Female Novel
Chapter 3129
Upon hearing Weston’s recount, Austin thought Weston’s mental fortitude was not strong enough.
Austin himself had received many criticisms.
Whenever his nana thought his food tasted terrible, she would tell him to redo it over and overagain.
There was once when he failed to satisfy her with her favorite dish even after ten attempts. In theend, Grandma May gave up on eating it.
He did not find it traumatic but reflected on his shortcomings instead. It made him realize that thefood he made was not as delicious as he had imagined.
The constant experimentation and improvement had shaped him into who he was that day.
Since Austin was not close to Weston, and they were competitors, he did not say much andremained a listener.
He listened as Weston described how much time he took to recover from the shock Ms. O’Connor’scomment had caused.
Weston said, “At my second interview, Ms. O’Connor had already become the head of the family.She’s truly an amazing young girl. She was able to gain control of the family business even thoughshe was surrounded by many people who harbored ill intentions.
“I did not have much hope during my second interview compared to the first, where I thought ofmyself as someone with the best cooking skills in the world.
“The second interview, I spent a lot of effort. Hence, the first round was a breeze. The second roundonly commenced a few days later. There were too many applicants, so quite a number managed to
proceed to the second round as well.
“We had to adopt a queue system because Ms. O’Connor was busy with work. She didn’t have timeto return home for meals every day. That was why the second stage went on for much longer. I wasthe first to be called up for it.
“Back then, I thought my cooking skills had significantly improved after years of practice and that Icould surely pass the second stage as well. Alas, I put the wrong seasoning in one of my dishes. Imistook sugar for salt… Needless to say, I failed again.”novelbin
Weston laughed self-deprecatingly. “I made that rookie mistake because I was too nervous.
“I heard Ms. O’Connor had eaten some of my food. Although it was not satisfactory, at least she ateit.
“However, regardless of the reason behind my mistake, Ms. O’Connor couldn’t ever acceptsomeone who committed a rookie mistake.”
Austin asked, “Did someone switch your seasonings?
“Many people wish to be the O’Connors’ private chef. Scheming among competitors likely occurredfrequently.”
Austin knew the working society was filled with deception.
Someone could have switched Weston’s seasonings during his turn.
“That’s impossible,” said Weston firmly.
“You’ve already gone through the interview. You should know that the butler constantly watches thecentral kitchen where we prepare our food. Besides, there are security cameras all around. The
O’Connor family also prepares the ingredients and seasonings we use.
“Their employees won’t switch the seasonings or help any applicant. They wouldn’t dare. If they arediscovered, Ms. O’Connor will fire them without hesitation. No one working there would willingly giveup on the excellent benefits and salary provided by the O’Connors.”
Austin replied, “You’re right. I overlooked that. Maybe it wasn’t the right time for you to work for theO’Connors yet.”
“I failed in the past due to personal reasons. This time, I’m more confident in myself. I hope I’ll beable to succeed this time. What about you, Mr. York? Why did you decide to be the O’Connors’chef? You’re still so young. You can work in a famous hotel or even start your own business.”
Weston wanted the job for the money and reputation.
Austin smiled and said, “It’s challenging. Don’t you think this is a job that makes us feel challenged,Mr. Abbot?
“Since I’m still young, starting a business can wait. I heard being the O’Connors’ chef is challenging,so I thought it was also a good opportunity to put my cooking skills to the test. Besides, I can gain areputation by working for the family. It’ll come in handy when I look for jobs or start a business in thefuture.”