Chapter 20: "Daddy"

The noodles were heavily seasoned, but he could only taste a long-lost family's sweet and warm flavor, melting his heart. Matthew bowed his head and finished the bowl of noodles without saying another word.

Flora sat beside him, also bowing her head, her fingers twisting together.

Besides feeling embarrassed, she had a strange feeling creeping up on her for some reason.

She was about to tell him not to eat if it was too salty, but seeing him eat so attentively, she couldn't speak.

She could only sigh and wait for him to finish before taking the bowl to the sink to wash it.

"Let me do it myself." She had already cooked for him and couldn't let him wash the dishes too.

"Stop it, a young master, like you probably have never done housework. I'm afraid you'll break my dishes." Flora politely declined his offer.

The man she hated didn't get angry. He just leaned back and lightly brushed his lips against her plump lips.

His sudden action left her stunned, and her hand slipped, causing