Loredana reached out her hand and grabbed his tie, pulling him towards her. They looked at each other. She hooked her lips, smiled and said mischievously, “So, are you working for me now?” Cormac looked at her slender fingers which were wrapping around his tie, looking helpless as if there was nothing he could do about her, “I’m all yours, from now on you sit here and I’ll serve you.” Loredana smiled, but the smile soon subsided. However, she did not let go of him. Cormac was cooperative and just bent over.
“Was it Armand who pestered you to ask Theresa to come out today?” She asked despondently.
Cormac reached out his hand to touch her face. He used his fingers to smooth her furrowed brow, “What’s wrong? Theresa doesn’t agree?”
She shook her head, “No. Do you still remember that I once asked you, if I am unable to conceive, would you still love me?”
Cormac fluttered his eyelashes, everything made sense, he had guessed it when Loredana asked.
“The miscarriage was caused during that explosion. She is unable to conceive now. She wants to draw a line with Armand. She comes today, probably to make it clear with Armand.” “Actually, there’s nothing wrong with it this way.”
‘When it’s clear, everyone will settle down and go to find the right person.’
‘It can’t be considered a bad choice, after all, it is difficult to restore a broken relationship, even if you try to fix it again, there will still be scars.’
‘It’s better to let go.’
Loredana tilted her head to look at him, “Shall we talk to Armand, so that he can prepare himself mentally?”
She was afraid that Armand would be embarrassed by then.
“You shall just leave it alone.” Cormac bent his body even lower and said in a warm voice, “Are you going to keep tugging at me like this?”
Only then did Loredana realize that she had pulled him all the way and his tie had been pulled outside of his suit, she let go and helped him to tidy up his tie and collar, “It’s about time, shall we go over there now?”
“Yeah,” Cormac responded.
He wanted to go over first and buy some food for Loredana. He was afraid that she would lose her appetite later on.
“Let’s go.” Cormac wrapped his arm around her waist.
The two of them walked into the restaurant. Since they had made a reservation, the waiter led them to a reserved seat after they said their names.
“The desserts here are good.” The pastry chef of this restaurant was hired from F country. The desserts were famous and many people came here for the desserts. Loredana frowned, “They haven’t arrived yet, shall we eat first?”
“You eat a little first,” Cormac said.
Knowing that Loredana liked to eat sweet food after she was pregnant, he arranged the meeting here, just to let her try the desserts here as they rarely came out together.
Loredana did not refuse. She found the environment here elegant and relatively quiet. The customers coming in and out were all very polite.
The place was full of male waiters, who wore black waistcoats, white shirts and black neckties. They stood in front of the tables to deliver the menus.
Cormac flipped through the menu and asked, “Is there anything in particular you want to eat?”
Loredana shook her head, “You order.”
Today, she did not have much appetite and did not want to eat anything right away.
Without seeking her opinion, Cormac ordered two desserts and a glass of goat milk.
He closed the menu and handed it to the waiter, “That’s all.”
“We will bring your meal to you soon.” The waiter bent down and retreated after saying that.
As she waited, Loredana fiddled with a freshly blooming red rose on the table in boredom.
Cormac looked at her quietly, feeling that she was like a child at the moment, a little childish, a little cute.
He reached out his hand to smooth her hair, “Be careful not to prick your hand.”
‘A rose is beautiful but it has thorns.’
‘Those who want to get it will always have to suffer a little.’
Loredana withdrew her hand, feeling that the rose was like Theresa, covered in thorns, but her thorns would only prick Armand.
Not long after, the waiter brought them all the desserts.
There were two desserts. The first one was a lemon tart. The lemon tart was the signature dish in F country. The authentic way was to make a tart filling with the juice of a yellow lemon, cream, sugar and egg, plus a little bit of yellow lemon peel shavings to add aroma. Strawberries and crunchy candies were made into a lemon shape as a garnish.
The combination of lemon and cream was sweet but not overwhelming, with the flavour of lemon and the fluffiness of cake, a delightful shape and excellent flavour, making it a very popular dessert.
Another dessert was the F-style mille-feuille, where the puff pastry had to be made by folding it six times over and over again to produce a crispy pastry. Each layer was brushed with a little wine. Interleaved was a layer of puff pastry and a layer of custard sauce with vanilla seeds. Finally, sprinkle the top layer with icing sugar, dried fruit and a glass of goat milk to make it nutritious and delicious. “They look delicious.” Loredana picked up a spoon, probably because she was so greedy due to her pregnancy.
Furthermore, the desserts looked delicious. She cut a small piece of lemon tart and put it in her mouth, the texture was soft and with a strong lemon fragrance, sweet with some acidity, not too prominent, just the right amount, not too sweet, not at all cloying, it was a very tasty dessert.
The mille-feuille tasted good too.
It might be because it was noon now and she was hungry, so she ate very quickly.
“Slow down, no one is grabbing the food.” Cormac took a tissue to wipe away the cream at the corner of her mouth.
Loredana took a piece of lemon tart and passed it to his mouth, “Taste it.”
“I don’t like to eat sweet things.” Cormac did not open his mouth.
Loredana pestered him and acted coquettishly, “You take a bite.”
After that, she delivered it to his mouth. The cream stuck on his lips. He had no choice but to open his mouth and ate it.
“Take some back to let the two kids eat when we leave,” Cormac said as he swallowed the food.
Loredana nodded. The portion was small, just nice for one person to eat it. Loredana ate both the two portions. She picked up the ‘milk’ next to her. She felt that something was wrong when she tasted the milk. The milk was different from the milk she usually drank.
She frowned, “What is this?”
“Goat milk.”
Loredana was speechless.
Compared to cow milk, goat milk is more nutritious for pregnant women. The volume of fat particles in goat milk is one-third of cow milk, which is more conducive for absorption. Furthermore, long-term consumption will not cause fat. The vitamins and trace elements in goat milk are also higher than in cow milk. For pregnant women, goat milk has a higher content of vitamin E, which can stop the oxidation and decomposition of cells and fatty acids in the body, delaying skin ageing and increasing skin elasticity and lustre.
Loredana put the cup down.
“Drink it.” Cormac picked it up and handed it to her.
She did not take it and just looked at him.
Cormac was helpless and said, “It’s nutritious, let’s change the milk at home to this kind of milk in the future.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.