make a problem of . Does mom know?”
[ Neu…… . I din tel er . ] (No… . . I didn’t tell her . )
“Good . Don’t tell mom . It’s a promise?”Gemma hesitated for a moment but in the end, replied shortly ‘ung’(yeah) . Kaya put on a bitter smile .

“You are having it hard because you don’t have your sister, right? I’m sorry . I will win quickly and return . ”
[ Am fan withot Kaya . So don wowy . ] (I’m fine even without Kaya, so don’t worry . )
“Even if you tell me to, can I really do that? Even you are worrying about me right now . I’m fine, so don’t think about anything . Even if you do worry, there’s nothing that would change . Understand?”

Gemma didn’t reply . Kaya let out a sigh .

“It’s adding to the telephone fee . Let’s slowly end it . I will call you later . Okay?”
[ Ung…… Chiel ap . ] (Yeah…… Cheer up . )
“Yeah, I will . ”

The call ended . The screen turned black, and she saw what she was typing before . Kaya let out a sigh and erased the comment . She had just told her to not worry, so she couldn’t make this bigger .

It was at that moment that a knocking sound was heard . A careful and soft sound . Even listening at the sound, she could guess the voice that would be heard after that .

“Can I go in?”

It was Jo Minjoon’s voice . Kaya hesitated for a moment and went to the door . She said with a low and rough voice .

“I know that if you come in I will probably vent my anger on you . So don’t . ”
“If you are angry you have to vent it . I will receive it . ”

Kaya couldn’t say anything at his words . She didn’t want to vent her anger on him . She wouldn’t know if it was another person, but she didn’t want to do it to him because Jo Minjoon treated her better than anyone else . It was the first time that she had felt respected by someone .

So she acted more sensitively on his actions . Would he ignore her or would he see her as a spoiled kid like everyone else? However, Jo Minjoon didn’t think like that even once . It could be heard weirdly if you put it this way, but she felt like Jo Minjoon was looking at someone else when he looked at her . She didn’t hate it . Perhaps, he would be mistaking her, but even mistaking someone in a good way felt good .

So she hated herself that much for acting like a kid . She was different to what she usually said .  Don’t ignore me because I couldn’t learn . Don’t ignore me because I’m poor . Even after talking like that, she was the one that did things that made you ignore her . It was to the point that even when she saw herself, she saw a dull fellow with an empty mind, but she was curious as to how Jo Minjoon could evaluate her so highly .

She couldn’t open this door . Because the moment she opened it, she wouldn’t know as to how low she would fall . She couldn’t anymore . She didn’t want to act like a kid in front of him anymore . That’s how she thought .

She was already holding the door **** . She looked at her hands with confused eyes .  No, You can’t . Kaya opened her mouth . It was a voice so low it seemed like she was mumbling . So low to the point you wondered if it would be transmitted through the door .

“If you don’t leave, I will get miserable . I’m spoiled . Right . I told you to not ignore me, but actually……”

Kaya closed her mouth . Those words were really weak for her to say . She bit her lips and continued talking with a stifled voice .

“……Perhaps, I’m the one that’s ignoring myself the most . That’s why, help me so I don’t feel more miserable .

Each and every word was heavy . What kind of face would he be making right now? What would he be thinking about? She’s a spoiled girl with many problems? Kaya herself couldn’t know .

“Go . I’m begging you . ”

No reply came back . Kaya was just standing in front of the door . How many minutes would have passed? One minute . Five minutes . Perhaps, it would even be 10 or more minutes . Kaya opened the door after hesitating .

But there was no one there . At that moment, she felt a corner of her heart itch . Even after telling him to leave with her own mouth, could she have been expecting something? She felt pitiful .

It was at that moment when Kaya bit her lips and turned back . Something caught her attention . Next to the door, a small plate was placed . It was a sandwich . Kaya looked at that the sandwich absentmindedly for a long while . How much time passed? She slowly bent down and picked up the dish . After laying down on the bed, she slowly took a bite .

“…… . . Idiot . ”

She wrote on the comments .