Female Novel
Chapter 1239
Chapter 1239 The Familiar Taste of Spaghetti
Luca's eyes opened wide. She did not expect Luke to sit down, much less eat a cupcake.
Rainie picked up a cupcake and peeled the liner away. "Try one, Daddy."novelbin
Luke took the cupcake. It looked petite and delicate in his hand.
He was not very fond of cake, but he had to try the cupcake that Luca baked.
The three children looked at him eagerly.
In one bite, Luke ate half of the cupcake. Luke carefully tasted the sweetness of the cake that melted inhis mouth, though he seemed to be pondering something.
He finished the rest of the cupcake in another bite.
Rainie smiled and asked him, "Daddy, isn't it very tasty?” "Not bad." When Luke said that, he turnedaround to glance at Luca. Luca was standing there ever since Luke came into the house, as thoughshe were the guest.
Rainie smiled at Luca. "Ms. Luca, Daddy likes your cupcakes!"
Tommy also added, "Daddy doesn't only like Ms. Luca's cupcakes. He loves her cooking too!"
Rainie nodded. It was not a surprise that their father loved Luca's cooking because it was so delicious.She picked up another cupcake and said," Have another one, Daddy!"
Luke took it and ate it slowly.
Lanie had been silent all the while. He suddenly said, "Daddy, I guess you haven't had dinner?" "Mm,"Luke replied casually. He was busy with work at the company. After that, he had to go to the hospital tocheck on Bianca before coming to Luca's apartment to pick up the children. He did not have the time toeat.
Rainie said tenderly, "You must be too busy with work, Daddy. Uncle Johann said that you shouldn'tskip dinner because of your gastric problems!"
Luca was slightly taken aback when she heard what Rainie said.
Since when did Luke have gastric problems? She guessed that it must be because of his irregularmealtimes.
Tommy placed his hands on his waist as though he was ready to reprimand his father too. "Rainie isright, Daddy. You shouldn't skip dinner!"
Luke did not say anything when his children reprimanded him. Instead, he reached out to take anothercupcake.
Earlier, he did not feel that he was hungry, but after eating two cupcakes, he realized that his stomachhad been empty.
Tommy was slightly worried when he saw that his father was going to eat all the cupcakes.Immediately, he said, "You can't only have cupcakes for dinner, Daddy. Why not ask Ms. Luca to makesome spaghetti for you?"
Luca was surprised when Tommy mentioned her. "Spaghetti?"
Tommy nodded and took the plate of cupcakes away. "Ms. Luca, won't you take pity on our father? Hehasn't had dinner yet, and cupcakes alone won't fill him up. Won’t you make some spaghetti for him?"
Luke did not say anything when he heard his son pleading on his behalf. He remembered how Luca'scooking tasted like, and he wanted to taste it again.
Luca waited for Luke to tactfully refuse, but the man said nothing.
Her fingers clenched the hem of her clothes. Seeing that the man did not refuse and that the childrenwere all looking at her, she realized that she had to make that plate of spaghetti no matter what.
Tommy was happy that he managed to save the rest of the cupcakes, and he would get a taste of thespaghetti too. He looked at Luca eagerly and said, "Is it okay, Ms. Luca?"
Luca did not know how to say no. Luke had helped himself with the couch and the cupcakes as thoughhe owned the place. She could only smile and ask, "Is there anything in particular that you'd like to eat,Mr. Crawford?"
Tm fine with whatever," Luke said.
Luca sighed discreetly, knowing how hard he was to please. "I'll just make you spaghetti with tomatosauce then." "Okay." Luke did not complain. He would eat whatever Luca cooked, even if it wereliterally only spaghetti and tomato sauce.
Luca nodded slightly. She knew that Luke would not leave if she did not produce a plate of spaghetti forhim.
She walked into the kitchen and took out a pack of spaghetti she had bought earlier. She had boughtthat pack earlier, and she did not expect that it would come into use so quickly.
While the water boiled, Luca thought that she should add something to the meal. She mixed someminced pork into the sauce and blanched some vegetables. In total, she made two portions.
After the sauce was done, she seasoned it with some chopped herbs to make it taste even better.
She carefully brought the plate to the dining table and said, "Your spaghetti is ready, Mr. Crawford.""Mm." Luke stood up from the couch and walked over while the three children followed behind him.
Luca was caught in a daze when she saw that scene. Three years ago, she had made supper for Luke,who had skipped dinner because he worked overtime. The three children had also followed behind himjust to get a taste of her cooking.
"That smells so good," Tommy exclaimed as he stared eagerly at the spaghetti on the dining table.
"I've made some for you too," Luca said. "Sit down at the table, and I'll get you your spaghetti."
One of the portions was for Luke, while the other was to be shared among the three children.
Tommy's eyes sparkled when he heard that Luca had made supper for him too. He sat down on thechair and said, "How did you know that I'm hungry again? You're so nice to me, Ms. Luca."
Lanie and Rainie sat on their respective chairs too.
Luca split the other portion of spaghetti into three bowls and brought them out to the dining table. "Youhad dinner and dessert earlier, so I didn't cook too much for you."
The three children took a whiff of the spaghetti that was served in front of them, and they said, "Thissmells so good."
Rainie noticed that Luca did not make spaghetti for herself. She asked," Aren't you eating, Ms. Luca?”"I don't usually eat supper. You should eat," Luca said while removing her apron. She put it in thekitchen, then went to the coffee table to clean up the fruit plate.
Tommy began to dig in.
Luke looked at his plate. Clearly, it was not only spaghetti with tomato sauce.
He had not eaten supper for a long time.
Sometimes, when he came home late from work, he would not ask the cook to make supper for himeven though he had not eaten dinner. If he was too hungry, he would fill his stomach with a cookie.
It had been three years since he had eaten spaghetti for supper. That was what Bianca used to makehim before she was abducted.
As he took in the fragrance of the spaghetti, he was lost in the memories of three years ago.
"Why aren't you eating, Daddy?" Tommy asked after taking a bite.
Luke came to his senses. He picked up the fork, twirled some spaghetti, and put it into his mouth.
"Does it taste good?" Tommy asked with a smile.
"It does." Luke ate the spaghetti slowly, thinking that it tasted very familiar.