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"You don't have to apologize; I understand," Berry said with a soft sigh, preventing Stuart from apologizing. He sounded extremely sad with a hoarse voice like that. Of course, Stuart would not let it pass like that. He knew he was wrong, and he also knew he had to fix it.
He pulled the hand that was covering Berry's eyes and made Berry look at him before apologizing sincerely, "I'm sorry."
"No, it's fine. Really."
"That's nonsense. You wouldn't be so glum if everything was fine. Come here," he pulled Berry up from the couch and made him straddle him before hugging him and caressing his soft hair. "Next time, if I forget to compliment your food, slap me."
Berry gasped, "I would never!"
"You have to, though. I can forget anything else but not about complimenting my boyfriend when he cooks. It's no different from forgetting to take water after eating."