Chapter 660


    Skr said, “I picked up this new vor of instant pasta at the supermarket a few days ago. It


    reminds me of my childhood trips to Jipsburg City with my brothers. We always had Instant pasta on


    those old, slow trains. We’d thought instant pasta was the best food ever.”


    Skr chatted casually with Joe as she waited for the water to boil.


    Joe, leaning against the counter, looked rxed. “I’ve never been on a train before.”


    “You… never took the old trains?”


    “Never.”


    Skr was momentarily surprised but quickly remembered Joe’s privileged upbringing. As the heir


    to a wealthy family, he’d always traveled by private car or ne.


    High–speed trains were the norm in recent years, so it made sense he hadn’t experienced the old


    ones.


    “Maybe someday we can try it together. It offers a taste of everyday life and has a charming, down–


    to- earth feel,” Skr said with a smile.


    When the water boiled, Skr carefully poured it into the pasta cups. The aroma of instant pasta


    soon filled the kitchen.


    Smilingly, she turned to Joe. “Does it smell good?”


    Joe’s gaze lingered on Skr’s face. He couldn’t look away. He swallowed and replied, “It does.”


    The smell of additives would have usually made him recoil, but now it carried a warmth that seeped


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    his heart.


    Late–night thoughts often wandered, but sometimes they took unexpected leaps. The pasta smelled


    good, but Joe thought Skr smelled even better. Suddenly, he found himself wanting something


    other than pasta–he wanted Skr.


    “Wait a few minutes,” Skr said, checking the time.


    Joe nodded, lowering his gaze as he pondered.


    Skr realized the pasta needed something extra. She then began rummaging through the cabs


    and found some sausages. She remembered buying sausages when she bought the instant pasta.


    After all, sausages were the perfectpanion for instant pasta.


    A few minutester, Skr brought out two steaming bowls of pasta.


    “Try this. I added some sausage. It’s not much, but it really enhances the vor of the instant pasta,”


    she said with a smile.


    Joe eyed the pasta with modest expectations. “It looks good. I’ll give it a try.”


    After tasting it, he said, “It’s delicious,” even though he thought it was decent.


    Skr’s eyes sparkled. “I told you it wouldn’t disappoint! Instant pasta isn’t the healthiest, but it’s


    great for nostalgia.”


    “Yeah.” Joe mused that if anyone else had been sitting across from him, he would have avoided the


    Instant pasta altogether.


    They enjoyed their meal in quiet contentment. After finishing, they headed upstairs to shower when


    Joe’s phone rang.


    “Edgar?”


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    Skr, hearing Edgar’s name, nced at Joe. She wondered why Edgar would call at this hour.


    She was afraid something had happened to Gloria.


    Joe’s expression changed as he listened. He hung up and said, “Grandma suddenly had heart


    trouble and was just taken to the hospital.”


    Skr’s face also shifted with worry. “Let’s hurry to the hospital.”


    She was puzzled by the sudden turn of events, as Gloria’s health had seemed to be improving


    recently.