Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Late Night with the Doctor (I)

The air inside Grace’s apartment was filled with the aroma of the dishes that she and Davian were preparing for the dinner. They had prepared cheesy garlic bread, cucumber salad, chicken bulgogi, wontons, fried sushi rolls, corn soup, and finally creamy garlic sauce potatoes.

Since the gas supply had been cut off and they still needed to cook, Grace took out the LPG cylinders from the stock and distributed them in the apartments of her team mates and set up one in her own kitchen to keep cooking.

One such cylinder was enough to cook for an entire month at the rate of cooking she was doing on it every day. And she had about twenty thousand LPG cylinders stored in the warehouse. Just like she got all the fuels, weapons, and some of her pets through illegal means, these cylinders also came from her illegal contacts.

While she and Davian were cooking, Dr. Kian and Rune were busy setting up the dining table. Once all the dishes were ready, the two helped in setting up the food on the table before all four of set down to enjoy the delicacies.

“I have something to make this dinner even better.” Rune confessed before they could have begin eating.

As all three pairs of eyes turned toward him, he took out a box from somewhere, probably from the space inside his ring, and placed it in the very center of the dining table.

“Is that a cake?” Grace asked as she took in the beautiful round thing sitting inside the transparent plastic box.

“That’s right. This cake is the only thing I know how to make. I used to make it with my master.” Rune answered as he fixed his gaze on Grace.

She could tell that the cake meant a lot to him and carried so many memories. She was actually surprised that he was sharing it with all of them. She smiled at him warmly as she said, “Thank you.”

“Indeed. Thank you for the cake. I’m sure it will taste just as good as it’s looking.” Dr. Kian added, looking genuinely excited about tasting the cake once they would be done with the dinner.

The smile that immediately bloomed on rune’s lips made Grace realize that it was his way of trying to be a part of the group, to show his sincerity and efforts.

Ever since he revealed all his secrets and got a second chance to prove his loyalty and worth toward her and the team, Grace had noticed all the efforts he had been putting in consistently.

“Lets dig in.” She said and all four of them wasted no further time to enjoy the food. It was such a great dinner with all the good dishes, wine, and finally the cake that was beyond perfect and delicious.

“I can see you both as renowned chefs in some parallel universe. You both are way too good at cooking to not use that talent to bless common people like us with those delicious food.” Dr. Kian complimented as the men prepared to take their leave.

Grace just smiled while Davian just shook his head at the thought of being a chef. The fact that he had never cooked for anyone but himself nearly all his life, but was constantly cooking for twenty plus people on daily basis these days – was already too much to handle.

“Good night. I will meet you guys in the morning.” Rune was the first one to take his leave.

Grace noticed that Dr. Kian was about to leave next, so she quickly stopped him. “Doc, please stay for a while, I need to talk to you about something.”

Dr. Kian appeared slightly surprised for a moment, but then he nodded his head in understanding and stayed behind while Davian turned to face Grace.

“Then I will take my leave first. Go to bed once you will finish talking. Good night, Dr. Kian. Good night, Grace.” His voice was filled with that rare warmth that he only used while talking to Grace.

“Good n-”

She failed to finish the word as Davian took her by complete surprise by wrapping his hand around her nape and pulling her closer to place a kiss on her forehead. It happened too quickly, and she barely got enough time to process it, let alone react, before he was already pulling away.

He looked down into her eyes and smiled warmly at her before he gave Dr. Kian a nod and left. Grace just stood there and watched as he disappeared from her sight moments later.

“Should we head back inside?” Dr. Kian asked when she didn’t move even after Davian was gone.

Grace quickly pulled herself together and headed back inside the apartment, closing the door behind her. She and Dr. Kian returned to the living room and settled down on the couches facing each other.

“What is it that you want to talk about?” Dr. Kian asked once they were seated.

“Even though we are currently occupied with the field trainings, we still have another important task to handle – finding more information on the plants that absorbed Shadow Rain. I did found some plants before blood rain happened and 2025 is currently running test on them. But it wants us to search for more special plants like the three we previously found.” Grace started explaining the matter at hand.

Dr. Kian looked thoughtful and a moment later, he asked, “The Blood rain has already happened. Can we still found such plants?”

Grace nodded her head in a positive response before adding, “Unlike the Shadow rain that happened in nearly all the countries located in the northern hemisphere, the Blood rain only happened in certain areas. So, we can still look for these plants in the areas that are still safe from the Blood Rain’s virus. Besides, we might also need to find some plant samples infected by Blood rain to see how they have been infected this time.”