Maksim didn't seem to be phased by Sarah's rejection. "How can you refuse me before you even taste the food I prepared for you."
Sarah glanced at the table that had soups, several types of salads, there was a variety of roasted and grilled meat that included chicken (or maybe a smaller turkey), pig, fish, and some other cuts of meats Sarah didn't recognize, but they looked well decorated with lemon, rosemary, and other herbs.
"You prepared all this or an army of chefs?"
"Does it matter?"
Sarah stifled a laugh. "We are back to sincerity. Even a bowl of porridge is better than all this if it's made by a person who puts his feelings into the dish."
"Is the pretty boy cooking for you?"
Sarah didn't like that Maksim brought up Aiden. She wants Maksim to understand that she would reject him regardless of Aiden's presence with a goal to get the target off from Aiden's back. "Do you see him as a competition?"