Chapter 357


    One of the servants was trying to put some clothes on her while the other one was trying to find the


    matching shoes for her outfit.


    "Mummy!" The moment they saw L walk in, they were both amazed at her elegance and style.


    She was such a beautiful woman, with easy going manners as well.


    "Mrs. Lewis!" They greeted her with great politeness.


    L frowned at the title. She wanted to correct them, but she didn''t say anything about it.


    Instead, she simply said, "I will look after my daughter now, you both can be excused for the time


    being!" She took over the shoes from the servant''s hand and then carefully put them on for her


    daughter.


    "Mummy, how long are you going to stay here this time?" Why did her mummy always have to be away


    doing busy things? Every time she had asked daddy of the whereabouts of her mummy, daddy had


    always said she was busy far away and she would only return when she was done with her business.


    L paused, and quicklyforted her daughter in a soothing voice: "My sweet little girl, mummy is


    not sure yet, but whenever I get the chance I''lle and visit you. How about that?" She had no idea


    when or how she would solve the conflicts between her and Harry.


    Nicole became a little morose when she heard her words. She smiled at L and nodded her little


    head, saying, "Mummy, You must live up to your words!"


    L pinched her chubby cheek, and promised, "Don''t worry, mummy really loves you. I would definitely


    visit you every now and then! Alright?" She patted her on her shoulder and then took her into the


    bathroom to dress her up.


    "Mummy, I really love you! Kiss!" Nicole also pinched L''s by the cheek.


    In the spacious bathroom, the mother and the daughter were having a good time.


    The family of three then had a peaceful breakfast together. After that, Harry and L drove Nicole to


    kindergarten.


    Watching Harry holding her daughter''s hand as they walked into the kindergarten, L said to herself


    that for the sake of her daughter, she should at least give Harry another chance.


    Their daughter had turned already four-year-old this year, but shecked the love of aplete family.


    That was truly sad.


    Harry was really trying his best to make up with her, and she felt somehow obliged to respond to his


    love. After all, her heart was not made out of stone.


    L thought of their future, and on the way back home she remained silent.


    Harry looked at her with the corner of his eyes several times while driving. The atmosphere in the car


    was a little bit uneasy.


    Most of the time, L gazed outside of the window, and asionally she would cast a nce at him.


    She had aplex look on her face. He could sense that she was going through a major mood swing.


    The coffeepetition was being held in the international culturalmunication center, and Harry


    and L were fashionablyte for the event. Many people had already gathered there.


    As soon as they showed up at the event, they became the main attraction of the media. All of the


    journalists raised their cameras and took pictures of the couple.


    L looked happy in the pictures. and Harry, who was renowned for his cold appearance, also looked


    gentle and smiling.


    They held each other by the hand tight, as if something nice was going to happen soon. The gorgeous


    couple was indeed in the spotlight of the event.


    L felt absurd for causing such a stir. If only she hade here by herself, things would''ve been


    much easier for her.


    However, the man by her side was way too extraordinary. Even if they were on a movie date, he would


    still be able to turn heads and cause furor on the street. He was simply too astonishingly good-looking.


    People couldn''t help but paying attention to him whenever and wherever he showed up.


    He was a natural leader, with a unique sense of charm. He was known for his outstanding


    characteristics and talents.


    Harry led her to the judge panel and helped her take her seat, but L was confused when she saw


    that the name on the tag on the table was hers.


    Since when had she became one of the presiding judges?


    Today''s contestants were from 36 different countries. They were believed to be the best baristas of


    their countries, and the six judges were all from 3 different countries.


    The biggest sponsor of the event was actually the SL Group, and L was shocked to find the group''s


    logo here.


    She cast a nce at Harry, who was busy talking with other judges. "Did he propose to hold the


    contest?" thought L.


    He was a very busy business man. Why would he bother to spend so much time and effort on this kind


    of event? Did he do all of this only for... her?


    L shook her head, as she wanted to deny her own wild thoughts.


    At 9 o''clock, Harry delivered a key speech as the main sponsor of the event.


    He stood on the stage, smiling kindly at the audience.


    There were almost one thousand people sitting in front of the stage. Among them, there were


    journalists, contestants, guests and so on.


    Harry, as a natural leader, belonged to the stage. He was eloquent, confident and knew his speech


    inside and out.


    He demonstrated what a sessful leader should really be like. He had such a charisma that no words


    could describe the feeling he gave you when he spoke.


    After a brief congrattion, Harry announced the opening of the coffee master contest.


    People apuded his speech while Harry stepped down the stage with full grace. He walked back to


    his seat next to L.


    "Well done, Boss Lewis!" whispered L in his ear while smiling. L couldn''t hide her praise.


    Harry curled his lips as he smiled back to her. "As long as you enjoyed it, that''s all that matters." He did


    all these to win her favor, and he wanted nothing else in the world but her happy smile.


    Their intimate behavior did not escape the cameras of the journalists who sat just behind them.


    L sat up straight and then listened attentively at the introductions of the contestants.


    After all 36 contestants did their brief personal introductions, the match officially started. The first


    competing challenge was "Latte Art".


    This was one of the mostmonpeting items in major coffee contests.


    Usually, in cafes, skillful baristas would make the shape of a heart or a leave on the surface of thette


    for the customers. In the contest, more advanced techniques were required to impress the judges.


    A beautifully presentedtte art, with a pattern or design on the surface of thette, could make the


    drinker feel delighted. It could be created or embellished by simply "drawing" on the topyer of foam.


    The challenge required each contestant to make six cups of coffee within 10 minutes. The only


    ingredients they could use were coffee beans and milk. They could also use the espresso machine and


    coffee cups provided for them.


    They needed to present to the judges two cups of mhiato with exactly the same pattern on them,


    two cups of intte and two cups oftte art of their own chosen design. They were also allowed to


    use any tools or other edible ornaments to decorate the surface.


    Rome was not built in a day! The contestants all had years of diligent practice before signing up for the


    contest.


    Each contestant had his or hers own follow-up camera and they were under supervision all the time.


    The contest was an eye-dazzling show as each contestant demonstrated their talents in roasting


    beans, cooking coffee and drawingtte art.


    L spotted one of the contestants. He was a young Chinese boy wearing a ck baseball cap, and


    the serious look on his face reminded L of someone she somehow knew.


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    She was asionally chatting with Harry during the introduction period, and she was not paying too


    much attention to the stage.


    She quickly scanned through the files in front of her. Among them, she found a familiar name written


    under his profile picture.


    "Lucas..."


    L observed Lucas very carefully. She thought that he was a new graduate from the university, but


    howe he participated in an international contest already?


    She went through his CV and found that he already had three years of work experience in a cafe. He


    was working as a part-time while also attending the university.


    She sincerely hoped that he would be the one who would stand out today. If this happened, he would


    have a splendid future waiting ahead of him.


    Harry caught L''s look. Out of curiosity, he looked at the files in her hands.


    "Lucas? Is he someone she knows? Why is she paying so much attention to him?" Harry was not very


    pleased at this, and in fact he was also a little bit jealous.


    Time was now up, and multiple cups oftte, with beautifully presented art, were disyed in front of


    the judges.