Chapter 530
At the Yamin family.
During dinner, Charlie did not make things difficult for Joseph and was rather polite. However, compared to how passionate Angie was, his attitude toward Joseph seemed a little distant.
Joseph could understand. After all, he was dating the Yamin family’s treasured daughter. It was inevitable for Charlie to have some problems with him. He also had mixed feelings when his sister got a boyfriend, so he could understand Christina’s father.
They did not eat much during dinner. Christina was a little hungry after and wanted to go to the kitchen to find food. When Joseph heard, he proposed to cook spaghetti for her. Christina had always wanted to try Joseph’s cooking, as well as watch him cook.
Joseph acted as if this was not the first time he had come to the Yamin family’s residence. He seemed as comfortable as he was at home. He opened the fridge and started looking for ingredients to make spaghetti marinara. Holding a tomato in his hand, he shook it and asked, “Is spaghetti marinara okay?”
Christina sat on a high chair at the bar counter, held her chin, and looked at the man who was washing his hands in a daze. Nodding, she said. “Sure. Mr. Turner, you can do whatever you want. I’m fine with anything.”
The next moment, Joseph stretched his hand across the bar to Christina. “What?” Christina, who was confused, asked. “Help me put up the sleeves of my pajamas,” Joseph said. Only then did Christina reach out and roll up the sleeves of his pajamas inch by inch to his elbows. Then, she winked at Joseph. “Mr. Turner, thanks for cooking.”
“Delightful. I’m honored. How do you like it? Light?”
“Sure, you decide.”
Christina placed her hands on the pure white bar, folded her hands, and rested her chin on the back of her hand. Her gaze. followed Joseph everywhere he went.
This man had a gentle side, a domineering side, and an insightful side, too. She had completely fallen for him.
The tomatoes were peeled and placed on the stove to brew slowly. Then, he paid attention to the heat while cutting the onions and mincing the garlic, one after another, carefully and neatly.
Half an hour later, a plate of steaming hot spaghetti marinara was placed in front of Christina. On top of it were garnishes for decoration. The color was very tempting, and Christina was not stingy with her praises. “Mr. Turner, your culinary skills are not bad.”
“Try it and see if you like it.” Joseph took out a fork and handed it over as if this was his home and Christina was there as a
guest.
“Blow on it. Be careful, it’s hot.”
After Christina took a bite of the spaghetti, he realized that Joseph was staring at her, just like how she stared at him without blinking earlier. When their eyes met, she commented sincerely, “It’s delicious.”
However, the portion seemed a little too large, and she could not finish it.
Joseph did not have the habit of eating supper. After Christina ate more than half of it, she started to burp. However, she could not bear to waste his effort, so she tried to stuff down as much as possible. Seeing this, Joseph said, “Give me the rest.”
“No, I’ll eat some more.”
“Don’t eat if you can’t. It’s not good for your stomach. Give it to me.”
He took the plate and fork in front of Christina domineeringly and started to gobble the remaining spaghetti. He even finished all of the sauce.
After filling her stomach, Christina propped her chin on her hand and watched the man eat. At this moment, he seemed more handsome than ever, and she made up her mind to never let go of him. She wanted to be with this man no matter what. “Joseph, you’re so amazing.”
Joseph took the initiative to wash the dishes as well, saying that he wanted the opportunity to leave a good impression. Christina did not refuse. However, she, who had been waiting quietly on the chair, suddenly stood up and walked into the kitchen, hugged his waist from behind, and pressed her face against his back. She said gloomily, “Joseph. If this continues, I really can’t do without you.”
As the water flowed, he wiped his hands dry and placed the plate in the drainage area. Then, he turned around and warned, “Christina, you’d better get rid of your thoughts of leaving. I said that if you want to leave, you can do it in your next life. Don’t even think about it in this life.”
Christina smiled at him and nodded like an obedient child. Indeed, she did not want to leave or let go of him anymore. She stood on her tiptoes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him on the lips. He responded, held the back of her head, and began to take control of the kiss.
Christina raised her head and accepted this passionate love. The salty taste from him spread between her lips and teeth… As she was forgetting everything around her, Joseph’s hand at his waist reached down and reached her back.
“Why am I sleepwalking…”
The two of them, who were originally in momentum, had already awkwardly stopped what they were doing at this moment. They turned their gazes to the living room and looked at Angie, who was pretending to sleepwalk.
Angie was a little thirsty from chatting with Charlie, so she went downstairs to pour herself a glass of water. When she arrived downstairs, she saw that the living room was dark, and only the kitchen light was on. Thinking that Stella had forgotten to turn it off, she did not think too much about it and walked over directly.
However, when she arrived, she saw her future son-in-law and daughter kissing passionately. Suddenly, neither watching nor leaving seemed appropriate. Thus, she had no choice but to half-close her eyes and fumble around, pretending that she was really sleepwalking.
Actually, Angie had no idea that she did not look like a sleepwalking person at all but instead looked like a blind person.
This was not the most awkward part. When she reached the second step of the stairs, Charlie came down to pour water as well, holding a transparent glass in his hand. When he saw his wife go upstairs in a panic with an empty glass, he was very puzzled. “What are you doing? Weren’t you getting water? Where’s the water?”
Angie tried her best to hint to her husband. She kept blinking and shaking her head, signaling him to shut up. However, Charlie did not receive the signal and kept asking. He was about to skip his wife to pour water for himself when Angie pushed him back. “What are you doing? I haven’t poured the water yet.”
Just like that, Charlie was dragged back to his room by Angie. Back in the room, Charlie was still asking Angie, “What are you doing?”
“Ahem, ahem. I’ll help you get milk from Stella’s room. We ran out of water downstairs.”
Charlie replied, “Boil some water then. Didn’t we ask the nanny to boil water tonight? Why did we run out?” He was confused. There were no water buffaloes at home, why was there no water all of a sudden?
The Yamin family liked to drink hot water and liked to boil it themselves. They did not like the water from the water dispenser, so they did not have one at home.
“If I tell you to drink milk, drink milk. Why are you asking so many questions? Stay here. I’ll get you
Charlie was speechless.
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