Chapter 502 - Kitchen Buddies

Diana scoffed. "You sound as if something is going to happen to me. No one would be interested in a nobody like me."

J frowned. "Diana, you are not just a nobody."

Diana chuckled. "Well at least to you and your family, of course."

"And to Leo and Timothy."

"Ha-ha. You are right."

"Diana, you are the closest to me," J said in a serious tone.

Diana looked at her and immediately understands where is she coming from. She reached out to pat her hand that is rested on the counter table. "I know. I will be careful. I promise."

A small smile appeared at J's lips. She didn't voice it out but she felt guilty putting Diana in possible danger.

"Okay! I'll prepare the scallops ahead of time!" Diana said enthusiastically as she takes a bowl from the cupboard and tossed that scallops that she already washed earlier. She put butter and seasoning with it then top it with bread crumbs before she put it in the refrigerator.

By this time, J is already preparing to make Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon. Filet Mignon is an expensive cut of steak but its incredible taste is worth a splurge. To make it more mouth-watering, she seasoned it with salt and pepper then wrapped it with bacon to be grilled later on.

"Uhm... We are making pasta?" J asked when she dug out a fettuccine from the brown paper bag.

"Yes. I am going to make Creamy Mushroom Pasta." Diana said beaming with a smile.

"The one you made on Timothy's birthday?" J wanted to confirm because she loves Diana's Creamy Mushroom Pasta.

"Yup! Timothy loves it and it turns out Leo likes it as well."

"Hmm... Okay." J has nothing against it. In fact, she has nothing against pasta. Pasta and seafood are her weakness. Well of course, except for Jacob.

She helped Diana cut the crimini mushrooms that she will be using for the pasta.

Since they will be serving steak, there should be potatoes. So while Diana is doing her Creamy Mushroom Pasta, J prepared her potato Savoyard. It was a french dish, a gratin to be exact that J learned to cook when she was experimenting in different dishes while living alone abroad.

It only took her 15 minutes to slice the potatoes, seasoned it and then topped it with a generous amount of cheese. She put it in the oven and then will bake it for 45 minutes.

Diana is almost done with her pasta, so J started to grill the filet mignon that she already wrapped with bacon.

When Diana is done with her pasta, she took out the scallops in the ref and put it in the oven. Only one dish is left and that is roasted asparagus. Diana roast it since J is busy with grilling the steak.

"God, I forgot about dessert." J was into cooking that she forgot about it. When she was at Hellebore with Jacob, she regretted it that she wasn't able to cook anything for them because Madam Kelly wants that it was only her to do all the cooking. She, Leticia and Lily was just her sous chefs at that time.

Although J was able to cook breakfast and dinner for Jacob even thou they already have Lulu back at Evergreen Villa, she still wanted to cook something special for him and her family during holidays.

"Don't worry about that, I've already made Chocolate Mousse ahead of time." Diana winked at her. Desserts are her specialty. She already made Chocolate Mousse in the morning while J hasn't arrived yet.

J and Diana were having a good time at the kitchen when Jacob take a peek. He doesn't want to interrupt J who looked deeply engaged into cooking. He has never seen J interacted with anyone before like she did now with Diana. They were like best buddies in the kitchen.