Luna went inside the kitchen to prepare food for her and Maximus. She really loves cooking. She even cooked delicious food for Shawn before every time Shawn visited her at dinner. She smiled bitterly when she remembered those events with Shawn.
While Luna was busy cooking inside the kitchen, Maximus was also busy looking around her house. He noticed how neat and clean her house was. He saw the picture of Luna when she was still a child with her parents. Her smile at the photo was genuine, but how come he can’t see Luna’s smile just like that in the picture today?
Maximus looked at the back of Luna in the kitchen while preparing for food. She turned into a beautiful woman. So much beauty that his stupid friend dumped her and choose a wicked one instead.
“Let’s eat” Luna served the food.
Maximus looked at the food. Comparing his home to this home, his housemaids always serve lots of food, like at a birthday party, while here, he noticed the served food was good enough for the two of them.
She knows the measure of things, huh? Even in serving meals. Maximus thought.
“I think I made the right decision choosing you,” Maximus said after tasting her food.
“What are you talking about?” she asked when she felt like Maximus was about to talk nonsense again.
“I mean you can cook, your house is clean, and you are also a nurse. You can take care of me in the future”, he winked.
Luna suddenly stopped eating when she realized something.
“Wait, so you just need me as your personal assistant?” Luna asked with a disappointed look on her face.
“What? No. Not like that. I mean, it is a duty of a wife. Besides, we are going to be husband and wife soon. We will take care of each other. If you cannot take care of me…” Maximus did not talk for a few seconds.
If I cannot take care of you, you will also leave, just like my ex-boyfriend. Luna assumed he would say this.
But Maximus said something different.
“If you cannot take care of me, then I will take care of the both of us,” Maximus said, then eat his food.
Luna was surprised. She would never expect to hear such a statement.
Maximus smiled and continued eating.
Luna blushed. She smiled.
“I knew you’re the one that I’m looking for”. He suddenly thought something afterward. He never tasted this kind of delicious food in his entire life.
Luna smiled. She then thought of Shawn eating with her. The way Maximus acted at this moment was just the same every time Shawn ate her special meals before. But she tried to forget all of their memories, just as her promise to Shawn.
Luna suddenly remembered the time she spent with Shawn. Shawn enjoyed eating her food before…
(Flashback)
“My love, you really are a good cook” Shawn praised her food.
“Of course. I made all the special meals with love, just like how I show my love for you” Luna answered confidently while watching Shawn enjoying his food.
“After eating these meals, I’m going to eat what your parents made,” Shawn said, smiling at her mischievously.
“What do you mean? They’re already dead, dumbass” Luna laughed while getting confused about Shawn’s words.
“It’s you! Come here!” Shawn tried to catch Luna, but she started running away from him, circling towards the table like they’re kids. Then Shawn caught Luna and hugged her.
“Hey, stop being so naughty, you just ate. You might get a stomachache” Luna said under Shawn’s embrace.
“Don’t worry about it. If I get a stomachache, you will treat me” He then kissed Luna on her forehead.
(End Of Flashback)
“What is this food? It is so delicious” Maximus suddenly said after tasting something delicious.
“You did not know? It is just a Curry.” Luna just snapped out of her flashbacks.
“It’s delicious, really,” Maximus said while the food is still in his mouth, not listening to Luna’s advice.
“Geez. Swallow first. You never tasted curry before?” Luna asked, confused.
Everybody in the country has always served curry as their tradition. Except that the ingredients are affordable, the taste and the procedures of cooking have never faded and been forgotten. People will still cook it, no matter what situation or events.
“I had it once before, but it’s tasteless. Unlike this curry, it’s tastier and delicious. Why don’t you become my chef at home?” Maximus asked her, then took another bite.
“I can’t. I wanted to be a doctor, not a chef, duh!” Luna rolled her eyes and continued eating.
“Okay. By the way, you better consider my offer taking care of you in the future” Maximus still insisted Luna agreed to his proposal.
Maximus didn’t notice that he made Luna smile.
“You know, you’re just saying those things right now. Eventually, you’ll get tired, not now but sooner perhaps” Luna responded in a worried tone.
Maximus suddenly stopped eating and looked at her in the eyes.
Did she want me to get tired instead? He thought.
“I am used to hearing those things and I know that a woman should only be pampered and dotted by his man,” Maximus said proudly.
“How can you prove that?” Luna just raised her voice a little bit, like challenging him to do so.
“I’m always seeing my father doting on my mother. My mother was a total beauty queen and my father never let her do a man’s job. She would only take care of and love her family”
Maximus thinks that a man should be more responsible than a woman because he believed that a woman should do nothing but get spoiled by their man.
“No, what I mean is that a man and woman should support each other, and I don’t want to get spoiled”, she explained with an embarrassed tone and sighed.
Why does every time she explained something to Maximus, he would make her feel embarrassed?
“You said you do not want to get spoiled soon. So, you’re already accepting my proposal?”
“Huh? No! I am not! I just cannot believe everything you’re talking about. Holy cow, how did you become a businessman?”
Luna shook her head and sighed.
What a simple-minded man. She thought.