I Didn’t Lull You to Sleep Only for You to Be Obsessed With Me - Chapter 73

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Chapter 37.2

After she used a large spoon to scoop the finished tiramisu onto the plates, Sophia waited nervously for Hans and April to taste it.

‘This is the first tiramisu I’ve had in a while.’

April, who had loved tiramisu in her past life, lifted her fork with a face full of excitement.

As soon as she took a bite and put it in her mouth, she tasted the smooth yet sweet flavor of the cream. The subsequent strong aroma of espresso balanced out what could otherwise be overly sweet cake. The texture of the deeply soaked Savoiardi was dense rather than soggy.

“Wow.”

An involuntary exclamation of admiration escaped their lips. April then glanced at Hans, who was devouring his cake hungrily.

“Just like with the Sacher-Torte, this is truly a groundbreaking cake! It pairs perfectly with coffee.”

“Really? That’s a relief.”

“I think we can sell it in a dessert shop right now. What is the name of this cake?”

“Oh, that’s…”

Sophia glanced at April and hesitated.

“I haven’t come up with one yet. I was thinking maybe you could come up with it, April, since you also named the Sacher-Torte.”

“In that case…”

April said confidently.

“Let’s call it Tiramisu.”

“Doesn’t that mean ‘lift me up’?”

“Yes. It feels good, doesn’t it?”

Sophia beamed.

“Sounds good! I like it.”

And thus, the second dessert of an unnamed cafe was born.

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If they’d created a new menu item, they had to show it to Claude. That evening, April headed to his study with cappuccino and tiramisu in hand.

Although Claude didn’t show much interest as usual, April persisted and explained.

“This is a coffee called cappuccino. It has a richer coffee flavor and a luxurious foam compared to a cafe latte. And this cake is tiramisu, made by Sophia this time, infused with espresso.”

“Did you make this with something Turner created?”

“Yes, Hannah made a steamer.”

Claude silently gazed at the cappuccino before taking a sip. A smear of white milk foam adorned the corners of his mouth.

At that moment, for some reason, as she watched him up close, she remembered a ‘foam kiss’ she had seen in a drama once. It hadn’t crossed her mind when Hans, Hannah, and Sophia had the milk foam clung to their lips. The gazes of a man and a woman met as a subtle air flowed between them. Their faces slowly drew closer before their lips soon touched.

Unlike in dramas, what was different from the drama was that the faces of the man and the woman weren’t those of lead actors, but of Claude and April themselves.

‘…What am I even thinking?’

It seemed that not having been in a relationship for a long time had filled her mind with all sorts of thoughts. As April desperately tried to shake off her thoughts, Claude wiped his lips with a napkin.

“It’s okay, but I prefer what I usually drink.”

“Th-then, I’ll prepare hand drip coffee for you again starting tomorrow.”

“By the way, how’s the cafe preparation coming along?”

April replied, feeling welcome with the change of subject.

“Yes. Lord Edmund has been practicing frothing milk, and Sophia is refining her dessert recipes a bit more. We’ll also be posting an advertisement in the newspaper for waitstaff within the next few days.”

“How long do you think it will take to open?”

“Hmm, maybe around a month to a month and a half?”

“That’s good to hear.”

April, who was cleaning up the coffee that Claude had just finished drinking, asked half-heartedly.

“What’s good to hear?”

“Asher’s birthday party is scheduled for a month from now.”

“A, Asher’s birthday party… Yes?”

April was so surprised that she almost dropped the coffee cup. She was so flustered to connect the dots that she didn’t even realize the relevance between her cafe’s opening day and Asher’s birthday party.

‘… It’s in a month?’

It was also shocking that Asher’s birthday was only one month away. It was because the child had never mentioned his birthday to her before.

But there was something else that was even more shocking.

‘I’m invited to the birthday party?’

Since she was Asher’s close older sister, it was natural that she would be invited to the birthday party. However, since the party would be hosted in Winterville, it would primarily cater to nobles, and above all, the problem was that her former fiancé, Zenon Olsen, might also attend.

No, he was Claude’s cousin and a relative of the Winterville family, so he would definitely be there.

‘I knew we might run into each other someday while running a cafe in the capital, but to meet this soon?’

She couldn’t imagine how Zenon would react if he found out she was with Claude at the party.

‘…No, the problem is that I can imagine it all too well.’

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