"Alright, Ms. Luca. I promise!" Tommy behaved himself well in front of his biological mother. He stepped
forward and hooked his pinky finger with Luca's pinky, telling her that he would keep his promise.
"Okay. Come on, tidy up your books and toys. I've prepared some snacks. Once you're done, you can
come downstairs to eat," said Luca with a smile on her face.
Even though the three of them were the young masters and young lady of the Crawford family, they
were taught to handle their own affairs from a young age and not rely on others.
Hence, they obediently gathered their books and toys and headed upstairs.
Luca turned to look at Aunt Neile. "Aunt Neile, is Mr. Crawford upstairs?"
"Yes, he is. Mr. Gale came a while ago. He's been busy upstairs." Aunt Neile nodded. Half an hour ago,
Luke even had her bring a cup of coffee to him upstairs.
"Alright." Luca nodded. She rose to her feet and made her way up the stairs.
Since Gale would usually report to Luke when there were matters to attend to, Luca did not find it
strange. After she turned around and walked up the stairs, she took a quick glance at the children first.
All three children were sitting at their desks, picking up the plastic dust jackets for books and carefully
covering their books given by Luca.
Luca smiled. She did not disturb them. Then, she turned around and headed to Luke's bedroom.
The door was closed. She knocked on it, "Can I come in?"
"Yes," answered Luke.
Luca pushed the door open. When she thought about what she needed to discuss later, she entered
and closed the door behind her.
"Luke, there's something I need to talk to you about," said Luca. Considering what Myra had said
earlier, she felt it was necessary to inform Luke.
Even though she had not displayed any intimate behavior with Luke in public, Myra bore a deep hatred
for her. She might try to dig up something.
Luca did not want to cause trouble for Luke. All she could do was to share these matters with him.
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Luca walked to the opposite side of his desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down. She spoke slowly, "I ran
into Myra Chavez at the children's store earlier. She's the mother who bullied Tommy."
She was worried that Luke might not recall the person. Therefore, she recounted Myra's actions
against Tommy to remind him.
Luke nodded, indicating that he remembered who the woman was.
Luca continued to tell Luke about what happened at the store. Then, she said, "I feel uneasy about it.
Why don't we send someone to look into this?"
"She's not going to stop until she sees the consequences." Luke's tone grew cold.
After Myra bullied his son, she wanted to go after his wife now? People who Luke cared about the most
were not people Myra could mess with just because she felt like it!
Luca sensed his displeasure. At first, she thought such things might not be worth mentioning, but she
wanted to be careful just in case Myra was cooking up a scheme behind her back. She could not afford
to take such risks.
That was why she insisted on telling Luke.
If rumors about something going on between her and Luke spread, it could affect him.
Furthermore, Abel, who was inactive at the moment, might come up with some evil ideas.
Luca could not bear such risks.
"I'll take care of this. No need to worry," Luke comforted her, understanding that she was worried about
him.
Luca knew he would handle things well. She nodded, and just as she was about to speak, a knocking
sound came from the door. Tommy's voice came from outside, "Daddy, is Ms. Luca inside?"
Luca's lips curled upward when she heard the child's laughter. She answered, "Continue with your
work. I'm going to spend some time with the kids."
"Alright.” Luke nodded. The kids preferred to be close to Luca anyway. He did not mind.
Over the three years when Luca was kidnapped, the kids had grown up without a mother's love.
Now that she was back, it was only natural for the kids to be closer to her. It was understandable that
the kids desired more maternal affection.
With her around, he, as their father, could save himself some worries.
"I'll go check on Tommy." Luca felt his gaze on her, and she could feel her cheeks growing warmer.
She rose to her feet and quickly walked out of the room.
Tommy stood by the door. He looked up at Luca with a happy expression on his face when he saw the
door open. “Ms. Luca!"
Luca smiled, but she was worried that the kids' voices might disturb Luke's work. She closed the door
and asked, "Yes?"
"Ms. Luca, we'd like to invite you to play a game with us!" said Tommy as he blinked his eyes.
It was not their usual game time, but they were eager to play the educational games that Luca had
bought for them earlier.
Therefore, Lanie agreed to it when Tommy mentioned it.
Luca nodded with a beaming smile on her face. She held Tommy's hand and walked to Lanie's room.
Lanie and Rainie were already sitting on the carpet, with one of the educational games that Luca had
given them open in front of them.
"Ms. Luca." Both Lanie and Rainie greeted Luca unanimously as she walked in.
"Hey, are you all playing a game?" Luca noticed that they had already started the game. She smiled.
The game in front of her was a Sudoku puzzle. It might be easy for Lanie, but it posed a challenge for
Rainie and Tommy, which was why she bought it.
Lanie was smart. This game was a piece of cake for him. However, he might not find it interesting to
play alone.
It would be different with Rainie and Tommy playing with him.
"Yeah, Rainie and Tommy said they were bored." Lanie nodded. The Sudoku puzzle was a breeze for
him, but playing with his younger siblings added an extra layer of enjoyment.
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Luca glanced at a few other games and then walked over.
Luca crossed her legs and sat down. Tommy sat beside her. It was a game of Sudoku that one adult
and three kids were thoroughly enjoying.
Aunt Neile came in carrying a tray of fruits and saw this harmonious scene. She could not help but
secretly exclaim as she thought to herself, 'What a harmonious scene...'
Aunt Neile carried the tray, entered the room quietly, and said in a hushed voice, "Ms. Luca, Young
Master Lanie and Tommy, Miss Rainie, have some fruits."
"Okay. Thank you Aunt Neile," Luca took the fruits from the tray, which were already skewered with
toothpicks, and handed them to each of the three kids.
The three kids did not get too engrossed in the game. They politely took the fruits Aunt Neile offered
and began eating them.
Aunt Neile put the tray down and said to them, "There's water here as well. Ms. Luca, I'll head
downstairs to prepare lunch."
"Alright. Thank you, Aunt Neile,” replied Luca. Time flew by when she was with the kids.
Luca checked her phone when she heard Aunt Neile mention lunch.
It was already 11 in the morning.
Luca handed the glasses of water to the three kids, "You haven't had water all morning. Here, have
some."
"Thank you Ms. Luca." The three kids each took the glass of water she offered and took a sip.
After they finished drinking, they went back to playing their games.
Suddenly, Tommy said, "Ms. Luca, I'd like to go to the zoo."
"The zoo?" Luca blinked her eyes, not quite understanding why Tommy would suddenly want to go to
the zoo.
"Tommy has been watching Animal Planet lately. He's been bugging Grandpa to take him to the zoo to
see the animals," explained Lanie.
Luca looked at her younger son. There was a smile in her eyes, and she asked with a conversational
tone, "Shall we go next week?"
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