Chapter 1025: Triton Alvin and Frank had a less-than-successful meal of roasted wild boar.
The tough, dry meat, along with the lingering gamey smell from not being marinated long enough, forced Alvin to bring out his secret weapon in the kitchen: "chili peppers"...
As long as the food was spicy enough, they'd forget what it had tasted like. The remaining issue of texture, well, that wasn't important...
The kids made do with chicken soup and bread, then ran off to the yacht to see the "little monkey."
Alvin added a few dry logs to the fire and adjusted the flames, letting it burn down slowly. Whether tonight's dinner would be a success depended on whether the magical lumps buried underground could work a miracle.
After finishing, Alvin glanced at Frank, who had gone quiet again. He smiled and said, "I'm going to look for some ingredients on the seabed to add to our dinner...
"Cheer up, buddy! You need to think about how you're going to tell Shirley you're leaving tomorrow. That's the problem you need to deal with."
Frank suddenly smiled with delight and said, "I'll take Shirley with me.
"I promised her I'd never leave on my own..."
Alvin frowned at Frank's strange expression. Thinking of how Shirley had become unusually passionate to accommodate Frank, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Your married life sure sounds exciting..."
As he spoke, Alvin watched Frank hesitate. He smiled and said, "Don't worry about Nick. I'll keep an eye on him, and we won't be staying here much longer anyway."
Alvin turned and headed for their Seaside Wooden House before Frank could say anything.
He took a mesh bag for collecting his haul from the house, walked to the edge of the overwater house, and leaped into the sea...
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