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Tommy's round eyes blinked as he thought about Luca's words.
A few seconds later, he looked up and asked, “Ms. Luca, can't we go today?"
"Today?" Luca frowned slightly as she looked at him. They should be able to finish touring
the zoo by evening time if they went after lunch, but the kids would be exhausted. Not to
mention, they had a habit of taking naps in the afternoon.
"Ms. Luca, are you busy this afternoon?" Rainie looked at her and asked.
Luca shook her head and said, "No, I'm free, but if we go in the afternoon, you won't be
able to take a nap. There are performances at night too. Aren't you afraid that you'll be
too tired?"
"No, it's alright. We're full of energy!" Tommy took a bite of fruit and was very eager to go
to the zoo with Luca.
If only their father could go with them.
Seeing how much the kids wanted to go, Luca could not say no. She nodded in agreement.
"Alright, we'll go to the zoo in the afternoon."
Tommy was the only playful one out of the three children, whereas the other two were
well-behaved. She could still handle the three kids on her own.
"Ms. Luca, let's ask Daddy to come with us," Tommy suggested.
Ask Luke?
Luca was taken aback as the thought of asking him never crossed her mind. Seeing how
busy he was, she wondered if asking him to come along would make him fall behind on
work.
"Your father probably has a lot of work to do," she said.
"I'll go ask him," said Tommy as he put down the toothpick and ran to the study before
Luca could reply.
After a while, Tommy came back and happily said, "Ms. Luca, Daddy said that he's free this
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Of course, Luca was happy that she could take the kids out together with Luke.
However, Luca's brows knitted at the thought of Myra's face.
"Ms. Luca, are you not happy that Daddy can go?" Rainie noticed her expression and
asked cautiously.
Did their mom dislike their dad?
Why did she seem not too happy?
“No, I'm just worried that we're disturbing him." Luca shook her head.
Tommy smiled and said, "Dad told me this morning that we're not disturbing him. He's
more than happy to go."
Luca looked at him. Did he plan all of this out with his father this morning?
"Tommy, did you plan this with him this morning?" she asked.
Tommy rubbed the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. "Daddy agreed this morning.
Well, he said that he'd go as long as you said yes."
Luca shook her head resignedly and took a sip of water. Then, she heard him say, "Dad
also said that we're too playful, so you won't be able to take care of the three of us alone.
As long as you agree, he'll come with us."
Luca put down the glass. "I can handle the three of you."
Even if Nyla returned, she was confident that she would be able to take care of four
children. Besides, Lanie and Rainie had grown up, so carrying Tommy in one hand and
Nyla in the other was still doable.
"Dad is just looking for an excuse to spend time with you. That's what they call da... da..."
Tommy could not recall the word.
As his older sister, Rainie finished his sentence for him, "It's called dating, idiot."
"Right, dating!" Tommy would usually refute whenever his older siblings called him an
idiot, but right now, he did not mind at all. Instead, he looked at Luca while grinning from
ear to ear.
Luca blushed after hearing what the children said, and when she glanced at the time, she
said, "Alright, let's all go together. But you have to help me with something."
After saying that, she winked at the children.
The three kids exchanged glances with each other before Lanie asked, "Ms. Luca, what do
we need to do?"
"It's simple. Your father is a man of the hour..." Before Luca could finish, she was
interrupted by Tommy. "Ms, Luca, what's a man of the hour?"
"It means that he's someone that would attract onlookers by just standing on the side of
the road. There may even be reporters taking pictures of him with cameras," Luca
explained patiently.
Tommy nodded after he understood. "It's not just reporters. I've seen some middle-aged
women secretly take pictures of Daddy with their phones before too."
"Yup, so he has to disguise himself. Think about it. When you go to the zoo, would you
rather watch the animals or have other people watch you?" Luca purposely exaggerated
her words. Although Luke was not a celebrity and would not be chased down by people for
his signature, such a prominent figure like him might cause some commotion in public.
Having his picture taken by women would not be a big issue, but Luca was worried that
they would upload those photos online.
If people like Myra saw her together with Luke and his kids, they might use this as
leverage.
Tommy was still a kid, so Luca could easily influence him. When he thought that he would
not be able to see the animals and instead be watched by other people, he immediately
said, "Ms. Luca, tell us what we need to do!"
"You need to disguise your father." Luca knew that Luke did not enjoy disguising himself.
He did not like attracting attention, but he was born with such outstanding features that
he had to put on a good disguise.
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“Ms. Luca, leave it to me!" Tommy patted his chest and excitedly turned to his older
siblings. He said, “Lanie, Rainie, how are we going to disguise Daddy?"
The child was a quick learner. He had already learned to use the word that Luca just told
him.
Rainie rubbed her chin in deep thought.
Lanie was thinking too.
Seeing their faces, Luca could not help but let out a laugh. “It's simple. He just needs to
wear a mask and a hat."
The three children nodded their heads one after another before standing up and running
to the bedroom.
Luca followed the children with a smile on her face.
The children did everything together. They took out a new mask from the medicine
cabinet before slowly walking to the master bedroom to take out a men's baseball cap
from the wardrobe.
The baseball cap was brand new and completely different from the other clothes in the
wardrobe. Luca did not even know where the children found it, but she was certain that
Luke had never worn this cap.
She did not think that Luke would have a cap like this in his wardrobe.
After finding the two props Luca mentioned, the three kids ran to the opposite bedroom
and knocked on the door. After hearing Luke's voice, they opened the door and walked in,
“Daddy!"
The three kids called Luke in unison.
Luke put down the documents and looked at the children. When he noticed that one of
them was holding a cap and another one was holding a mask, he frowned. “What are
you..."
“Daddy, Ms. Luca agreed to let us go to the zoo, but you have to disguise yourself!" said
Tommy.
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