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Although Jack agreed, this whole situation still made him distressed, and even the hair on
his temples was turning white.
Of course, Luca felt bad for him.
"Alright, alright. I'll be back for dinner more often." Jack agreed twice with smiling eyes.
Queenie noticed that Jack was happier seeing Luca than seeing his own grandchildren,
which confused her.
Luca may be kind to the Norman family, but that did not justify Jack's behavior...
Queenie did not comment on it. Instead, she said, "Dear, you promised Luca, so you have
to come back for dinner more often."
Listening to his wife's orders, Jack reassured her. "After Luca has done so much for us, I
definitely won't let her down."
Queenie smiled. Jack usually did not come home for dinner because of work, so it was nice
that he promised to come back for dinner more often now.
She was glad.
Then, she stood up, carried the two bags of herbs, and said, "These herbs have to be kept
away from moisture, so I'll put them away first."
After saying that, she walked inside with the bags.
Only then did Jack glance at Luke and Luca before asking, "How much did the herbs cost?
I'll transfer the money to you later."
Luca knew why he said that, so she immediately shook her head and said. "No need. They
don't cost that much. Plus, Mr. Crawford has already transferred the money to me, so you
can just accept the gift."
Jack glanced at Luke.
Luke nodded and said, "Yes, Dad. I've already paid for them, so you can just think of it as a
gesture of filial piety from your son-in-law."
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question their education methods as parents, he was satisfied with how Luca turned out.
His only regret was not having Luca with them when she was younger, so in a way, Jack
and Queenie were not very involved in Luca's upbringing.
"You're right." Luke nodded. This was all Luca's filial piety, so he could not take all the
credit.
He only said that to make Jack feel more at ease.
Besides, Jack was not in a position to accept gifts right now. No matter how much it cost,
he would not be able to explain the situation if he got caught.
He had been free from corruption all his life, and now that he was in a high-ranking
position, he had to be extra careful of getting tricked or framed.
Therefore, he was being extra cautious.
That was why Luke said that. Jack could not accept gifts from other people, but he could
still accept gifts from his son-in-law.
Moreover, Luca was extra thoughtful and asked Aunt Neile to leave the receipt when
purchasing the herbs.
The herbs were not particularly expensive, but they were all of good quality. Although they
were not considered expensive, they were still a little pricier than normal.
"Let's not stand around here. Come, let's have some tea," Jack said cheerfully. He pushed
back all of his work when his daughter came home, so he had a lot of free time now.
Now that he was free, all he wanted to do was talk to his daughter and son-in-law.
Then, Luca looked at Luke.
"Sure," Luke agreed.
Jack's gaze fell on Luca again, and she nodded in agreement.
The three children were not happy. "Grandpa, you take Daddy for tea. We want to talk to
Ms. Luca."
Tommy was the one who said that, and he asserted his dominance by holding Luca's hand.
Luca was their mom!
They had been at the manor all this while. Although they talked to Luca on the phone,
they still missed her very much.
Seeing how much the children missed Luca, Jack looked at Luke seriously. "What's going
on?"
"They've been staying at the manor for too long," Luke explained. Then, he looked at the
children. "Be good and I'll bring you back on Sunday."
Lanie could not understand. "Daddy, can't you take us back today?"
He thought that going home right after eating at Norman Residence would save Zander
the trouble of running around.
"I still have some things to do tonight, so I'm not free." Luke noticed that Queenie had
come back from keeping the herbs, so he just said that he was not free without
mentioning Luca.
Jack nodded and said, "Listen to your father."
"Daddy, do we need to go back to the manor on Monday?" Tommy rolled his dark pupils
and asked again. "I like Great-grandpa a lot, but it's so boring at the manor."
Now that Louis had moved out of the manor, only Old Master Crawford, Mr. Griffin, and the
maids were left, which was why it was so boring.
They might not have enjoyed playing with Thea when Louis and his family still lived at the
manor, but they liked playing with their uncle.
They all preferred a much livelier environment, but the manor was much quieter now.
“No, you can just come back."
As soon as Luke said that, the children cheered, "Yay!"
Queenie looked at the children cheering without knowing what was going on, so she
looked at them curiously. "What happened?"
"Nothing. They just want to come home because the manor is too boring," explained Luke
while shaking his head.
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Queenie did not understand. "Won't they be bored at home too?"
"Great-grandpa is so strict that we can't even watch two episodes of cartoons," Tommy
could not help but pout and look at Luca with puppy eyes.
Although their father was strict too, their mother would be nicer to them.
At home, they would be able to watch at least two episodes before going to bed.
Listening to the children's complaints, Luke said with a straight face, "Great-grandpa is
doing so for your own good."
Queenie felt sorry for the kids and was about to say something, but she recalled that her
pampering had turned Leia into what she was now, so she stopped herself. Instead, she
said, "Right, your Greatgrandpa is doing that for your own good. Be good and stay there
when your father is busy. Otherwise, you can stay here too."
She liked the three children. Besides, they were the flesh and blood of her daughter.
However, she was not going to compete with Old Master Crawford to educate the children.
After all, there was a huge difference between the Leia she raised and the Luke that Old
Master Crawford raised.
At that moment, Queenie did not think that people were bad by nature. She thought that
her love was what made Leia into what she was now.
Tommy noticed that Luca did not say a word, but even at his young age, he understood
that Luca was not in a position to say anything.
He was confused too. How could she not have a say when she was their mother?
Tommy had no choice but to say in a baby voice, "I know that Great-grandpa is doing it for
our own good... Daddy, if you're busy, we can just go back to the manor, but can we go
back home when you're free?"
"I'm free now, so I'll come pick you up on Sunday." Luke saw the child looking at Luca
eagerly, hoping that she would say something. However, he was frustrated that Luca had
no say in this.
Luca was the mother of the children, but she had no right to speak. How ironic.
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