Chaos... everywhere.

You were in a friend group of eight, married to Christian, while Cecelia was married to Lysander, Juliette to Alexander, and Alessandra to William. William, Christian, and Alexander were CEOs while Lysander was a... prince. The four men and Alessandra were all billionaires, while you, Cecelia, and Juliette had normal jobs, such as a model, actress, and lawyer.

Every month, your group would gather for a hangout, and this time it was at William's mansion, attempting—and failing—to make dumplings.

Lysander and Cecelia were in the corner, making out instead of making dumplings. Juliette and Alexander were playing with the flour, giggling like children. Alessandra and William were setting up the table, trying to bring some order to the chaos. Meanwhile, you and Christian were the only ones genuinely trying to make the dumplings.

"Why are you laughing?" Christian asked, glaring at you as you bit your lip and looked away, trying not to laugh at his failed attempts. "They are not that bad," he protested.

They were. Compared to your perfect dumplings, his looked like deformed balls that had been run over by a car.

"Okay, maybe they are," he conceded before turning to you. "Would you like to teach me then?"