Chapter 39

“Mom.” Aurelia hesitantly interrupted Linda’s praise and shifted the conversation. “Apart from disliking pasta, does Mr. Snyder have any other food preferences?”

The silence stretched for more than ten seconds after Linda heard her question. Aurelia assumed it was a signal issue.

“Mom? Mom? Can you hear me?”

“Leslie told you that he dislikes pasta? Did he… Personally mention it to you?” Linda sounded startled.

“Yes. Mom, is there something wrong?” Aurelia was puzzled.

“When Leslie was young, there was a school project where kids had to make carbonara for their parents. Coincidentally, it was his father’s birthday.”

“Leslie tried his best to make carbonara for his father, but it ended with him being scolded and hearing hurtful words.

“He doesn’t hate the taste of pasta. It’s certain implications associated with it that he despises. Since then, he never eats pasta.”

Linda’s tone turned melancholic as she recounted the event.

Aurelia stood amidst the vast array of shelves as her gaze lost its luster. She couldn’t fathom the disappointment that Leslie had felt in his childhood.

pasta earlier, he had not shown any

“Mom, I got it.”

likes the ravioli I make, but I’m not skilled at it and they tend

please take good care of Leslie. He isn’t as difficult as you might think. Don’t dislike him just

worried that Aurelia might consider leaving Leslie because

Aurelia said as she pushed the cart toward another food

shopping anymore.” With that, Linda

“Okay, bye.”

having purchased some ingredients for

returned to her apartment, the place

in the refrigerator. She then set aside some meat and vegetables

decided to make extra ravioli that could be stored for later consumption. They would only cook the

over 80 ravioli. She then used the remaining fillings to make around 20 smaller ones, to be a

the ravioli into a storage container in the fridge. After completing everything, she stretched her body and

was almost 11:00

moment, then she decided to send

you be

there was no

right time to cook them yet. Otherwise, they might clump together and turn into a mess

“Ian” Florence had mentioned suddenly came to mind.

this name. There were a few articles about him overseas but not

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