Chapter 42 Shifting concerns
Isabella wondered what she was going to do.
She had no idea why the man was always angry with her especially.
The man seemed more than angry as Isabella reflected on his actions as she headed back into the kitchen.
It was always different with her.
‘Is it because papa loaned a huge amount of money?’, Isabella thought.
She had watched his interaction with Mia, Madam Paula and Alex.
Isabella knew he could be cruel, but, definitely not to his employees, except from her at least.
It was one of the reasons why she avoided him.
Regardless, she was to stay in the house with him for a week, and Isabella started to wonder if she'd come out alive.
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Luciano might have been nicer if he hadn't just heard the news Andreas divulged to him in the car.
Said concern had already resurfaced.
It turned out that Mr Morales had paid another one million Euros.
The bright idea to sabotage the endeavor bringing money for him didn't escape his mind.
However, certain codes of conduct he had placed within his operation wouldn't allow him to do that.
He knew The Morales Family was only trying to seem genuine, but he never expected that said endeavor would be that profitable.
A million Euros was a lot of money, and this gave him something to think about.
His expression was masked by his neutral face.
One would have no idea that he was feeling such a thing if he didn't say it.
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Luciano moved towards the dining table, sitting gently on the table as he continued tapping on his phone.
Since she had set the table beforehand, Isabella simply brought the main dish, curiosity gnawing at Luciano.
The delicacy looked especially mouth watering, But he wasn't going to show that he looked forward to tasting the food.
The relativity of human thoughts seemed rather scary at that specific moment.
Because, On one hand, Luciano literally couldn't wait to taste her cooking and she was shaking, wondering if she had messed it up.
Completely dishing the food, Luciano knew she had gone to stay on standby by the dining table as he could no longer smell her again.
Her smell was distinct and consistent, in turn, Luciano had picked it up more than he'd like.
He raised his head, dropping his phone to the side as he gently grabbed the spoon.
For someone who pulled the trigger so effortlessly, his gentle movements were rather surprising.
“Do you need anything sir?!”, Isabella asked as she tried to watch his reaction upon taking the first bite.
She never knew so much suspense could build up from literally eating a spoonful.
“Not yet!”, Luciano simply said as he took a bite.
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Isabella looked at him give the food a quizzical look.
Her reaction was one of the few times she truly acted out of character.
By the table, she started running her sweaty palms on her uniform, nervous that The Don would complain about the food.
However, after he took several bites, Isabella remained calm.
If she at least didn't make an exceptional meal, he didn't complain, thus, she was fine.
Luciano on the other hand was stunned by the array of different flavors that he hadn't tasted in a while.
The meal Isabella had cooked was very nice! But, he wasn't going to say it.
As he ate, he didn't need to see Isabella's reaction to know that she was fidgeting on the spot.
He wolfed down the whole meal, suddenly having another bright idea.
He wanted another reaction, multiple reactions from her in fact, and he was going to get them out of her.
“I'll be going swimming tomorrow morning. Ask Alex the things you need to do!”, Luciano said as he stood up.
“Yes Don!”, Isabella replied as she watched Luciano's broad back head up the stairs and towards his room.
Isabella quickly came to pack the used plates.
Not like she would do much as Luciano already packed the entirety of the used plates neatly on the table.
She breathed out a sigh of relief as she headed to the kitchen to do the dishes.
“Sooo how was it!?!”, Alex asked as she entered the kitchen.
Unexpectedly, Isabella jumped at Alex’s voice.
“Oh, I'm sorry, did I scare you?!”, Alex asked again.
“Not really! I just didn't expect that you'd be back so early!”, Isabella answered.
“Ohh, no, I get that, it's completely fine. Are you okay tho?!”, Alex asked one more time.
“I am now!”, Isabella answered honestly.
“Alright then! I had to run a quick errand for The Don. When I came in, I noticed the aroma of the food everywhere, so now, I gotta have some!”, Alex said as she grabbed a plate.
“Ohh okay, yours is still in the pot, as well as mine!”, Isabella replied.
She continued, “do you want me to help you dish it out?!”
“Yes please!”, Alex said as she passed the plate to Isabella.
In expectation, Alex watched as Isabella scooped several spoons onto her plate.
“Here, what do you think?!”, Isabella asked as she passed the plate to her.
“Ouuu hot!!”, Alex exclaimed slightly as she grabbed the plate by the edges and carefully dropped it on the kitchen island.
Since Luciano didn't give a reaction to the meal earlier, She might as well ask Alex what she thought about it.
The short haired woman turned, sitting on one of the stools by the island.
“Oh My God!! This tastes so nice!”, Alex exclaimed as she kept nodding her head.
“You cook so well!”, She commented.
“Thank you!”, Isabella said, a small smile appearing on her face.
“So you learned to make this from your mom?!”, Alex asked as she blew on the next spoonful that was to go in her mouth.
“Yes, my mom taught me how to make it. She would gather me and my sisters when we were growing up!
And each of us would have ingredients to put in the food while it was cooking. We learned faster that way you know!”, Isabella said, daydreaming about her early teenage years .
“Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to go on like that!”, Isabella said as she noticed Alex stopped eating her food.
“No, it's fine! I'm quite curious! Seemed like you had an eventful childhood!”, Alex commented.
“Well, you could say so! I had four sisters so you could say I had an eventful childhood!”, Isabella replied.
“Well, I don't know what exactly made you start working for The Don. But, I know it gets better!”, Alex said.
Isabella doubted that sentence as she only knew her experience got worse.
“It honestly will! You know what! I'll definitely help you in any way I can!”, Alex said, gently grabbing her left hand which was resting on the kitchen Island.
Isabella watched the lady as she continued to eat her food.