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"Alright, Ms. Luca. I promise!" Tommy behaved himself well in front of his biological
mother. He stepped forward and hooked his pinky finger with Luca's pinky, telling her that
he would keep his promise.
"Okay. Come on, tidy up your books and toys. I've prepared some snacks. Once you're
done, you can come downstairs to eat," said Luca with a smile on her face.
Even though the three of them were the young masters and young lady of the Crawford
family, they were taught to handle their own affairs from a young age and not rely on
others.
Hence, they obediently gathered their books and toys and headed upstairs.
Luca turned to look at Aunt Neile. "Aunt Neile, is Mr. Crawford upstairs?"
"Yes, he is. Mr. Gale came a while ago. He's been busy upstairs." Aunt Neile nodded. Half
an hour ago, Luke even had her bring a cup of coffee to him upstairs.
"Alright." Luca nodded. She rose to her feet and made her way up the stairs.
Since Gale would usually report to Luke when there were matters to attend to, Luca did
not find it strange. After she turned around and walked up the stairs, she took a quick
glance at the children first.
All three children were sitting at their desks, picking up the plastic dust jackets for books
and carefully covering their books given by Luca.
Luca smiled. She did not disturb them. Then, she turned around and headed to Luke's
bedroom.
The door was closed. She knocked on it, "Can I come in?"
"Yes," answered Luke.
Luca pushed the door open. When she thought about what she needed to discuss later,
she entered and closed the door behind her.
"Luke, there's something I need to talk to you about," said Luca. Considering what Myra
had said earlier, she felt it was necessary to inform Luke.
Even though she had not displayed any intimate behavior with Luke in public, Myra bore a
deep hatred for her. She might try to dig up something.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLuca did not want to cause trouble for Luke. All she could do was to share these matters
with him.
Luke put down his pen and looked at her with his deep eyes.
Luca walked to the opposite side of his desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down. She spoke
slowly, "I ran into Myra Chavez at the children's store earlier. She's the mother who bullied
Tommy."
She was worried that Luke might not recall the person. Therefore, she recounted Myra's
actions against Tommy to remind him.
Luke nodded, indicating that he remembered who the woman was.
Luca continued to tell Luke about what happened at the store. Then, she said, "I feel
uneasy about it. Why don't we send someone to look into this?"
"She's not going to stop until she sees the consequences." Luke's tone grew cold.
After Myra bullied his son, she wanted to go after his wife now? People who Luke cared
about the most were not people Myra could mess with just because she felt like it!
Luca sensed his displeasure. At first, she thought such things might not be worth
mentioning, but she wanted to be careful just in case Myra was cooking up a scheme
behind her back. She could not afford to take such risks.
That was why she insisted on telling Luke.
If rumors about something going on between her and Luke spread, it could affect him.
Furthermore, Abel, who was inactive at the moment, might come up with some evil ideas.
Luca could not bear such risks.
"I'll take care of this. No need to worry," Luke comforted her, understanding that she was
worried about him.
Luca knew he would handle things well. She nodded, and just as she was about to speak,
a knocking sound came from the door. Tommy's voice came from outside, "Daddy, is Ms.
Luca inside?"
Luca's lips curled upward when she heard the child's laughter. She answered, "Continue
with your work. I'm going to spend some time with the kids."
"Alright.” Luke nodded. The kids preferred to be close to Luca anyway. He did not mind.
Over the three years when Luca was kidnapped, the kids had grown up without a mother's
love.
Now that she was back, it was only natural for the kids to be closer to her. It was
understandable that the kids desired more maternal affection.
With her around, he, as their father, could save himself some worries.
"I'll go check on Tommy." Luca felt his gaze on her, and she could feel her cheeks growing
warmer.
She rose to her feet and quickly walked out of the room.
Tommy stood by the door. He looked up at Luca with a happy expression on his face when
he saw the door open. “Ms. Luca!"
Luca smiled, but she was worried that the kids' voices might disturb Luke's work. She
closed the door and asked, "Yes?"
"Ms. Luca, we'd like to invite you to play a game with us!" said Tommy as he blinked his
eyes.
It was not their usual game time, but they were eager to play the educational games that
Luca had bought for them earlier.
Therefore, Lanie agreed to it when Tommy mentioned it.
Luca nodded with a beaming smile on her face. She held Tommy's hand and walked to
Lanie's room.
Lanie and Rainie were already sitting on the carpet, with one of the educational games
that Luca had given them open in front of them.
"Ms. Luca." Both Lanie and Rainie greeted Luca unanimously as she walked in.
"Hey, are you all playing a game?" Luca noticed that they had already started the game.
She smiled. The game in front of her was a Sudoku puzzle. It might be easy for Lanie, but
it posed a challenge for Rainie and Tommy, which was why she bought it.
Lanie was smart. This game was a piece of cake for him. However, he might not find it
interesting to play alone.
It would be different with Rainie and Tommy playing with him.
"Yeah, Rainie and Tommy said they were bored." Lanie nodded. The Sudoku puzzle was a
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbreeze for him, but playing with his younger siblings added an extra layer of enjoyment.
Luca glanced at a few other games and then walked over.
Luca crossed her legs and sat down. Tommy sat beside her. It was a game of Sudoku that
one adult and three kids were thoroughly enjoying.
Aunt Neile came in carrying a tray of fruits and saw this harmonious scene. She could not
help but secretly exclaim as she thought to herself, 'What a harmonious scene...'
Aunt Neile carried the tray, entered the room quietly, and said in a hushed voice, "Ms.
Luca, Young Master Lanie and Tommy, Miss Rainie, have some fruits."
"Okay. Thank you Aunt Neile," Luca took the fruits from the tray, which were already
skewered with toothpicks, and handed them to each of the three kids.
The three kids did not get too engrossed in the game. They politely took the fruits Aunt
Neile offered and began eating them.
Aunt Neile put the tray down and said to them, "There's water here as well. Ms. Luca, I'll
head downstairs to prepare lunch."
"Alright. Thank you, Aunt Neile,” replied Luca. Time flew by when she was with the kids.
Luca checked her phone when she heard Aunt Neile mention lunch.
It was already 11 in the morning.
Luca handed the glasses of water to the three kids, "You haven't had water all morning.
Here, have some."
"Thank you Ms. Luca." The three kids each took the glass of water she offered and took a
sip.
After they finished drinking, they went back to playing their games.
Suddenly, Tommy said, "Ms. Luca, I'd like to go to the zoo."
"The zoo?" Luca blinked her eyes, not quite understanding why Tommy would suddenly
want to go to the zoo.
"Tommy has been watching Animal Planet lately. He's been bugging Grandpa to take him
to the zoo to see the animals," explained Lanie.
Luca looked at her younger son. There was a smile in her eyes, and she asked with a
conversational tone, "Shall we go next week?"
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