"W-What is it.." Sayana asked in a low voice as she glanced at his hand holding her wrist. She felt as if his hand were very big and manly and had many guesses in her mind wondering what he wanted.

Viktor let out a soft chuckle as he let go of her wrist and said with a bright smile, "I could really eat something light like a snack or dessert, though. Is something like that available in the kitchen now?"

"Oh.." Sayana facepalmed inwardly, feeling that lately, her mind had been having too many stray thoughts. She felt that her favourite novel was influencing her thoughts too much.

She answered cheerfully, "Of course. But I was actually about to head to the kitchen to make apple pie. Do you...umm...want some?"

'How cute,' Viktor inwardly thought in amusement, seeing how adorable she could be.

He immediately answered, "Yes. I would surely like to eat your pies."

Sayana couldn't help but feel abashed hearing him answer so eagerly without any second thought, especially when he had no idea if her cooking was good or not.

She felt self-conscious and said in a tone of uncertainty, "Actually, I only recently decided to learn to cook apple pies from my mother and was about to try out her recipe. So...umm...it might not taste good. Maybe we can eat something else for now."

historical

"No, no. It's fine. Let's make some together. I actually learned some from a kind aunt back in my village. She was very kind enough to invite me into her home and teach me how to cook basic food and also cook pies so that I can make food for me if I ever traveled out of the village."

"Wow...that's amazing. I guess then this time you will be my cooking teacher," Sayana said with a soft smile.

The two of them headed towards the empty kitchen, where the entire dining hall was empty with no one in sight.

Viktor wondered why almost all the women in this family reach home only late at night.

He noticed Brad was here as usual, and other than Tiana and Sayana, the rest of them were still outside.

'As expected, being too rich and powerful comes with a price..' Viktor felt that if the Snow family were simply farmers in some village, it would have been better, and they all would be together for most of the time in a day.

Sayana first arranged the ingredients like dough, apples, salt, eggs, and so on, just like how it was listed in the recipe she noted down.

"Hey, where did Aunt Umi go? Does she take yoga classes so late into the day?" Viktor asked curiously.

Sayana shook her head with a smile, "No, she doesn't take yoga classes every day. It's just that she also works in her bakery and closes shop after evening."

Viktor raised his brows, "Wow, she owns a bakery too?"

Sayana softly chuckled as she nodded, "Yeah, she loves to cook. So she thought of starting her own business, and fortunately, she has got many customers who love her cooking. I will take you to her shop one day. I bet you would like it."

Viktor was a bit surprised, wondering how many jobs Umilia has and how she manages all of them. He also by now understood that Umilia was only a maid in name, and in fact, Taya wouldn't have given her that status if not for Umilia's request.

And the only reason he could think of for Umilia requesting so was that she felt indebted to Taya and didn't want to impose too much on her.

Sayana took an apple to begin cutting it into slices as Viktor continued to observe her.

"Hold on. You are cutting them into slices that are too big. They should be thin slices about ?-inch thick. Here let me show you," Viktor said in an earnest tone as he stood behind her.

"I.." Before Sayana could react, Dorian was already holding both her hands and moved the hand in which she was holding the knife over the apple.

Sayana held her breath as her mind went blank the moment Dorian held her hands. Her cheeks were slowly being dyed in red as he continued using her hands to cut the apple.

She wondered how Dorian could be so direct without any warning and felt that it might be because he wanted to help. And remembering that he was coming from a village, she thought that he might not be used to asking permission before doing such things.

She had read in books how village people were innocent-minded with being straightforward in everything they do.

Still, because of his towering height and the way he was guiding her hands with his own to cut the apple, she couldn't stop herself from controlling her quick breaths since she felt a warm and comfortable feeling from being guided like this.

"See, this is how thin the slices should be," Viktor said as he bent his back and leaned his face towards her ear.

Feeling his hot breath caressing her ear, Sayana's ears became red as her hands slightly shook, her mind totally distracted from what she was doing.

Since Viktor was leaning over her neck, his eyes couldn't help but notice her enticing cleavage that went way down, revealed because of her slightly loose t-shirt.

'She is her daughter indeed..' Viktor mentally noted after quickly sizing up her buxom assets while most of the beautiful scenery was blocked by her exquisite red hair resting over her t-shirt.

He also couldn't help smelling the fragrance of her hair which smelled as fresh and dewy as apple blossoms, making it even more pleasant to stand behind her.

*Click*

Suddenly, Viktor heard the door open and saw Umilia coming in, dressed in simple black pants and a white office shirt that looked quite tight especially her bosom area because of her voluptuous body, making her look quite seductive.

In her hands were two thick brown paper bags that seemed like they were from a bakery. However, not only Viktor but Sayana and Umilia stood like statues as they kept staring at each other.

Viktor had a stupified look since it looked as if she caught him in the act of seducing her daughter, and he had no idea how she was going to react.

However, contrary to his expectations, Umilia gave a beautiful smile as she placed the two bags on the table and asked as she began to take out food from the bags, "So, what are you two up to?"

Viktor quickly backed away while Sayana accidentally dropped the knife feeling flustered, and bent down to pick it up.

"Good evening, Auntie. Let me help you sort those things," Viktor eagerly walked towards her like a dutiful boy, keen to help his auntie.

Umilia didn't know what Viktor was up to, but she softly nodded to let Viktor help her out. But she took a glance at her daughter, trying to take a look, wondering what these two were doing in the kitchen as she was only able to see their heads when she came in.

But Sayana was feeling very embarrassed and hid her face, because of which Umilia wasn't able to take a look.

As Viktor came near Umilia, he whispered, "Those are some nice sexy office clothes you got there. You know what...after you take a bath, put on the same type of clothes and sleep. Oh, right, forget about the pants."

Umilia's face reddened as her body tensed up, knowing what he meant. Still, she nodded like a shy cat as she and Viktor continued to place food on the table.

Meanwhile, in Taya's office, Eva was standing before Taya, who had a frown on her face and seemed very deep in thought. The lights were off in the office and only the city lights coming in from the large windows were illuminating the office.

"Big Sis, I think some big trouble is coming our way. I don't know why but I can just feel it," Eva, dressed in a simple black and white suit, said in a concerned yet worried tone.

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