Chapter 2158 No Way Of Escaping

The oven was done preheating right after Luca finished shaping the cookies.

After she placed 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.

"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 placed 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 the last 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 becoming 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 plan 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 playing chess upstairs right

now, he would come 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 Rayne later. You can ask her for it,” said Luca. It was just a food recipe,

not a formula 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 up later 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 minutes later, 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 plate to help with the plating.

After they were done plating 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 placed 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.”