Chapter 5: Change His Future
"He’s not here?" Lenox lifted an eyebrow as he looked around the mansion.
"No. He came back after lunch but immediately left after," Cristoff said. He looked at Lenox’s company. "Do you need me to prepare anything, young master?"
"Right..." Lenox said. He was wondering why Matthew disappeared after lunchtime. It turned out he actually came back home. Then, does that mean his previous assumption about him preparing a gift for Catherine was right?
"Can you please prepare dinner for my friends?" Lenox said. "Right, it’s Cathy’s birthday, so it would be nice if you could ask the kitchen to prepare something special. She likes strawberries."
In the past, Matthew already asked the kitchen to prepare something, so everything would always be lavish. Lenox expected Matthew to do the same this time. He only said it in front of everyone to make them think that it was he who asked the servants for this celebration.
"As always, Lenox knows how to make Cathy happy," May said. "Cathy likes home-cooked food because her mother used to be a chef. That Matthew would never understand this."
"You shouldn’t say something like that," Cathy lowered her gaze. "Let’s stop talking about him."
"My apologies," May quickly apologized. "But Mr. Cristoff, can you also prepare that strawberry cake that Cathy likes so much? The one that Lenox always brings her?"
"Right, of course," Cristoff only smiled. "However, since we do not have a lot of time, we can only prepare what we can with the amount of ingredients available."
Lenox froze. "What?" He immediately wondered if Matthew had forgotten to ask earlier. That’s impossible, he thought.
"This is a sudden celebration, so... we were not able to prepare the ingredients in advance," Cristoff said.