Chapter 54: A Comfortable Friend
As Lucien walked into the cafe, his face harried, he looked around and his eyes met Nora’s who smiled and waved at him. Her smile made him feel as if the sun had come out from behind the clouds on this dreary day.
Waving back at her, he made his way to his usual table but stopped when he noticed that it was already occupied. Sighing, he looked around and was gratified when Nora gestured to him, holding an empty table for him.
Rushing there he murmured a grateful thanks and quickly got to work. It had been a few days since he had come here, he’d been so swamped with work. The only reason he had managed to escape today was he’d threatened his assistant in trying to schedule anything for him. With Gabe playing hooky these last few days, everything had fallen onto him, and Lucien was tempted to call out his older brother and give him a stern talking to.
But he had no time to do that as well! He vowed that, once things eased a bit, he was going to challenge Gabe to a match and make the man grovel for mercy!
As he quickly powered up his laptop, he wondered what he should order today. His brain was actually too tired to even look at the menu. Just then a tray was placed in front of him and a delicious fragrance wafted from it.
Surprised, he looked at the usual dose of caffeine that he had taken and then at the chicken risotto in front of him. "This..."
Nora grinned and shrugged her shoulders, "I can get you something else if you want, but this is what you usually order when you come in with that long face."
Lucien grinned at that and nodded," You are quite observant! Risotto is like my comfort food, so whenever I am under stress, I prefer to eat Chicken Risotto."
Nora grinned," Enjoy your meal then. Let me know if you need something else."