The Love From Vengeance

395: RECIPE FOR DISASTER

ARIEL’S POV

“Luke lost his memory,” I brought out to Celine.

“What? How?” She blurted promptly.

“We had an accident, remember? And it turns out that shit went ahead to mess with his brain.”

“Oh my god, that is terrible.”

“I know,” I stated, shaking my head. “Right now, we can’t put him through any stress. That’s why I quickly took him to his room. I knew something terrible was going to happen. You know, he’s going to start feeling some pain, and I don’t want anything like that to start happening.”

“Okay, okay, I get it.” She cut me off.

“Yeah, I know you do,” I muttered in annoyance

“So, what do we do now?”

“We’ll just have to compose ourselves. We can’t afford to let anything bad happen to Luke,” I told her.

Celine nodded, her expression softening with concern. “Right. We need to be there for him, no matter

what.”

“And we need to figure out how to handle this situation delicately. We have to be really careful.”

Celine nodded, her brow furrowed with worry. “I just really need to ask: how do we help Luke remember without causing him more pain?”

“That’s the crucial question,” I whispered, my mind buzzing with potential solutions. “For now, let’s focus on keeping him calm and comfortable. We’ll figure out the rest as we go. But just the happy moments,

please.”

my

JCelin

a somber expression. “We’ll have to tell Luke everything

But right now, he just got out of the hospital, and it’s

hours.”

the situation. “You’re right. We can’t rush this. We need to give him time to process

a sigh of relief, grateful for her understanding. “Exactly. And in the meantime, we’ll just have to keep up the facade

a reassuring hand on my arm. “We’ll get through this, Ariel.

of determination settling in my chest. “We will. “We just need to take it one step at

FOR

and be there for him every step of the way.”

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my arm gently, offering a small smile. “Everything will be alright. We’ll make sure of it. And you don’t have to worry about anything; nothing terrible

told her underneath my

and her words were echoing in my mind.

my mind, but I needed to focus on something

seemed like a good place to start.

and gleaming countertops. Tonight, I decided to prepare a dish fit for royalty: lobster

moment.

lobsters from the chilled display in the corner of the kitchen. I swiftly dispatched them with practiced precision, ensuring their demise was as humane as possible. Then, I expertly removed the succulent meat from their shells, setting it aside while I

creamy sauce.

butter in a saucepan over low heat and added finely chopped shallots, allowing them to soften and release their fragrant aroma. Next, I sprinkled in a generous amount of flour, stirring constantly to form a smooth roux. Once the mixture had thickened to my satisfaction, I slowly poured in heavy cream, whisking vigorously to prevent any lumps

brandy and a pinch of cayenne pepper

a generous amount of grated Gruyère cheese over the top of each shell, then placed them under the broiler until the cheese was golden

over me. Despite the uncertainty and challenges ahead, for this brief moment, I had created something beautiful and comforting for Luke to enjoy.

quite proud of myself for conjuring up such a fancy meal, and then I strutted into Luke’s room with all the grace of

with Luke, sending the tray flying and the Lobster Thermidor cascading to the

eyes wide with surprise as he tried to steady both of us through

disbelief at the disaster unfolding before me, feeling equal parts mortified and