Luca heard what Luke said and turned to look at him. Her heart skipped a beat as she asked, “Mr. Crawford, are
you going to scope out the location tomorrow?"
"Yes. I'll try my best to come up with a design," said Luke as he spread a layer of BBQ sauce on the grilled meat.
"Do you mind taking me along with you when you're going there? I'm interested in such things," said Luca. Although
she had learned many things over the past few years, it seemed like architectural design was still her favorite.
She would like to participate in the process of designing the ancestral hall.
Even though she could not show that she knew architectural design in front of Luke, at least she could show that
she was interested in it.
"Sure." Luke agreed to it. Then, he turned around to look at Percy and Nina, "Mrs. Mallory, do you have any plans
tomorrow?"
Luke addressing Nina as ‘Mrs. Mallory' made Nina's face turn red again. It took a while for the redness on her cheek
to go away.
Although she had already registered her marriage with Percy, it was her first time hearing someone calling her like
that.
Not to mention that it was Luke...
"Mr. Crawford, stop teasing me. You can call me by my name," Nina quickly replied.
"No way. Mrs. Mallory sounds good. That's what he'll call you in the future. It's pleasing to the ears," Percy
continued.
Nina gently nudged Percy's hand with her elbow and said, "You'd better eat your dinner."
"Honey, here's the chicken wing I grilled for you. Have a taste of it. Does it taste good?" Percy said with a hint of
flattery in his voice as he handed the chicken wing he grilled to Nina.
Nina took a bite and furrowed her brows.
"How is it?" It was the first time Percy grilled a chicken wing himself. The Mallory family seldom hosted barbecue
dinners like this. Besides, Percy did not like eating grilled food. That was why he seldom had the chance to
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Nina's features were contorted.
Percy frowned and said, "Does it taste bad? That's impossible. I watched Lanie and the others grill it like this."
Lanie could no longer stand it as he reminded Percy, “Mr. Percy, maybe the chicken wing isn't fully cooked yet."
"Really?" Percy frowned. The skin of the chicken wing was burnt.
"It's not fully cooked..." Nina showed Percy the chicken wing. It was still a little red on the bone.
Percy grabbed the chicken wing from her and threw it in the trash bin. Then, he said, "Stop eating it. I'll grill another
one for you."
Nina looked at the man who had never done something like this but was fumbling to grill a chicken wing for her. She
suddenly thought it was amusing. Then, she stopped him and said, "It's okay. Let me do it."
"Then what should I do?" Percy mumbled in her ears. He did not expect his first attempt to grill a chicken wing to
fail.
Nina noticed Otto was bringing the decanted wine over. He was walking toward them. She said, "Have a drink and
wait for your food."
"Okay." Percy felt helpless. He was not good at cooking. His gaze fell on Luke. Luke was grilling the food seriously.
Hence, he poured a glass of wine and handed it to him. "Here. Have a drink."
"Thanks." Luke took the wine glass from him. He took a sip of the wine and placed it on the table.
"It's nothing. It's your wine." Percy took a sip of the wine. It was indeed good.
No one had lived in the mansion for a long time, but Luke stored so many good wines here. If no one drank them,
was he planning to keep them and only drink them when he was old?
Luke raised his brows and reminded Percy, "You'll be paying for the wine."
"..." Percy was flabbergasted. Based on what Luke said, he should be thanking him for the wine.
Nina handed Percy the grilled steak and said, "Here's your food."
"Honey, you're still the best," Percy whined.
Luca looked at their interaction and exclaimed. Love could truly change someone.
Luca looked at the way Percy treated Nina now and recalled how impressive he was when he picked up a weapon
and wiped out the Island of Despair back then. She could not believe he was the same person.
"Don't say those things in front of the kids," Nina blushed and replied to him. Since Nina got married to him, she
seemed to be blushing a lot.
Moreover, after they registered their marriage, Percy had gotten even clingier.
"What are you afraid of? Luke's kids can handle these sorts of stuff well," said Percy unconcernedly.
The three kids quietly grilled their food. They did not retort Percy's words.
Nina shook his head. Look at how wild Percy was. Was he still the noble young master of the Mallory family?
She turned to look at Luke and asked, "Mr. Crawford, what were you saying just now?"
"If you don't have anything planned, would you mind helping us to take care of our kids?" Luke said.
Tommy heard Luke and before Nina could say anything, he asked, "Daddy, can't you take us along with you?"
"It's inconvenient for me to do so," replied Luke. Not only was he going to the ancestral hall to scope out the area,
but there were many things he had to measure. There were some measuring tools and drawing tools in his car
trunk.
"Daddy, Ms. Luca is coming with you. Please take us..." Tommy acted cute, trying to persuade Luke to bring them
along with him.
"There's no room for discussion."
Tommy looked at Luke and mumbled, "Daddy, Mr. Percy and Ms. Nina are enjoying their honeymoon now. How can
you leave your kids to them? We'll be intruding!"
"Pfft." Percy could not help but snort when he heard what the kid said. "Luke, your son is truly talented."
Luke looked at his son. He could feel the cold sweat on his forehead as he said, "If they're going out, the three of
you should stay in the villa and I'll ask Mr. Muller to take care of you. I'll bring you out after I've finished scoping the
area."
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However, what could the children do if they went there with him?
Were they going to play and run around in the ancestral hall? People could come into the ancestral hall. If
something happened to the kids or some people intended to harm them, Luke would not be able to be there for
them.
"Daddy's going to work." Although Rainie would like to go with them, she understood that it would be troublesome
for their father to bring them along as he was going there to work.
Luke used to bring Lanie and Rainie along with him to work back then. Sometimes, they would even head to the
construction site.
Luke would have to find someone to look after them when they were at the site. He had to make sure they were far
away from the construction site. He never allowed them to enter.
It was dangerous.
Tommy refused to give up. He turned to look at Lanie and said, "Lanie, don't you want to go along too?
I heard that it's going to be fun at the ancestral hall."
"What's so interesting about a place that's going to be reconstructed? I'd prefer to stay at home," Lanie said in a
cool and chilled manner.
Tommy had no choice but to shut up. His brother and sister were not siding with him. He knew it was hopeless.
Nina looked at the kids and spoke, "Mr. Crawford, we're not planning to go anywhere tomorrow. Leave the kids to
us. We can look after them."
"Luke, don't you think you should give me a bottle of wine to thank me for taking care of your kids?" Percy had no
problem taking care of the kids. After all, the three kids were more obedient than other kids, and they were not
naughty at all.
"You'll have to thank me for giving you the chance to learn," Luke took a sip of the wine and said calmly.
"Huh?" Percy could not understand what he meant.