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Author: Rich Ghali
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"Uncle, we should just have breakfast now. I've been preparing breakfast since earlier, but no one has touched it yet. My cooking is almost cold. I can cut some fruit for you after breakfast." Caterina returned to the front room without anything. She invited them to have breakfast quickly.

"You do the cooking? Do you also take care of this luxurious mansion? I saw a lot of servants passing by a few times." Adan frowned.

"I told her not to do anything, but she was stubborn and took it upon herself to cook." Luka answered.

"She doesn't want Luka to eat another woman's cooking, does you, Kate? You want to take care of Luka with your own hands, don't you?" Marco interjected.

"I get satisfaction and pleasure when I do that. I am happy when Luka likes my cooking. I'm happy when he asks me to prepare his clothes. I'm happy if I can serve him. I want to do little things for him so that I don't look like a useless woman." Caterina explained.

"Is that all you can do? Being a servant?" Adam aske
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