"I'm here to help." Luca smiled and walked into the kitchen. She picked up the apron and put it on.
Aunt Neile smiled and replied, "Luckily, the kitchen is spacious enough. Otherwise, there's no space for the two of
you to stand in here and help."
"Aunt Neile, what should I do?" Luca asked.
"I prepared soup today, but I haven't added the seasonings into it. Why don't you handle the seasoning?" said Aunt
Neile. Vivian was here, so she prepared a few more dishes.
"Okay." Luca opened the lid of the pot and realized Aunt Neile had prepared butternut squash soup. It was good for
health, especially for people like Luke, who always worked overtime and was busy with work.
Luca said, "Aunt Neile, save some in the pot to keep it warm. Mr. Crawford can have some when he's back."
Aunt Neile immediately asked, "Mr. Crawford isn't coming back for dinner tonight?"
"Didn't he tell you? He's working overtime." Luca was a little surprised. Luke would inform Aunt Neile that he was
not going home for dinner back then to prevent the wastage of food.
Aunt Neile was a little surprised too, but she immediately understood. She smiled and said, "He didn't, but Mr.
Crawford informed you. So, I guess that's considered telling someone."
Luca's face slightly reddened when Aunt Neile teased her. After she seasoned the soup, she said, "Aunt Neile, are
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthere any dishes you haven't cooked? Let me do it."
"Young Master Tommy said he'd like to have spaghetti bolognese today. I was about to prepare it. Ms. Craw, why
don't you prepare it? They love your homemade food." Aunt Neile decided to let Luca take over the chef's position,
while she would help her out with Vivian.
After all, Luca's cooking skills were truly good. Both adults and children loved her homemade food.
Luca took the spatula from Aunt Neile without a second thought and prepared spaghetti bolognese for the kids.
Half an hour later, all the dishes were ready.
Aunt Neile saved some for Luke, while the rest were served on the dining table.
They started having their dinner.
The three kids quickly finished the spaghetti bolognese made by Luca, and they ate some of the other dishes too.
It was time for the kids to watch their cartoon show after dinner.
Luca picked up her phone and glanced at the temperature outside, then she said to Aunt Neile, “Aunt Neile, stop
cleaning up. Go home now. There'll be a cold snap tonight. You should go home earlier."
Aunt Neile looked at the dining table awkwardly and said, "Ms. Craw, it'd be better for me to clean up the dining
table before I leave."
"Aunt Neile, leave it to me. It's getting late, and it'll grow colder. It might rain too. You can't tell if it's going to snow
and rain at the same time." Luca took the tablecloth from Aunt Neile and urged her to go home.
Vivian managed to figure out what they were talking about, and she asked with confusion, "The temperature's
dropping tonight?"
"Yes. Extreme and sudden temperature drops often happen this month. Ms. Craw, I'll leave it to you, then." Aunt
Neile took off her apron.
She refused to suffer the horrendous weather condition as well.
Vivian shot a thoughtful glance outside the window and asked, "But it was warm this morning. Luca, did the weather
forecast make a mistake?"
"I don't think so. The cold snap often happens out of the blue. Is the heating in your room warm enough? Let me
give you another blanket if you're afraid of the cold." Luca noticed Vivian was looking outside the window. Vivian
probably knew Gordan was waiting outside the entrance...
It was late. Gordan should have left.
He would not be that silly, standing there waiting for Vivian.
Gordan did not look like the kind of person who would be willing to lose out on anything.
Vivian fell silent, and she was lost in thoughts.
Luca called out for her again, "Vivian?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Huh?" Vivian came back to her senses. She was thinking about Gordan just now. Was he still standing out there?
Vivian knew Gordan was standing outside. It was Aunt Neile who told her about it.
Gordan had pressed the doorbell and wanted to come in, but Luke had already informed Aunt Neile about it. That
was why he could not come in.
An hour passed after that, and the security guard came looking for Aunt Neile. he told her that the visitor had been
standing at the entrance all day. Although he did not do anything strange or affect the image of the neighborhood,
it was weird to see him standing there.
Aunt Neile told the guard that since Gordan did not do anything, they should just let him stand there.
They thought Vivian could not understand what it meant, but she actually understood what they were talking about.
Luca said patiently, "There's going to be a cold snap tonight. Let me grab you another blanket if the heating in your
room isn't warm enough."
Vivian shook her head and replied, "No, thank you. It's warm enough for me. Don't forget that I'm a Russian. I grew
up in such an environment. I'm not afraid of the cold!"
"Yeah. You're one of the toughest people on Earth.." Luca replied with a smile.
Vivian set her worries aside, came forward, and said, "Let me help you to clean this up."
"It's okay. Take a rest. Leave it to me." Luca was embarrassed to let the guest do the cleaning.