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Mo placed two cups of coffee and coffee creamer from the tray in front of both of them
before leaving.
After the door closed, Luca took a sip of her coffee before asking cautiously, “It seems like
something is bothering you. Did you not get enough sleep last night?"
"Yeah." Nina did not try to hide it as she told her about Karen staying over at Percy's place.
Luca frowned. "She didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"
"No, I've done my homework. She has to find excuses if she wants to make things difficult
for me, but..." Nina paused as she added creamer to the bitter coffee and took a sip. "But
Old Master Mallory sent a message this morning telling Percy to bring me to Mallory Manor
for dinner."
Although she was married to Percy, she did not think she was associated with Mallory
Manor in any way.
Besides, none of them gave their blessings to her marriage with Percy.
Luca silently held the coffee in her hand for a few seconds before setting it down on the
table. "Do you know why the old master did that?"
"Percy doesn't know, and neither do I." Nina shook her head. So what if she was Old
Master Crawford's god-granddaughter?
The Mallory family only stopped using those little tricks on her for the sake of the Crawford
family.
That did not mean that the Mallory family accepted her.
"No matter what, just be yourself. Percy is always on your side, so he won't let them hurt
you." Luca knew what she was worrying about, so she could only provide her comfort.
In the end, Nina still had to face it on her own.
After marrying Percy, she had to face the Mallory family at some point in her life.
"I know he'll be on my side." Nina nodded. Percy was not the type to listen to his elders.
He may take some of their advice, but most of the time, he stood his ground.
"You have nothing to worry about, then. The worst that could happen is them expressing
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttheir disapproval of your marriage to Percy, but your marriage has been registered. With
the law protecting you, they can't do anything about it. Perhaps Old Master Mallory wants
to reconcile with Percy this time. In that case, you'll be the key to their reconciliation."
Luca smiled.
Nina nodded in agreement.
For some reason, no matter how anxious she felt, she would always be able to calm down
with Luca around.
Luca had always been able to soothe her anxiety.
After seeing Nina breathe a sigh of relief, Luca told her about her experience meeting
Luke's parents for the first time. In the beginning, she was not well received by Luke's
family either.
Among the entire Crawford family, only Old Master Crawford liked her.
"Also, since you're meeting the elders, you must prepare gifts. Don't talk too much at the
table and be quiet. Whatever tricks they throw at you, Percy will be there," reminded Luca.
Nina nodded as she listened to her. Suddenly, she felt that tonight was not such a big deal
anymore.
Then, she nodded and said, "Thank you for the great tips!"
After that, she took a big gulp of coffee. Although she added creamer, it still tasted
extremely bitter.
Ever since she confessed to Percy, she no longer drank bitter drinks like coffee. Plus,
drinking too much coffee was not good for her fertility.
After taking a big gulp, her eyebrows knitted together from the bitterness, but her mind
was clear.
Nina said, "Luca, thank goodness you straightened me out. Now, I'm full of confidence,
and I'm no longer afraid of them trying to mess with me tonight."
"I'm glad I could help." Luca also finished the last few sips of her coffee.
Her case was different from Nina's. Nina could not sleep all night because of Karen.
However, Luca lost her beauty sleep because of Luke.
After the bitter coffee slid down her throat and stimulated her nerves, Luca felt much more
awake.
"Did you not sleep well last night?" Nina noticed the faint discoloration under Luca's eyes.
It seemed like dark circles, but they were not that serious.
"Yeah, the weather wasn't great yesterday." Luca randomly made up an excuse.
Nina smiled and said, "If you're free this weekend, I want to treat you and Sue to a meal as
a token of appreciation."
They were the reason why she was able to successfully plan out her wedding, including
her wedding dress and wedding gifts.
Luca nodded and agreed, "Sure, I should be free this weekend."
After Luca agreed, Nina did not want to disturb her any longer since it was still working
hours. Now that she calmed down her anxiousness, she felt much better.
She had an idea of how tonight was going to go, and like Luca said, it could not get any
worse than it was now.
Of course, she hoped that Percy's mother and grandfather could attend their wedding, but
there were some things that could not be forced.
Nothing in this world was perfect.
Her parents and brother were not going to attend her wedding either.
After Nina left, Luca returned upstairs. After changing into a lab coat, she went into the
laboratory and held an hour-long meeting with the researchers before continuing her
research.
Today's research went well. After Luca got off work and returned home, she decided to
bring the soup Aunt Neile prepared to the hospital.
Old Man Rayne could drink soup now, so she had Aunt Neile prepare an extra serving.
Then, Zander sent the three kids home.
Tommy noticed that Luca was heading out, so he put down the pen in his hand and said,
“Ms. Luca, are you going to the hospital?"
"Yes, I am." Luca nodded with the car key in her hand.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe did not want to trouble Warren to send her there.
Now that Matysh has been taken care of, she would not encounter any danger even when
driving alone.
"I want to go too. I haven't seen Grandpa and Aunt Wanda in a long time." Tommy looked
at her eagerly.
"Have you finished your homework?" Luca did not outright reject him. Instead, she asked
him about his homework.
Tommy glanced at his workbook and saw that there was still a lot he had yet to
complete...
He shook his head.
"Don't forget that you still want to make up for the cartoons you missed during the
weekend. If you go to the hospital now, you'll only have time to do your homework." Luca
reasoned with him. Luca had no intention of taking him to the hospital with her even after
he asked to go.
After all, patients should get more rest. Not to mention, Old Man Rayne had to stay calm
and not experience big changes in mood. If the kids went there to visit him, he might get
overexcited.
Luca did not want to take such a risk.
"Alright, I'll stay home and do my homework," said Tommy as he nodded after giving it
some thought.
He had a lot of homework today. If he came back late, not only would he not be able to
watch cartoons, but he would not be able to finish his homework too. It was not worth it.
Then, he sat down at the table and continued his homework.
Luca smiled at the sight of the three kids concentrating on their homework. Her kids were
the best kids in the world.
They did not need any supervision or tutoring. If the younger ones were having trouble,
the older one was smart enough to teach them.
As a parent, she had never experienced the frustration of tutoring her own kid like other
parents.
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