“Are you hungry?”
Loredana nodded her head honesty, “Yes.”
Cormac turned around, landed a kiss on her forehead and said, “Wait outside. It will be ready soon.”
Loredana let go of him, left the kitchen, walked to the dining room, pulled out a chair and sat down, waiting for the delicacy.
Cormac quickly put the cooked wontons into a big bowl and put the bowl in front of her. Coral had seasoned the spare ribs soup and Cormac didn’t need to add anything else into it except for the wantons. The bowl was filled with corns, spare ribs and wantons and soup.
Cormac gave her a small bowl, a pair of chopsticks and a spoon and said, “Scoop them into the small bowl. It’s too hot.”
Loredana nodded her head and scooped some spare ribs and wantons into the small bowl to cool them down. Coral was skilled in cooking and the dishes she made were all delicious. The wantons had shrimp muddy flesh as their stuffing. The moment she put it into her mouth and bit it, she felt it delicious and fragrant. The spare ribs were initially prepared for the dinner and as it had been boiled by the small fire until midnight, the meat became boiled out. It had lost its elasticity, but it was very fragrant.
Cormac sat beside him and put one arm on the back of the chair that Loredana sat on, fixing his eyes on her. She finished half of the things in the bowl after a short while. Cormac said, “Seems like you eat a lot. Why don’t you gain weight?”
Loredana asked without even lifting her head, “Do you like a fat woman?”
Cormac reached out to pinch her arm, “You’re so skinny. I want you to gain some weight by feeding you.”
Loredana chuckled, “With my height, do you think it’s okay if I gain weight until I weigh one hundred kilos?” Cormac, “…”
Not hearing Cormac’s answer, Loredana looked up at him and asked, “What’s the matter? Will you disdain me?”
With one hand supporting his chin, Cormac replied in a serious tone, “If you want to weigh one hundred kilos, should I buy hormones for you?” Loredana, “…”
Indeed it was hard for her to gain weight, and it was greatly related to her constitution.
Cormac moved his hand down her waist and rubbed her waist separated by the cloth, “I won’t disdain you no matter what you looked like.”
“I don’t believe your words.” Loredana drank the soup that she scooped into the small bowl before and then put down the chopsticks and the spoon.
Cormac leaned towards her, “What should I do to convince you? Should I make a written promise?”
Loredana distanced herself from him. After drinking the soup, she felt hot and broke out into sweats all over. When Cormac approached her, she felt even hotter. As there was too much soup and she was so full that she couldn’t drink anymore, Loredana pushed the big bowl which had much soup left to Cormac and said, “Drink it. It was eaten by me and I can’t let others eat it. But it’s a waste to dump them. Cormac repelled it so much because he didn’t want to eat greasy food at the midnight.
Loredana pouted, “Didn’t you want to prove your words. Finish the soup in the big bowl and then I will believe in your words. It’s unnecessary to make a written promise. I trust you a lot after all.” Cormac, “…”
It was really hard for him to drink it. He asked, “Can I change a way to prove it?”
Loredana refused it without hesitation, “No way.” Cormac, “…”
He leaned towards her again and rubbed his body against hers, “I think I should prove my love to you on the bed. Drinking soup can’t prove my love to you at all…”
Loredana pushed his head aside, “Don’t be so cheeky. I just want you to prove it in this manner.”
Cormac, “…”
Did this mean he couldn’t say “no” to it?
He lost all his appetite when looking at the oil on the soup. But to prove his love, he braced himself and prepared to drink the soup. But right at this moment, Loredana grabbed his wrist and said with a smile, “It’s a joke.”
“Is it very funny to joke with me, huh?” He looked at Loredana and asked, “Aren’t you afraid of causing a waste?”
Loredana lifted her chin and gestured him to look at Cotton who was sitting on the ground and wagging its tail, “You feel it hard, but Cotton doesn’t think so.” Cormac, “?”
Loredana took the bowl from him and walked towards the dog’s bowl which was placed beside the windows. Cotton seemed to realize that it was going to have something to eat. It wagged its tail and followed Loredana.
Loredana poured the soup into the dog’s bowl and reached out to stroke Cotton’s head. Cotton rubbed its head against her palm. Its fur was very silky. Thinking that Amanda was still angry at her, Loredana turned around to look at Cormac and said, “Spare some time and take Amanda to the pet store.”
Cormac replied with a nasal sound. He didn’t ask why they had to go to the pet store. Amanda complained about Loredana today, so it must be Amanda who required this.
Cotton stunk out his tongue o drink the soup in the bowl and made some sounds.
Loredana stood up and took the bowl into the kitchen. When she squeezed out some washing-up liquid and prepared to wash the bowl, there suddenly came a fetal movement from her belly. The little fetus kicked her with great force and a large area of her bully budged. Its movement was so sudden that Loredana gasped.
“What’s wrong?” Cormac walked over and asked. Loredana looked up at him and said with a smile, “The fetus in my belly moved just now.”
“Really?” Cormac hurriedly squatted down in front of her and checked her belly. With one hand putting on the edge of the washing-up sink to support herself, Loredana held up his hand and put it on her belly. Several seconds later, the little fetus moved again. The movement was not stronger than the previous movement, it was enough for people to feel it.
Cormac spluttered with excitement, “It… It moved. I felt it.”
Loredana chuckled, “You can come to the hospital with me next moment. We can see the baby’s appearance through the B-ultrasonography.
It was already five-month-old and its ears, mouth, eyes and the fours had already fully grown.
Cormac agreed to it and then lifted her night dress. Loredana furrowed her brows, subconsciously wanting to pull down her dress. She asked, “What are you doing?”
“I want to get closer to it.” Cormac didn’t want to feel it separated by the cloth. Seeing the lights in his eyes, Loredana knew that he yearned for it and didn’t refuse it again. Cormac put his palm on the skin of her belly. Maybe the baby in her belly felt it and gave him a reaction. It moved violently this time and there was an apparent bulge on her belly. If the movement was too violent, the mother would feel light pain. But this was normal.
Looking at his hand which was placed on her belly, Loredana suddenly found his hand was similar to that of the medical intern who made an examination in City C for her last time. “Grab my arm.”
Cormac looked up at her in confusion and asked, “Why?”
Loredana didn’t answer his question and reached out her arm and paused in front of him. According to her requirement, Cormac grabbed her arm. It was this feeling! She asked, “Cormac, did you…”
“It moved again. Loredana, can I hear its heartbeats?” Cormac suddenly interrupted her. When thinking over it now, Loredana found there were many suspicious aspects before. Theresa promised to accompany her to the examination before, but she asked a medical intern to take care of her, found an excuse and left.
Now when thinking over it again, the height and figure of that medical intern matched with Cormac’s completely.
No wonder she would be aroused when he touched her.
Loredana asked with a smile, “Cormac, is this funny?”
Cormac was completely immersed in the fetus’ movement and didn’t have the time to think over Loredana words. He replied incongruously, “It’s not about fun, it’s the wonder of life.” When speaking, he put his ear on her belly.
Loredana, “…”
“What are you doing?”
“I want to try whether if I can hear its heartbeats or now.” Cormac was interested and replied seriously.
Loredana pushed his forehead, “You can’t hear it except by using medical equipment.”
Cormac looked up. With this angle, he could kiss her wrist. He landed his lips on her wrist and said in a gentle voice, “Thank you for letting me be a father.”
“If you really want to thank me, you should treat me better. By the way, can you get up now? I have to wash the bowl.”
Cormac, “…”
“Aren’t I still not good to you? Should I dig out my heart and hand it to you to prove my…”
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.