Chapter 785
“Why, do you have a problem with it?” Tristan retorted.
“Of course not! How would I dare have a problem with it? I have no objections at all!” Felix was at a disadvantage, so he naturally had no choice but to admit defeat.
By then, they had finished preparing the ravioli. All that was left was to cook it. Sarah led two of the help to the stove to boil the ravioli and have them carry the food out once it was done.
“All right, let’s eat first! There’s a lot of ravioli, and we still need to go out and distribute them to the sanitation workers later.” Although it was Ysabelle’s idea, they could not leave her to do it alone when there were so many ravioli.
Tristan proceeded to take a serving for Sophie.
“Here. Eat some, at the very least.”
“Okay.”
As everyone sat together and ate ravioli, the atmosphere was incredibly harmonious. Despite being an outsider, Arius did not find his presence superfluous.
William was also glad to see the entire family in such high spirits.
This is precisely how a family should be, harmonious and peaceful. There’s no need for any infighting for power and wealth. So long as a family is together happily, anything we do brings immense joy!
“Have some, too, Dad. Tristan made this. Try it!” Sarah scooped a serving for William.
Without saying much, William ate it exuberantly.
In the past, he was chagrined about Tristan learning to cook. However, at the sight of the latter so happy right then, he no longer had any reproach left.
After all, the most crucial thing in life was to live blissfully. To that end, it was pointless to cling to tradition.
Meanwhile, the ravioli on Felix’s plate were not aesthetically pleasing.
The fillings of a few had spilled out because Ysabelle did not seal the edges properly when wrapping the ravioli.
When Ysabelle saw his pitiful predicament, a sliver of guilt crept into her.
“Why don’t you eat those done by other people? Just toss away the ones on your plate.”
My cooking skills are indeed terrible! Why can’t I do something others easily accomplished?
Felix took a bite of the ravioli and found no issues with it.
“I like the ones you made. I find them perfect, not a fault to be found.” He started eating without a hint of repulsion.
Ignoring the fact that the whole family was there, Ysabelle hugged him around the waist. “I knew you were the best, Felix!”
At that, a wide grin split Felix’s face.
She’s already contented with just this? I want to give her the best things in this world and treat her well to the best of my ability. Thus, this is nothing at all!
“I’d like some more, Sarah! The ravioli tastes amazing.” Arius had been abroad in the past few years, so he seldom got to eat ravioli.
Coupled with the fact that he was with a big group of people then, he ate more than usual that day.
“Sure. I’ll go and get you some more.” Well, I might not be able to offer him anything else, but there’s plenty of ravioli today.
Sarah went into the kitchen and took another serving for Arius.
Seeing that the man was eating with such relish, Sophie knew that he truly enjoyed the merry atmosphere.
He had no family left, and she found him rather pitiful sometimes.
While he had some achievements in the medical field, all the glory was his alone. There was no one to share it with him or rejoice together.
“What’s going on? Are you full already?” Awkwardness swamped Arius when he noticed her staring at him. I just ate a bit more. There’s no need for her to gawp at me like this!
“Nothing. I just feel that it’s really time for you to find a life partner.” At times, it was not necessary to have passionate love between two people. All that was needed was for them to provide each other with warmth and companionship.
At once, Arius shook his head.
“No thanks. I think I’m fine as I am. You don’t need to worry about that! Stop feeling that others must also date just because you’re blissfully in love.” Arius truly felt that he was good with his current status quo.
“Why are you so nervous? Seriously? If you really don’t want to date, even if I were to forcibly introduce women to you, you wouldn’t accept them!”
Love isn’t something that can be forced, and I know that all too well.
Then, Sophie continued, “I merely wanted to say that you shouldn’t resist if love truly finds you. Who knows, you might find happiness.” He’s capable enough, so why shouldn’t he be happy?
In response, Arius chortled.
“All right, I got it. Stop lecturing me about this. If there’s really someone I like, I won’t let her slip through my fingers.” But then, how could love be so simple? It’s not easy to find someone I truly like.
When they had all finished eating, they cooked the remaining ravioli and packed everything properly. After that, Ysabelle led everyone out to distribute the food to the sanitation workers.
As she did not wear a mask, someone recognized her in no time. The person filmed her and uploaded the video to the internet.
In a flash, the matter of her giving out ravioli became the trending headline of the day.
Nonetheless, she was unbothered about it.
Truly, it was a sudden impulse on her part, and she did not think much of it at that time.
As for the netizens’ comments, some complimented her on her beauty and kindness.
Naturally, there were also those who argued that she was simply putting on an act and claimed to be sickened by her.
That was only natural when one was in the entertainment industry. In fact, it was not only restricted to celebrities. Netizens of the present age were such that they would condemn others no matter what others did.
It was also why many celebrities suffered from depression these days.
Ysabelle had learned to ignore the voices of the outside world by then.
Whatever they wanted to say had nothing to do with her, and the same applied to whatever she wanted to do.
The instant Xandra saw the trending headline, she started keeping check of the comments without needing Sophie to order her to do so.
After all, a celebrity under TS Entertainment was not to be slandered at will, much less when Ysabelle’s image was currently positive and vibrant.
Right then, many prominent brands were queuing up to sign contracts with her.
Ysabelle and the others, on the other hand, had no time to bother about all that. After giving out the ravioli, they went back to the Lombard residence.
All of them were dead tired.
Despite her weariness, Ysabelle was exhilarated. Due to the nature of their jobs, the sanitation workers could not go home and celebrate the day with their families though it was Christmas.
However, the beams on their faces as they ate the plate of ravioli Ysabelle and the others offered made her feel that everything had been worth it.
Noticing that Sophie was exhausted, Tristan brought her to his room. “Rest here for a while first. Then, have dinner with us tonight. Sarah is already preparing the food.”
Sophie sat on his bed. It was his room, so everything in there carried traces of his growth. Although it had been renovated, there were still vestiges of his childhood.
Out of the blue, her attention was snagged by a photo album on the bookshelf. Walking over, she picked the photo album up.
Since she was interested in the photo album, Tristan led her over to the couch for a seat. With her cuddled in his arms, they flipped through the album together.
Inside were photos of Tristan when he was young. Whoa! It turns out that he has been handsome since he was a kid!
In one of the photos, he was without pants, baring his member.
When Sophie glimpsed that photo, she reflexively glanced back at the man behind her. “Unexpectedly, I got to see a nude photo of you, Tristan!”
