Chapter 65
The plane didn't return to the mafia family's castle, but flew back to the manor I was familiar with.
Looking at that familiar building, my heart settled down.
Without realizing it, I had already started thinking of this place as my home.
As soon as the helicopter landed, I saw Nina standing in the manor, waving at me excitedly.
I wanted to run toward her, but Kane grabbed my hand and said softly, "I might come back pretty late tonight. If possible, I'd like to have some cake you made."
I stopped in my tracks and looked up at Kane, a bit hesitant. "Tonight?"
Kane noticed my hesitation, raised an eyebrow, and said with some displeasure in his tone, "Don't you want to bring me a late-night snack?"
I quickly shook my head. "Of course I do. I was just thinking, can you really fill up on cookies or cake as a late-night snack?"
Kane affectionately patted my head. "It's just a snack, not a meal. Alright, your friend is waiting for you. Go on."
With that, Kane got back on the helicopter. It looked like he was getting ready to go do his own thing.
I went back inside the manor and told Nina about what happened yesterday.
Nina was quite shocked and said, "I never expected Kane to have such a gentle and loving mother."
I nodded in complete agreement.
"But it's precisely because he has a mother like Tina that Kane is kinder than other mafia members."
I said to Nina while walking toward the kitchen with a smile.
Since it was a late-night snack, I planned to make something different.
Like some warm soup, or a cheese sandwich.
Nina looked at me in surprise and asked, "You're starting to prepare now?"
I said a bit sheepishly, "The kitchen equipment here is so high-end, I need to figure it out slowly. If I rush to make it tonight, it might not turn out well."
Nina stared at me for a long time before finally saying with a smile, "Sonya, you've fallen for Kane, haven't you?"
My hand paused while exploring the induction cooker. I looked up at Nina, embarrassment showing in my eyes.
In the end, I nodded. "Yes, Kane is completely different from what I thought before. Maybe I can try to love him."
After saying this, I lowered my head, blushing.
Nina stood behind me quietly, showing a gentle smile.
"I told you, Sonya, whatever you want to do, I'll support you no matter what."
Nina stood beside me, helping me try to prepare the late-night snack.
In the end, I decided to make a cream of mushroom soup and a simple beef, egg, and cheese sandwich as Kane's late-night snack.
The cream of mushroom soup was easy to make.
First, melt butter in a heated pot, then add flour and some salt. After mixing them evenly, pour in boiling water.
When the water boils, add some cream and cheese slices, then put in the mushrooms that have been stir-fried until dry.
Cook until the soup thickens, then sprinkle some chopped parsley on top. Immediately, the kitchen filled with a delicious aroma.
I took the bread slices the maid handed me and carefully cut off the crusts.
Nina looked at me, puzzled. "Why are you cutting off the crusts?"
I recalled Kane's habits during the meals we'd shared together recently.
He never ate bread crusts.
I told Nina this.
She was surprised that I had observed Kane so carefully and smiled while helping me remove the crusts from the remaining bread.
I skillfully squeezed salad dressing on the bread, laid down lettuce, and placed the seasoned beef patty on top.
I added a soft-boiled egg and finally topped it with a cheese slice.
After wrapping them in plastic wrap, I cut them in half into triangles.
Kane's late-night snack was ready.
Worried that I hadn't gotten the taste and cooking time right, I made an extra portion and had Athena and Nina taste it for me.
After they both ate it, they gave me a thumbs-up.
"Oh my god, you're so talented!"
Nina knew I had never made these things before.
These ingredients were too expensive, and I could never have afforded them before.
Feeling a bit embarrassed by Nina's praise, I scratched my head.
After putting away Kane's portion, I said to Athena, "If you don't mind, you can eat with us."
Athena nodded, looking honored. "It's my honor to dine with you, ma'am."
Since I got married, they had all changed how they addressed me to "ma'am."
In the evening, I thought about going to find Kane early.
Otherwise, if he hadn't eaten dinner and was waiting for me to bring the snack, it wouldn't be good if it got too late.
Before leaving, I messaged Bandel to ask where Kane was. Unexpectedly, Bandel gave me a hotel room number.
He said to me, "Mr. Moretti will be waiting for you there."
I looked at the room number with some confusion, but eventually headed there anyway.
After explaining my identity to the front desk, I don't know if it was my imagination, but I felt like the receptionist's look was a bit strange.
But thinking about it, I was probably just being too sensitive.
I used to always feel like people were looking down on me because of my background.
I really should fix this bad habit.
The receptionist said to me, "When you get there, just use this room card to open the door."
Aside from that one moment when their look seemed off, the receptionist's service attitude was still quite good.
I softly thanked them and then turned to enter the elevator.
Kane's room was a very luxurious presidential suite.
From what the receptionist said, this suite was reserved only for him; no one else could stay there.
Whether he went or not, he would pay for the room.
Kane's extravagance shocked me,
because when I was at the front desk earlier, I saw that the presidential suite here cost nearly twenty thousand yuan per night.
But thinking about how Kane usually spent money generously, I supposed twenty thousand yuan was nothing to him.
I knocked on the door and walked in. I saw a lump bulging on the bed.
Had Kane gone to sleep already?
I took a confused step forward.
The lump on the bed suddenly started moving.
I thought my footsteps were too loud and had woken Kane up, which would be perfect timing to call him for food.
Just as I was about to speak, I heard a woman's voice coming from the bed.
She yawned and threw off the covers.
It really was a woman!
And a very beautiful, sexy redhead at that.
Most importantly, she wasn't wearing anything, and her body was covered with marks from sex.
I stared in disbelief, my mind going completely blank.
The woman looked at me, not embarrassed at all. Instead, she stood naked on the carpet.
She raised an eyebrow and smiled at me.
"You must be Kane's wife, right? Let me introduce myself. I'm Alice, the escort who keeps Kane company for drinks."