[I'll be right back.] After Luca replied to his message, she lifted her head and smiled at Amur. "I'm going back now.
Take care of yourself."
"Okay." Amur nodded.
Luca did not let Amur escort her to the lobby, so he walked her to the door instead. As he watched her step into the
elevator and heard the doors slowly close, he closed the door.
Mrs. Selley walked out carrying a bag of garbage. She glanced at Amur as though she wanted to ask him
something. However, she sighed and shook her head at the thought of what he had said before.
Mrs. Selley gave her relative's daughter a call after Amur rejected her.
The girl could not help but burst into tears after she heard what Mrs. Selley said on the phone.
Mrs. Selley felt sorry for bearing bad news. Thus, she spent some time comforting her before reluctantly ending the
call.
She ran into Amur when she was about to take out the trash.
Amur did not bother to greet her and closed the door right away.
Mrs. Selley could not help but mutter to herself, "That was rude."
She headed to the elevator and turned around to glance at the apartment door. Then, she mumbled to herself in a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtregretful tone, "He's good-looking. Now I know why she can't stop thinking about him. It's a shame that such a
handsome man is already taken."
Luca headed downstairs and found Warren waiting in the car.
Even though it was springtime, it was chilly at night. Luca got into the car. The car heater warmed her up.
"Ms. Craw, would you like to go home now?" asked Warren as he turned up the heat in the car.
"Yes. Let's go." Luca nodded, thinking that her children would be asleep by the time she returned to the villa.
As she watched the scenery outside the window pass by, Luca could not help but secretly heave a sigh. Time was
not something that could be wasted.
Luca wanted to spend more time with her children, but it seemed like something would always take up all her time.
The kids were growing up every day. Time was slipping away from her...
After they arrived at the villa, Luca got out of the car and headed to the house.
The maid, whom Luke had asked to work here from Crawford Manor, sat on the sofa in the living room.
When the maid saw her, she stood up and greeted Luca, "Ms. Craw, you're back."
"Yes. Where's Lanie and the others?" asked Luca.
"The kids are already upstairs getting ready for bed. They're probably in bed by now," replied the maid.
Luca nodded and glanced at the time. It was late, and the kids were already in bed.
"By the way, Ms. Craw, these are the children's homework. They told me to remind you to check and sign them if
you came back first. If Mr. Crawford came back first, they'd want him to check and sign the books. So..." The maid
pointed at the stack of books on the coffee table.
It was what the kids had asked her to help with.
"Mr. Crawford isn't home yet?" Luca was not surprised. She sat on the sofa without waiting for a reply. She already
guessed that Luke would definitely still be out drinking with Percy and the others.
It was because of Pierre's kidnapping case.
“Yes. Mr. Crawford isn't home yet,” replied the maid.
"Okay, I got it. I'll prepare some hangover tea later. If Mr. Crawford comes back and you're awake, ask him if he
wants some," said Luca. She was worried that she might fall asleep without knowing when Luke came back.
"Let me prepare it instead," the maid replied immediately.
"It's okay. It's simple enough. Go get some rest." Luca shook her head. Since the maid came to work here, she had
been living in the maid's room. Someone would be here to take care of the children in the villa.
"Okay, Ms. Craw." The maid nodded and stood up. "Just call me if you need anything."
"Alright." Luca looked down and carefully checked the kids' homework. The three of them were very focused when
they were doing their homework. Luca quickly went through their homework, then she imitated Luke's handwriting
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmand signed his name on the books.
After that, she sorted the kids' books by their names and put them back in their bags. They would be ready to bring
them to school the next day.
Luca turned on the garden lights after that. Then, she turned on the night light in the living room. She went to the
kitchen to prepare the hangover tea. After preparing it, she made her way upstairs quietly.
She did not return to her bedroom right away.
Instead, she quietly pushed open the children's bedroom doors to make sure they were already asleep before
returning to her bedroom.
She lay on the bed after washing up.
She picked up her phone. When she was about to charge her phone, she realized that Luke had sent her a message
while she was cleaning up.
[Are you home?]
Luca was a little surprised.
He had arranged for Warren to stay by her side. Even though he said it was so Warren could protect her and drive
her to work, Luca knew that Luke did it to know where she was and what she was doing all the time.
However, he asked if she was home now. Did Warren not tell him that she was already home?
Luca replied: [Yes. I'm home. I left a night light turned on for you. I'm going to bed now.]