Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

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.

offered him pasta earlier, he had not shown any signs of disdain. Perhaps, it was to

“Mom, I got it.”

the past. Leslie likes the ravioli I make, but I’m not skilled at it and they tend to fall apart. Yet, he still finishes them

of Leslie. He isn’t as difficult as you might think. Don’t dislike him just because of his

consider

she pushed the cart toward another

I won’t disturb your shopping anymore.” With that, Linda concluded their

“Okay, bye.”

call. After having purchased some ingredients for ravioli dough,

apartment, the place

then set aside some

work schedule and Leslie’s frequent overtime, Aurelia decided to make extra ravioli that could be stored for later consumption. They would only cook the frozen ravioli when

to wrap over 80 ravioli. She then used the remaining fillings to make

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

was

she decided to send Leslie a

you be

was no response

It was not the right time to cook them yet.

wait, she sat on the couch and opened her laptop. The name “Ian” Florence had

and interested in this name. There were a few articles about him overseas but not a single