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Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Chapter 86
“Nothing.” Aurelia immediately turned around a hint of blush on her face.
“What can I help with?”
“Cook the spaghetti.”
Aurelia handed two packages of spaghetti to Leslie.
Leslie didn’t say anything, turned around, and started cooking.
Aurelia opened the refrigerator to prepare today’s dishes: clam chowder, shrimp scampi with
asparagus, and smoked barbecue ribs.
After getting the ingredients, she found that the refrigerator was almost empty. She couldn’t help
muttering, “I need to restock groceries again.”
At that moment, the water behind her stopped. She immediately closed the refrigerator door, ready to
take over Leslie’s place to wash the vegetables.
However, just as she turned around, Leslie also happened to turn around, and the two of them collided
directly in the small kitchen.
“Ouch!” Aurelia’s forehead bumped heavily into Leslie’s chest. The asparagus her hand fell to the
ground.
and shrimp in
“How do you manage to bump into things all the time?”
Aurelia was speechless.
She bit her lip. Only after meeting Leslie, she seemed to be constantly in trouble.
But she didn’t dare to say that. She just said, “I’m sorry,” and bent down to pick up the ingredients on
the ground.
Leslie reached out and stopped her, then handed her the spaghetti.
“Stand still.”
Aurelia was about to ask what was going on when she saw the tall and upright Leslie crouching
down.
He picked up the shrimp one by one, discreetly dusting off the ice that had fallen out of the bag to the
side.
That’s when she noticed quite a few ice cubes had scattered on the floor right by her feet. She might
have ended up on her back if she had accidentally stepped on them earlier.
Aurelia gratefully withdrew her gaze and saw the spaghetti in her hand.
She could tell at a glance that Leslie had indeed cooked the spaghetti perfectly.
Suddenly, she felt a mixture of emotions.
She remembered a time before when Seth had come to her house for dinner. Afraid that her mother
would be too tired, she had decided to cook herself. Seth leaned against the kitchen door, talking about
their future married life.
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At that time, she had really thought Seth wanted to marry her. Otherwise, who would incessantly
discuss scenarios from their future? She casually handed the spaghetti to Seth with a smile, offering
him a sneak peek of their future married life.
At that moment, Seth’s face flashed with a hint of awkwardness. But he quickly smiled and said he was
highly honored.
She didn’t think much of his awkwardness at the time, thinking it was only natural for a man to help with
household chores. However, she didn’t expect that when Seth handed her the spaghetti, it was barely
cooked. Clearly, it was purely perfunctory.
Seth even said he had never done it before and didn’t know how.
He said it as if it were a matter of course, forgetting that he had once said his family were in an average
financial situation. As he had to do everything himself from a young age, he would never let her suffer
in the future.
At that time, she and Seth were in the honeymoon phase of their relationship. So she instinctively
found an excuse for him and didn’t think too deeply about it.
Well, she admitted she was quite naive. Looking back, that reason seemed ridiculous.
In contrast, Leslie, who had faced tough times with Linda since young, always took her seriously.
“All done,” Leslie got up and placed the shrimp back into the dish.
Aurelia snapped out of her thoughts. She gazed at the floor and was surprised to find that Leslie had
actually wiped the floor clean while doing it.
“Thank you.”
“Sure, let’s cook. What else do we need to prepare?” Leslie had a businesslike demeanor, a bit serious
and a bit intriguing.
“Help me wash the shrimp and check for the digestive tract.”
“Okay.”
Leslie nodded and turned to handle the shrimp.
Aurelia stood next to him, washing the asparagus and ribs.
As the night fell, their two figures, one tall and one short, were reflected on the glass window in front of
them.
Perhaps sensing something, they both raised their gazes to the window almost
simultaneously. At the same time, they saw each other’s slightly surprised expressions on the glass.
Aurelia turned around awkwardly. “I, uh, I’ll heat the pan.