The oven was done preheating right after Luca finished shaping the cookies.
After she ced the cookies in the oven, she looked back at Wanda and saw that the eggs in the bowl
were beaten as well.
“Do I add flour next?" asked Wanda. She knew how to bake cakes. Usually, the next step would be to
add flour, but she still subconsciously asked Luca.
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"Aunt Rayne, let me take it from here." Luca blinked.
"Could it be that you have a secret recipe?" Wanda was curious and passed the baton to her.
"Not really, but I''m not making a chiffon cake, so the steps are a little different," said Luca as she added
the melted butter into the egg mixture. Then, she added an appropriate amount of sugar substitute and
milk. Finally, she added the flour.
Wanda watched her stir the mixture and took out cupcake molds from the cupboard to hold the batter.
After Luca mixed the cake batter evenly, she poured it into the molds.
Then, she readjusted the temperature of the oven and ced the cupcakes into the oven as well.
Wanda was dumbfounded. "Is this going to work?"
She had never seen different types of pastries being baked together. To be able to do this, one would
need to be a professional patissier.
"It''ll work. Your kitchen oven is big enough, and the temperature is just right. The cookies and cupcakes
will be out of the oven in 20 minutes, so you don''t have to wait too long," said Luca.
"I knew you were well-versed in the medical field, but I didn''t expect you to know your way around the
kitchen as well," Wanda could not help but praise her. Was she really an all-rounder?
"It''s just a hobby. I''m not that great at it. I just like dabbling in these kinds of stuff when I''m not busy."
Luca washed her hands clean and pulled out a paper towel to wipe away the water on the surface.
Wanda looked at her long and slender hands. She did not seem like the type of person who would do
these things at all.
One could not judge a book by its cover, after all.
Wanda poured her a cup of tea. "Good work. Have some tea."
Luca took the teacup and smiled faintly. "Thank you."
She took a sip of tea and had no intention of leaving the kitchen as every oven had its temperament. To
avoid burning the cookies and cupcakes, she stayed there to watch over them.
Besides, it was thest step. No mistakes could be made.
Wanda understood, so she did not have Luca leave the kitchen. She poured a cup of tea and leaned
against the kitchen counter to chat with her. “I heard from Old Master Crawford that you once helped
nurse him back to health?"
Luca did not expect Old Master Crawford to tell her about this. She felt apprehensive for a moment as
she hoped that the old master had only said so much and kept the rest to himself.
"Yes, Mr. Crawford was worried about Old Master Crawford''s health, so he asked me to go over and
check his pulse," said Luca.
"How brilliant. You know so much at such a young age. Be honest, you must really like medicine,
right?" There was some admiration in Wanda''s tone.
"It''s alright. I just hate leaving my fate in the hands of others, especially people I don''t know very well.
That''s why I studied medicine," said Luca.
She did indeed hate that, but that was in fact her current situation.
Everything was in the hands of Abel, and she could not escape.
Wanda furrowed her eyebrows as she sipped her tea. "That''s an unusual reason to pursue medicine."
"Is it? Doctors don''t heal themselves, but when people are sick, it''s often the most critical time for them.
I''m not willing to see the people I care about the most in the hands of another doctor."
Wanda felt like she could empathize with her words. If she had to entrust her loved ones to a doctor
because of diseases, she would feel helpless too.
"So, how did you end up on the research path instead of bing a doctor?" she asked as she was
curious to know everything about Luca.
"I''m not used to seeing life and death. I don''t like the oppressiveness of hospitals, so I switched to
biopharmaceuticals." Luca made up another round of nonsense.
Did she have the freedom to choose?
No, because it was all Abel''s arrangement. The fact that she was able to help the people closest to her
amid his n was already considered lucky.
When she was done talking, the maid walked in. The aroma of the cookies and cupcakes in the oven
had already diffused into the air.
"It smells so good. What snacks have you made, Madam?"
"Luca made cookies and cakes." Wanda pursed her lips and smiled.
"They''re so fragrant. If we bake them a little longer, the aroma will spread to the second floor. The two
old masters will start drooling for sure." The maid took another deep breath. The aroma was even more
irresistible than the pastries in bakeries.
"They''re truly very fragrant," said Wanda. If the old master were not ying chess upstairs right now,
he woulde down after smelling it too.
The maid looked at Luca with sparkling eyes. "Ms. Craw, can you give me the recipe? I''ll go home and
make them for my kids too."
"Of course. I''ll send it to Aunt Raer. You can ask her for it," said Luca. It was just a food recipe,
not a form for drugs. Of course, she could share it.
"How kind of you. Thank you," said the maid thankfully.
“There are quite a lot of cookies and cupcakes, so pack some upter and bring them home for the
kids to try when you get off work," said Wanda as she guessed that the four of them would not be able
to finish them.
"Thank you, Madam." The maid was pleasantly surprised.
20 minutester, a ding came from the oven, so Luca wore oven mitts and took out both the cookies
and cupcakes.
The maid watched from aside and could not help but utter, "Well done."
"If you want to make some for your kids, you can choose to make shapes. The cookie batter is easily
malleable, so the cookies would not only taste great but look nice too," said Luca as she was very
satisfied with how the cookies and cupcakes had turned out.
If the three little ones at home were to see this, they would be drooling.
"Okay." The maid hurriedly picked up a te to help with the ting.
After they were done ting the snacks, Wanda carried it and said to Luca, "Luca, why don''t we go
upstairs together and have a chat with the old masters?"
"Sure." Luca agreed. Although she was worried that Old Master Crawford would blurt something out
when he got too excited, she wanted to see her grandpa.
After weighing her options, she decided to visit her grandpa.
Wanda carried the snacks while Luca carried two cups of tea as they went upstairs together.
Old Master Crawford''s nose shrewdly sniffed the scent. He said to himself, "The aroma is getting closer
and closer. I''m indeed getting a little hungry."
Old Man Rayne moved a chess piece and said, "You have to finish this game even if you''re hungry."
"Well, that''s a given. Did you think that I was finding excuses halfway because I''m afraid of losing?"
said Old Master Crawford while making a move.
"The refreshments are here." Wanda ced the snacks on the coffee table. "Dad, Old Master
Crawford, these snacks were made by Luca. Stop your chess game and give them a taste."