Aunt Neile knew Luca was going to make a cake and had the cake molds ready.
Luca started making cakes and some snacks for the children.
Since it was Luke who promised to give them snacks, it was only natural for her to fulfill it. After all, they were also
her kids...
An hour and a half later.
Luca's cakes and snacks were ready. She then started to help Aunt Neile prepare a sumptuous dinner.
She glanced at the heavy snow that fell outside the window and could not help but sigh. "It's snowing again."
"That's what the weather is like. The snow is beautiful. If it wasn't too cold, the kids would all want to go out for
snowball fights," Aunt Neile said with a smile.
"Kids do love to play with snow." Luca smiled and cut the washed meat into thin slices.
"This weather isn't the best for driving, I wonder how our guests are doing." Aunt Neile was worried.
"It's alright, Lliam is a good driver. Mr. Crawford is there as well. We don't have to worry about that. Let's focus on
getting dinner ready." Luca trusted in Luke's arrangement.
Ray was Luke's best friend. Luke would definitely have prepared everything in advance and be ready for anything.
"Okay," Aunt Neile responded and sped up.
After Luca cut all the meat, she put it aside, took out the snacks from the oven, and said to Aunt Neile, "Aunt Neile,
please take some of these upstairs."
"Okay, Ms. Craw." Aunt Neile took a sniff of the snacks. She knew that the kids upstairs would be delighted when
they saw these.
After she washed her hands, she put some in a small bowl while the rest was put in a sealed bag for Lanie and the
others to eat later.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAunt Neile went upstairs with a few small bowls. Luca prepared a pot of oil to start cooking dinner.
After half an hour.
The villa gate opened, and Lliam drove in.
Luca heard some noises from the garden. She smiled and said, "Mr. Ray and Miss Vivian should be here."
"Ms. Craw, you should go out to welcome them. I can handle things here," Aunt Neile said.
Luca nodded, took off her apron, and walked out of the kitchen.
Luke was already waiting at the entrance, and behind him stood the three children.
When he saw her, Tommy stepped forward and took her hand. "Ms. Luca, Uncle Ray and Aunt Vivian are here!"
"Mm, I know." Luca touched Tommy's hand, looked up, and met Luke's eyes.
She smiled slightly as she was happy to see Vivian again.
After all, Vivian had a likable character.
Lliam brought Ray and Vivian in. There were also two bodyguards following behind them who were carrying two
large bags.
"Ray, Vivian, welcome to A City." Luke stepped forward and gave Ray a friendly hug.
"Long time no see, Luke," Ray said. He was not too surprised when he saw Luca. After all, he already knew what
was going on.
"Ms. Craw, long time no see."
"Mr. Ray, Vivian, long time no see," Luca greeted them with a smile.
"Luca, you're here too! That's great! I missed you so much." Vivian enthusiastically expressed how much she
missed Luca. Although she only met Luca for the first time in Russia, her gut told her that Luca was a good person.
Vivian liked kind people.
"Aunt Vivian, did you miss me?" Tommy hopped to her front.
"I did. Tommy, you're so cute. Of course, I would miss you!" Vivian squatted down and hugged Tommy.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. You're all grown up now."
"Yeah, we eat all of our meals, so we've all grown up." Tommy compared his size. He used to only reach Vivian's
calf, but now he was at her thigh.
"Hello, Uncle Ray, Aunt Vivian," Lanie and Rainie also greeted them.
Ray looked at the kids with a hint of tenderness in his blue eyes. "Your children are very cute. I've prepared gifts for
them."
With that said, the two bodyguards handed over the bags.
Vivian took out the gifts that they prepared from the bag and handed them to the recipients respectively.
"Thank you, Uncle Ray. Thank you, Aunt Vivian." Lanie, Rainie, and Tommy thanked them in unison.
"You're welcome. You guys are so adorable." Vivian could not help herself from touching the children's heads as she
liked them very much.
"It's cold outside. Come in and take a seat," Luke invited them in.
Ray nodded, glanced at his bodyguards, and said in Russian, "Go to the hotel."
"Okay, Boss." The two bodyguards turned around and walked out.
Luke said, "Lliam, take them to the hotel."
"Okay, Boss." Lliam also left the villa.
The rest of them walked into the living room together. Aunt Neile had already prepared hot tea. She knew that the
guests did not speak the local language, so she made a welcome gesture and said, "Hello, Mr. Ray, Miss Vivian."
Luca translated for Vivian. "This is Aunt Neile. She's welcoming you two."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Hello, Aunt Neile," Vivian responded to Aunt Neile's welcome in unpolished English.
Luca was surprised and asked, "You've picked up English?”
Vivian smiled a little embarrassedly. She replied in Russian, "I signed up for an online course, but I'm not good at it
yet. I still have to take a language class."
"You're pretty good," Luca said. 'She won't think about the past if her schedule is packed.' She kept her thoughts to
herself to prevent Vivian from thinking of her sorrowful past.
Luke said, "I found an apartment near Capital University for you. They've just started with renovation. You can move
in after the new year."
"Thank you, Mr. Crawford." Vivian thanked him.
She was worried that she would not be able to get along with her classmates, so she asked Luke to help her find a
single apartment. That way, she would have a home here in A City.
"You're welcome. I'll have Lliam take you there tomorrow. If you need anything, we can get them for you any time,"
Luke said. He had shown Ray the general layout of the apartment. Ray thought it seemed nice and bought it.
However, the renovation was still underway. Russians had a different lifestyle compared to A City locals, so there
were many differences in what one would need during a move-in.
Luke did not ask the renovation company to get too much done. After they were done with the renovation, he asked
Aunt Neile to buy some items and put them there.
Vivian would have to choose and buy some other items that she needed.
"Okay, tomorrow is Sunday, right?" Vivian asked.
"Yeah, it's Sunday," Luca replied. She smelled the tea, bent slightly, and poured them a cup of hot tea each.
"Thank you." Ray took the tea she handed to him, nodded, and thanked her.
"Vivian, try it. This is an award-winning black tea." Luca handed another cup to Vivian.