Shaun did not know what to say.
Fine. Although he thought so too, he had not tasted the motherly taste of Catherine’s dishes yet. Maybe Catherine's cooking tasted very similar to Suzie’s mother.
"Well, it’s normal for children to get hungry at this time. I'll make you... a souffle."
Catherine rubbed Suzie’s head and turned to the kitchen.
Suzie immediately followed at her heels like a kitten eager to be fed.
Shaun had never eaten souffle before, but he had heard Sarah mention that it was a dessert.
"It’s not good for a child to eat dessert so late at night." Shaun criticized her with a frown. He did not forget her blaming him for giving the cell phone to Suzie earlier, and she was no better.
Catherine ignored him and took out three eggs from the fridge. Then, she separated the yolk from the whites.
The bright egg yolks made her fingers look slender, and her clean, white wrists gave him an urge to hold her.
Shaun was lost in thought for a while until Suzie answered him, "The souffle Aunty Cathy makes isn’t that sweet.”
"Suzie, you seem to know everything. It's as if you know her very well." Shaun was doubtful.
Catherine answered without raising her head, "It's because Liam has often asked me to take care of her, especially... just after her mother left."
Only then did Shaun understand, but he became more displeased.
She made the souffle very quickly as it finished baking in less than ten minutes.
Shaun noticed that she had only beaten the egg whites and added some butter before she sprinkled some raisins and nuts on it. It was very nutritious, much healthier than the cakes from out there. It was good for children to eat.
By the time the fragrance filled the kitchen, even a grown man like him wanted to eat it.
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