Fortunately, there was a person like him in Nina's life to soothe her pain and drive away the shadows in her life.
Living a life like this was not that bad.
Nina was an easily satisfied person. It was enough for her as long as she could spend the rest of her life with Percy
and live in peace.
Luca looked at the blissful smile on Nina's face, and she could not help but smile too.
She hoped Nina could live happily forever.
Luca had this feeling that even though Nina was already married to Percy, their together would not be an easy
road.
Nina must continue to live happily.
The two of them talked about other stuff and chatted with each other for a while.
Two hours later, Tommy ran downstairs looking for them. He grabbed Luca's hand with one of his hands while he
took Nina's hand with another hand. He said helplessly, "Ms. Luca, Ms. Nina, hurry up upstairs. Daddy and Mr. Percy
are about to fight."
Luca raised her brows. Were Luke and Percy fighting with each other? She refused to believe it. That was why she
did not stand up. She saw Nina stand up, then she grabbed Nina's arm and turned to look at Tommy. "What's
happening upstairs?"
"Daddy and Mr. Percy said they were going to beat each other in pool. They played a few rounds of pool games and
neither of them was willing to take a step back. Ms. Luca, there'll be smoke coming out of the pool table soon if they
don't stop," Tommy exaggerated.
Nina heard him and sat down calmly. Fortunately, they were not actually fighting with each other.
It was normal for men to be competitive.
However, Nina could not help but feel surprised at how well Luca knew Luke.
Nina had been staying by Percy's side for so many years. She thought Percy had truly gotten into a fight with Luke
when she heard the kid say that.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTommy became anxious when he noticed that the two of them had no intention of stopping them. He asked, “Ms.
Luca, Ms. Nina, aren't you afraid that they'll get into a real fight?”
Nina shook her head. She smiled and replied, "Let them fight for an outcome. They'll stop after that."
Tommy looked troubled and said, "But Lanie and I have been watching them for an hour now. They haven't figured
out who's the winner yet."
Nina raised her brows. It was just a pool game, yet there had yet to be a winner after an hour?
"How's that possible?" Percy was pretty good at playing pool.
“They said they can't decide the winner with just a round. That's why they played another two rounds, but Daddy
and Mr. Mallory took turns to win. There's no way they can figure out who the winner is like this..." replied Tommy.
“Don't they know about the best two out of three?" Nina asked. Even children would know that whoever got two out
of three won. How could the two adults not know about it?
Not to mention that it was just a game to them.
“Oh my, I don't know either. Come on, let's go upstairs," said Tommy. He stroked his belly and said, “I'm hungry. If
Daddy and Mr. Mallory won't stop playing this boring pool game, we won't be able to have dinner tonight."
"Who told you that? Ask Lanie and Rainie to come down. We'll start barbecuing now." Luca was not planning on
getting involved in the competition between the two men. Then, she added, "Oh, remember to put on a few more
layers to keep yourself warm."
“Okay, Ms. Luca!" Tommy's eyes brightened up.
The biggest reason why Tommy wanted Percy and Luke to stop playing was that he wanted to enjoy the barbecue
as soon as possible.
He thought they would not start the barbecue if the two of them did not stop playing.
Tommy became energetic when he found out Luca was planning to start the barbecue without waiting for them to
finish the competition. He could not be bothered whether they ended the competition or not.
Luca knew Otto had already placed the barbecue equipment at the gazebo after he cleaned and left them to dry
under the sun.
Luca only had to add some charcoal and start a fire.
Luca rose to her feet and turned to look at Nina. She smiled and said, “Nina, put on your coat and help me to carry
things out. There are too many of them. I can't carry them all myself."
Nina immediately stood up, picked up the coat beside her, put it on, and said, "Sure."
After the two of them put on their coats, they walked into the kitchen and took the marinated ingredients out of the
fridge.
Nina could not help but feel surprised when she saw the ingredients. She asked, “Why did you buy so much?"
“There are many of us here. It won't be enough if I bought any less," Luca explained with a smile on her face.
“The kids can't eat that much," replied Nina. She thought they would not be able to finish the food this time.
“Just have fun and enjoy it. Besides, the remaining ingredients can be cooked for the next meal. The chicken wings
and some other foods were marinated. I can make some other dishes with these ingredients," said Luca. She took
the vegetables out too.
"Take these two," said Luca.
“Okay. Leave it to me." Nina picked up the two plates.
Otto walked into the kitchen. He smiled and said, “Madam, I've already started a fire in the barbecue pit. The tea
and milk are still warm. And I've turned on the heater in the gazebo for you."
Luke decided to host an outdoor barbecue because he had previously told the landscaper to install a heater in the
garden's gazebo. There were large glass screens around the gazebo to protect them from the winter wind. They
could sit in the gazebo to barbecue and enjoy the night scenery at the same time without feeling cold.
It might look cold, but it would feel warm.
Luca unconsciously glanced at Nina. There was no unusual expression on her face.
This must be her first time hearing Otto calling her 'Madam'...
Luca thought of asking Otto to change the way he addressed him, but Luke would stop her every time she tried to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtell him that. It seemed like he did it on purpose, and he was satisfied with Otto addressing her that way.
“That's great. There's warm tea and milk and so much food. Luca, you have no idea how much I miss the taste of
the food here. I've had enough of Italian and French cuisine after traveling abroad. They taste good, but I still prefer
our local food. Besides, it's been a long time since I had barbecue food. Thank you." Nina looked at Luca and
thanked her. She knew the barbecue dinner was hosted for her and Percy to welcome them back.
"Then you should have more tonight." Luca picked up another two plates of beef ribs and said to Otto, "Mr. Muller,
please help to carry some."
"Okay." Otto picked up the plates filled with vegetables and headed to the garden with Luca and Nina.
The garden was covered with a layer of snow. The snowfall this time around was not as heavy as it was during the
winter, but the temperature was sub-zero.
They walked into the gazebo. Nina placed the plates on the table and said, "I didn't expect it to still be snowing
when it's already springtime. Besides, it's freezing out here.
"Climate change is getting serious now. It's normal," said Luca as she took the plates from Otto and placed them on
the table. Then, she reminded, "Mr. Muller, please head to the wine cellar and bring a bottle of wine here. We'll
have."
Luca paused for a moment. She wanted to decant the wine as soon as possible. That way, Luke and Percy would be
able to have some drinks after they finished playing.
However, what kind of wine would they prefer today?
"Please ask Mr. Crawford and Mr. Mallory and find out what they'd like to drink," said Luca.
Otto nodded. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. Young Master Luke and Mr. Mallory have already picked their wine."
Nina asked with curiosity, "Are they drinking something expensive?"
"Yes. It's from the wine collection that has been kept in the wine cellar for years. You might not be able to find it in
the market even if you can afford it," replied Otto. The wine was meant to be tasted and drunk. They kept it only to
make it taste better with age.
That was why even though the wine was expensive, people would still drink it.