Chapter 174


    Right after he entered the house, he felt warm light enveloping him, as well as the alluring smell of food


    in the air. Even though the size of the apartment was only a little smaller than sixty square meters, it


    was veryforting.


    What the heck? This dump is actually quite cozy.


    He strode into the apartment and sauntered over to the worn-out sofa.


    “Daddy, do you want some water? I can pour some for you,” Matteo offered sensibly. As soon as he


    reached home, he immediately thought of pouring a drink for his daddy.


    Sebastian epted his offer, of course.


    At that moment, he took a seat on the sofa. As he waited for his son to get water for him, he took the


    time to examine this rundown apartment that was not even big enough for his bedroom.


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    He came tootest night. There was no time to check out the ce.


    When he woke up in the morning, it had been chaotic, and he missed the chance again.


    While the man sank into his thoughts, Sasha had already gone into the kitchen. She heard from her


    son that the three of them had not had their dinner yet, so of course she had to get them something to


    eat.


    But when she looked into the refrigerator, she found herself running short for ideas.


    “You… haven’t eaten either?”


    She stepped out of the kitchen, cast a nce at the man on the sofa, and asked him hesitantly.


    Sebastian happened to be drinking water at that time. He turned when he heard her, and his gaze


    naturally fell on her person.


    How unsightly!


    She was wearing loose and baggy loungewear, with arge, long-eared hoodie at the back. Her


    shoulder-length short hair was not evenbed properly. She simply tied it up with a polka-dotted


    hairband, revealing a in-looking face without a bit of makeup on.


    Doesn’t she know how to keep up appearances? Has she forgotten that she’s the daughter of a noble


    family? What happened to basic grooming?


    Sebastian frowned.


    Strangely though, he did not find it out of ce.


    On the contrary, when he saw her appearing before his eyes, his mind drew up a peculiar image. He


    came home veryte one night and, when she suddenly opened the door for him, he saw bright,


    orange light shining at him from within.


    At that moment, he felt a sense of déjà vu.


    Sebastian arched his brows, “What do you think?”


    “Didn’t you go out for dinner? How is it that none of you has eaten at all?”


    “Something else came up. What’s wrong? There’s nothing left in the fridge?”


    “No, it’s not that…”


    Sasha quickly denied.


    Of course she would not have run out of food. This was her house. She kept it well-stocked. She just


    wanted to confirm whether he really wanted to stay for dinner.


    And it seemed like she had gotten a definite answer.


    Sasha slipped back into the kitchen again and proceeded to worry about what she could make with the


    food in the refrigerator.


    The kids were easy to deal with. She had bought a lot of shrimps and pasta dough that afternoon just


    to make meatball ravioli for them.


    But that man was another story. He was a picky eater. He was not a fan of seafood, spicy food, and


    even Asian cuisine. So what could she make for him?


    Perhaps I should make him some rolls?


    Sasha was at a loss.


    And while she was thinking about the menu, she had even forgotten that their rtionship was in a


    deadlock at the moment. Just two days ago, they were considering a divorce. She yearned so much for


    the day toe when she would have nothing to do with him anymore.


    Truthfully, there were times when people would deceive themselves. Once something went deep into


    the bones, even if they kept reminding themselves that they did not care of it at all, it was futile.


    In the end, Sasha made extra portions of meatball ravioli for Ian and Matteo, just like what she did for


    Vivian.


    As for Sebastian?


    She made him a pot of vegetable broth and some homemade rolls, cut up evenly. In addition to that,


    she even had an orange peeled and served on the side, especially for him.


    “Dinner’s ready!”


    When the three kids finally saw food on the table, they all cheered, forks and knives already in their


    hands.


    Sebastian also came to sit at the table.


    When he saw the meal in front of him, he was dumbfounded. “Why is my food different?”


    Sasha exined, “There’s shrimp in the ravioli. You don’t eat seafood. So I didn’t make one for you.”


    She said it so casually.


    However, as soon as she said that, the man who was about to reach for his fork with his hand suddenly


    stopped. Then, he turned towards the woman, leveling a stern re at Sasha with his pair of grim-


    looking eyes.


    Sasha realized it toote.


    Oh dear, I’ve misspoken.


    For a second, she panicked and broke out in cold sweat.


    She had been too careless. She was his ex-wife who had only been married to him for one year. And in


    that one year, they had only met once. How could she know this little fact about him? She was


    supposed to be a stranger to him.


    Sasha’s face turned pale, and quickly racked her brains for an excuse. “I… I heard about it from your


    housemaids. Why? Did I say something wrong? Do you actually like them? If that’s so, I can make


    some for you.”


    With that said, she headed to the kitchen again.


    “No need. It’s true, I don’t eat seafood.”


    Sebastian finally spoke. Perhaps her exnation worked.


    Sasha let out a loose sigh at this point. Then, she sat down next to her children and dug in.


    This was the first time they sat down for dinner together at the same table as a family. It was not an


    easy feat.


    Sasha secretly observed the scene before her with a hint of sadness she had not known was there.