THE DUKE'S MASKED WIFE (C)

Chapters 191-200

191 Date (5)

"Here," Edgar held out his fork with bits and pieces of food for Alessandra to eat.

Alessandra stared at the fork then backed up at Edgar. "We ordered the same thing. There's no need for me to eat from your fork."

"The difference is you have eaten all of your food already while my plate is still halfway. Take it," he pushed his plate towards her.

"No, you need to eat too," Alessandra pushed the plate back towards him. It wasn't like Edgar ate more food than her today for him to not be hungry.

"Alessandra, you're not going to win this game against me. Eat it," Edgar pushed back the plate. "There is still a long way for us to go to fatten you up."

"Why does this sound like a wolf talking to the pig he wishes to eat?" Alessandra muttered. "You cannot force me to eat this, Edgar."

Edgar leaned back in his chair and folded his arms. "Then feed me," he said.

"Certainly not. You have two capable hands and since you are so perfect at everything, you should be able to use your feet."

Edgar decided the best way to win this argument would be to make Alessandra feel guilty. "If you do not feed me, I will have him take back the food and a lot of money will go to waste."

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To his surprise, Alessandra did not fall for it. "You are a wealthy man, Edgar. Not eating what remains on your plate is not a waste."

'Now is the time she picks to know how much money we have,' Edgar thought.

"One for me," Alessandra stated her win out loud. She didn't dare mention Edgar's points as he had won against her many times. "You should hurry up and eat before the dessert is brought out."

"No thank you. I am not in the mood to eat any more of this," Edgar replied and placed his right hand in the air for Hayden to come and take the food away. "It's not too late for you to eat the rest of it."

"Give up. I am already full from my share. How much more weight do you intend for me to gain? My eating habits have changed and I am certain I am at a good weight now. Erin is making me a lot of dresses and I intend to fit in them," said Alessandra.

"We can buy more as your size changes."

"No. I am going to stick to this weight and no longer try to gain more. Alfred already sends me too many snacks throughout the day. I will say that if you do not want the rest of your wine, I can drink it for you," Alessandra innocently smiled.

"I am honestly curious about what your limit is," said Edgar. Given the number of glasses she had tonight during the many plates of food they were given so far, she appeared to be very much sober. "Should we buy a couple more bottles of wine and test out who will become drunk first? The winner gets the loser to do whatever they say for an hour."

Alessandra considered joining in this game as she had a high tolerance when it came to drinking but just as she was not affected by the wine, so was Edgar. The man was too perfect at everything for her to even think of winning. Besides, she already had an idea of the things Edgar would make her do for an hour. "No, thank you," she decided not to join in this game.

"Nothing sexual would be done in that hour," Edgar added to pull her into the game. He saw the potential fun they could have and found it to be a waste to let the moment go. "We can enjoy drinking out in the backyard if there is no rain when we return."

Alessandra tapped her fingers on the table, tempted to join in the game but there was still one issue. "The grass will still be damp from the heavy rain we had earlier."